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The top achievers in the touring world will be honored at the 10th Annual Billboard Touring Awards, hosted by Gary Dell'Abate, aka Baba Booey, executive producer of the Howard Stern Show, and set for Nov. 14 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, One Direction, Luke Bryan, P!nk, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and the Rolling Stones are among the finalists for the awards, which are primarily based on box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2013.
"The live music industry remains on a strong growth path, in large part due to the effort and creativity of the tours, artists, venues, events, executives and companies represented as finalists for the Billboard Touring Awards," says Billboard's Ray Waddell. "By basing the majority of these awards on Boxscore data, as opposed to some sort of popular vote, the Billboard Touring Awards has, over the past decade, been the true mark of achievement in the live music space."
The finalists for Top Tour, based on Boxscore gross, are Bon Jovi's Because We Can Tour, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball Tour, and Michael Jackson Immortal, while the finalists for Top Draw, based on Boxscore attendance, are P!nk's The Truth About Love Tour and once again Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi.
The Top Package Award goes to the top-grossing tour with three or more artists on the bill, and includes the following finalists: Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake Legends of Summer Tour with DJ Cassidy; Kenny Chesney'a No Shoes Nation Tour with Eric Church, Eli Young Band, and Kacey Musgraves; and the Taylor Swift Red Tour with Ed Sheeran featuring Joel Crouse, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, and Casey James.
The finalists for Top Boxscore, which recognizes the highest-grossing single engagement by an artist for the time period, include P!nk's The Truth About Love at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Aus., and a double nomination for the Rolling Stones' 50 & Counting Tour engagements in London and Chicago, Ill. Finalists for the Breakthrough Award, which honors an artist in their first decade of headlining who cracked the top ranks of top tours for the first time, are Bruno Mars, Luke Bryan, and One Direction.
Apart from the Boxscore-related awards, the Billboard Touring Awards also include the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award, determined by a panel of judges, and the Eventful Fans' Choice Award, determined by online fan voting. In addition, George Strait will be named 2013 Billboard Legend of Live.
"The Fans' Choice Award for Best Concert Tour of the Year is the only award determined by fan voting and Eventful is thrilled to power this award and give the fans a say in this prestigious industry event," said Jordan Glazier, Eventful's CEO."
The Billboard Touring Awards will also debut this year will also debut the Shell Rotella Haul Of Fame, which celebrates the hardworking trucking and touring community from the music industry's Top 10 Haulers of the past decade. The class is determined through analysis of Billboard Boxscore with input from artist managers, tour managers, production managers, producers, and other touring professionals. Shell Rotella will welcome the following inductees: Bon Jovi, Brad Paisley, Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, The Rolling Stones, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, U2, and the Vans Warped Tour. One of these inductees will be named Live Music Hauler of the Decade.
"The Shell Rotella brand is excited to again be part of the Billboard Touring Conference & Awards and to shine a spotlight on the trucking, van and coach companies that work hard behind the scenes to help America's top artists conduct their tours," said Chris Guerrero, global brand manager, Shell Rotella. "In fact, with this being the 10th anniversary of the Conference & Awards, there is no better time to highlight the top tours of the last decade. We look forward to welcoming these iconic groups and tours as inductees into the Shell Rotella Haul of Fame and to celebrating their contributions to the touring industry."
2013 marks the 10th anniversary of Billboard's Touring Conference & Awards, taking place on November 13-14th. The conference unites today's top touring professionals to discuss the current state of the industry. Guided by Ray Waddell, this unique event includes provocative panels, productive roundtables and networking opportunities with touring industry power players and decision makers.
TOP TOUR
Bon Jovi, Because We Can
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Wrecking Ball
Michael Jackson Immortal
TOP DRAW
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
P!nk
TOP PACKAGE
Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake Legends Of Summer, with DJ Cassidy
Kenny Chesney No Shoes Nation Tour, with Eric Church, Eli Young Band, Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift Red Tour with Ed Sheeran, and Joel Crouse, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Casey James
BREAKTHROUGH
Bruno Mars
Luke Bryan
One Direction
TOP COMEDY TOUR
Jeff Dunham
Michael McIntyre
Russell Peters
TOP BOXSCORE
P!nk – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, July 7-Aug. 26
The Rolling Stones — O2 Arena, London, Nov. 25, 29 2012
The Rolling Stones — United Center, Chicago, May 28, 31, June 1
TOP FESTIVAL
Coachella
Lollapalooza
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
MORE FINALISTS:
TOP ARENA
Barclays Center, Brooklyn
O2 Arena, London
Staples Center, LA
TOP VENUE – Under 10,000 seats
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City
NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live
Radio City Music Hall
TOP VENUE – Under 5,000 seats
Beacon Theatre, NYC
Fox Theatre, Atlanta
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Vegas
TOP CLUB
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
House of Blues, Boston
House of Blues, Orlando
TOP AMPHITHEATER
Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass.
