BON JOVI THE NEW BOSS OF TOURING

Bon Jovi topped fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen to become the boss of 2008 tours.

Bon Jovi is the top grossing tour of 2008 earning over $210 million. The band played to an estimated 1.2 million people on tour. Fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen came in just 6 million dollars behind Bon Jovi followed by Madonna, The Police, and Celine Dion.

Bon Jovi started the tour in support of their album in Newark and Jon Bon Jovi talked in a previous interview about opening the Prudential Center in New Jersey.

“The arena here and bringing the [Hockey franchise New Jersey] Devils here to Newark is huge. It’s huge for the city. I think there’s a huge commitment especially by ownership group of the Devils and the local government, especially the mayor’s office, to do anything in its power to revitalize Newark. This is our contribution to revitalizing its economy, telling people it’s OK to come and to try out the new venue. So I took a leap of faith like the Devils and came into Newark with the hope that we can all lend a hand.”

Others rounding out the top 10 touring acts were Kenny Chesney with $86 million at Number Six, Neil Diamond earning $81.2 million at Number Seven, Spice Girls grossing $70 million at Number Eight, Eagles with $56.6 million at Number Nine and Rascal Flatts with $55.8 million at Number Ten.