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    Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar

    By The Associated Press | Associated Press – Fri, May 17, 2013 11:50 AM EDT

    The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

    TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS

    1. (1) Taylor Swift; $1,766,850; $81.34.

    2. (2) Bon Jovi; $1,741,784; $96.53.

    3. (3) George Strait; $1,447,682; $83.42.

    4. (4) Kenny Chesney; $1,351,694; $76.67.

    5. (5) Pink; $1,087,880; $76.84.

    6. (6) Maroon 5; $906,465; $67.20.

    7. (7) The Who; $836,328; $96.46.

    8. (8) Ricardo Arjona; $750,878; $88.19.

    9. (9) Muse; $523,809; $56.23.

    10. (New) Leonard Cohen; $499,280; $113.63.

    11. (10) Carrie Underwood; $462,074; $58.40.

    12. (11) Eric Church; $421,723; $48.61.

    13. (12) Kid Rock; $362,318; $52.53.

    14. (13) Jeff Dunham; $255,521; $43.83.

    15. (14) matchbox twenty; $196,808; $64.24.

    16. (New) Diana Krall; $191,362; $86.66.

    17. (15) Tiesto; $188,483; $41.72.

    18. (16) Shinedown / Three Days Grace; $182,361; $39.19.

    19. (18) Chris Tomlin; $169,808; $27.83.

    20. (19) "Winter Jam" / Tobymac; $159,785; $12.46.

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