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y.
The Gorge, George, Wash.
TOP PROMOTER
AEG Live
Live Nation
OCESA-CIE
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.)
Another Planet Entertainment
C3 Presents
Jam Productions
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (INTERNATIONAL)
Chugg Entertainment
Frontier Touring
T4F
TOP AGENCY
Creative Artists Agency
Paradigm Agency
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
TOP MANAGER
Bon Jovi Management
Jon Landau Management
RDWM/Roger Davies
LEGEND OF LIVE
George Strait
Shell Rotella HAUL OF FAME
Bon Jovi
Brad Paisley
Dave Matthews Band
Kenny Chesney
Rascal Flatts
The Rolling Stones
Tim McGraw
Toby Keith
U2
Vans Warped Tour (HAULER OF THE DECADE)
CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD
Beyonce Mrs. Carter World Tour/Pepsi
Bud Light 50|50|1
One Direction North American Tour/Nabisco
Scooter Brown Projects/ConAgra
Taylor Swift Red Tour/Keds-Elizabeth Arden-Diet Coke
The Rolling Stones 50 & Counting Tour/Citi
Zac Brown Band/Landshark
Eventful FANS' CHOICE AWARD
Beyonce
Blake Shelton
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Bruno Mars
Dave Matthews Band
Depeche Mode
Fleetwood Mac
George Strait
Jason Aldean
Jay-Z
Justin Bieber
Kenny Chesney
Kid Rock
Luke Bryan
Maroon 5
Miranda Lambert
New Kids On The Block
One Direction
P!nk
Rascal Flatts
Rihanna
The Rolling Stones
Taylor Swift
Tim McGraw
http://www.billboard.com/articles/n...ng-stones-taylor-swift-pink-bon-jovi?page=0,1
The top achievers in the touring world will be honored at the 10th Annual Billboard Touring Awards, hosted by Gary Dell'Abate, aka Baba Booey, executive producer of the Howard Stern Show, and set for Nov. 14 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York.
Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, One Direction, Luke Bryan, P!nk, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and the Rolling Stones are among the finalists for the awards, which are primarily based on box office numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore from Oct. 1, 2012 through Sept. 30, 2013.
"The live music industry remains on a strong growth path, in large part due to the effort and creativity of the tours, artists, venues, events, executives and companies represented as finalists for the Billboard Touring Awards," says Billboard's Ray Waddell. "By basing the majority of these awards on Boxscore data, as opposed to some sort of popular vote, the Billboard Touring Awards has, over the past decade, been the true mark of achievement in the live music space."
The finalists for Top Tour, based on Boxscore gross, are Bon Jovi's Because We Can Tour, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's Wrecking Ball Tour, and Michael Jackson Immortal, while the finalists for Top Draw, based on Boxscore attendance, are P!nk's The Truth About Love Tour and once again Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi.
The Top Package Award goes to the top-grossing tour with three or more artists on the bill, and includes the following finalists: Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake Legends of Summer Tour with DJ Cassidy; Kenny Chesney'a No Shoes Nation Tour with Eric Church, Eli Young Band, and Kacey Musgraves; and the Taylor Swift Red Tour with Ed Sheeran featuring Joel Crouse, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, and Casey James.
The finalists for Top Boxscore, which recognizes the highest-grossing single engagement by an artist for the time period, include P!nk's The Truth About Love at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Aus., and a double nomination for the Rolling Stones' 50 & Counting Tour engagements in London and Chicago, Ill. Finalists for the Breakthrough Award, which honors an artist in their first decade of headlining who cracked the top ranks of top tours for the first time, are Bruno Mars, Luke Bryan, and One Direction.
Apart from the Boxscore-related awards, the Billboard Touring Awards also include the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award, determined by a panel of judges, and the Eventful Fans' Choice Award, determined by online fan voting. In addition, George Strait will be named 2013 Billboard Legend of Live.
"The Fans' Choice Award for Best Concert Tour of the Year is the only award determined by fan voting and Eventful is thrilled to power this award and give the fans a say in this prestigious industry event," said Jordan Glazier, Eventful's CEO."
