AC/DC Named Major Tour Of The Year By Pollstar
February 3, 2009, 15 years ago
Bob Grossweiner and Jane Cohen from Ticketnews.com is reporting:
Hard rock band AC/DC was voted Major Tour Of The Year at the 20th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards that were presented on January 30 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Pollstar's annual awards honor acts, promoters, agents, managers, venues and production companies, who are voted on by their peers; the winners are voted on by Pollstar subscribers. The awards represent 2008 concert activity.
Also nominated for Major Tour Of The Year were BON JOVI, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND, COLDPLAY, KENNY CHESNEY and MADONNA. In Pollstar's 2008 year-end charts, Madonna was the top grossing tour of the year internationally, while Bon Jovi was the top grossing tour in North America, according to box office grosses, but the awards are based on excellence in the category.
Most Creative Tour Package Award went to ROBERT PLANT AND ALISON KRAUSS. The duo were the lone co-headliners in the category, which was mostly comprised of headliner/ opening acts: JAY-Z / MARY J. BLIGE; JOURNEY / HEART / CHEAP TRICK; KEITH URBAN / CARRIE UNDERWOOD; MAYHEM FESTIVAL: SLIPKNOT / DISTURBED and REBA MCENTIRE / KELLY CLARKSON.