The Billboard Touring Awards will also debut this year will also debut the Shell Rotella Haul Of Fame, which celebrates the hardworking trucking and touring community from the music industry's Top 10 Haulers of the past decade. The class is determined through analysis of Billboard Boxscore with input from artist managers, tour managers, production managers, producers, and other touring professionals. Shell Rotella will welcome the following inductees: Bon Jovi, Brad Paisley, Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, The Rolling Stones, Tim McGraw, Toby Keith, U2, and the Vans Warped Tour. One of these inductees will be named Live Music Hauler of the Decade.
"The Shell Rotella brand is excited to again be part of the Billboard Touring Conference & Awards and to shine a spotlight on the trucking, van and coach companies that work hard behind the scenes to help America's top artists conduct their tours," said Chris Guerrero, global brand manager, Shell Rotella. "In fact, with this being the 10th anniversary of the Conference & Awards, there is no better time to highlight the top tours of the last decade. We look forward to welcoming these iconic groups and tours as inductees into the Shell Rotella Haul of Fame and to celebrating their contributions to the touring industry."
2013 marks the 10th anniversary of Billboard's Touring Conference & Awards, taking place on November 13-14th. The conference unites today's top touring professionals to discuss the current state of the industry. Guided by Ray Waddell, this unique event includes provocative panels, productive roundtables and networking opportunities with touring industry power players and decision makers.
TOP TOUR
Bon Jovi, Because We Can
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Wrecking Ball
Michael Jackson Immortal
TOP DRAW
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
P!nk
TOP PACKAGE
Jay-Z & Justin Timberlake Legends Of Summer, with DJ Cassidy
Kenny Chesney No Shoes Nation Tour, with Eric Church, Eli Young Band, Kacey Musgraves
Taylor Swift Red Tour with Ed Sheeran, and Joel Crouse, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Casey James
BREAKTHROUGH
Bruno Mars
Luke Bryan
One Direction
TOP COMEDY TOUR
Jeff Dunham
Michael McIntyre
Russell Peters
TOP BOXSCORE
P!nk – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, July 7-Aug. 26
The Rolling Stones — O2 Arena, London, Nov. 25, 29 2012
The Rolling Stones — United Center, Chicago, May 28, 31, June 1
TOP FESTIVAL
Coachella
Lollapalooza
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
MORE FINALISTS:
TOP ARENA
Barclays Center, Brooklyn
O2 Arena, London
Staples Center, LA
TOP VENUE – Under 10,000 seats
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City
NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live
Radio City Music Hall
TOP VENUE – Under 5,000 seats
Beacon Theatre, NYC
Fox Theatre, Atlanta
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Vegas
TOP CLUB
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
House of Blues, Boston
House of Blues, Orlando
TOP AMPHITHEATER
Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass.
Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y.
The Gorge, George, Wash.
TOP PROMOTER
AEG Live
Live Nation
OCESA-CIE
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.)
Another Planet Entertainment
C3 Presents
Jam Productions
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (INTERNATIONAL)
Chugg Entertainment
Frontier Touring
T4F
TOP AGENCY
Creative Artists Agency
Paradigm Agency
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
TOP MANAGER
Bon Jovi Management
Jon Landau Management
RDWM/Roger Davies
LEGEND OF LIVE
George Strait
Shell Rotella HAUL OF FAME
Bon Jovi
Brad Paisley
Dave Matthews Band
Kenny Chesney
Rascal Flatts
The Rolling Stones
Tim McGraw
Toby Keith
U2
Vans Warped Tour (HAULER OF THE DECADE)
CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD
Beyonce Mrs. Carter World Tour/Pepsi
Bud Light 50|50|1
One Direction North American Tour/Nabisco
Scooter Brown Projects/ConAgra
Taylor Swift Red Tour/Keds-Elizabeth Arden-Diet Coke
The Rolling Stones 50 & Counting Tour/Citi
Zac Brown Band/Landshark
Eventful FANS' CHOICE AWARD
Beyonce
Blake Shelton
Bon Jovi
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Bruno Mars
Dave Matthews Band
Depeche Mode
Fleetwood Mac
George Strait
Jason Aldean
Jay-Z
Justin Bieber
Kenny Chesney
Kid Rock
Luke Bryan
Maroon 5
Miranda Lambert
New Kids On The Block
One Direction
P!nk
Rascal Flatts
Rihanna
The Rolling Stones
Taylor Swift
Tim McGraw
http://www.billboard.com/articles/n...ng-stones-taylor-swift-pink-bon-jovi?page=0,1
