67-year old Roger Water is a bigger live act than 21-year old Taylor Swift.
Roger Waters' The Wall tour far out-grossed all other treks in June with a take of $29,362,701 from 17 sold-out shows with total attendance of 203,763.
According to Billboard's Box Office, Taylor Swift came in second for the month with a gross of $15,726,19 while Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band were third with $8,590,388. Overall, six of the top ten were veteran artists including Mexican legend Vicente Fernandez who came in seventh.
The following are the top ten with gross / number of shows / sellouts / total attendance)
1.Roger Waters ($29,362,701 / 17 / 17 / 203,763)
2.Taylor Swift ($15,726,119 / 7 / 7 / 218,709)
3.Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band ($8,590,388 / 10 / 10 / 125,903)
4.Sade ($1,161,940 / 1 / 0 / 9,827)
5.Ozzy Osbourne ($1,096,510 / 1 / 0 / 10,082)
6.Rihanna ($1,045,114 / 1 / 1 / 14,148)
7.Vincente Fernandez ($742,288 / 1 / 0 / 7,873)
8.Alison Krauss & Union Station ($723,183 / 4 / 1 / 12,094)
9.Tim McGraw ($711,235 / 1 / 1 / 8,167)
10.Eddie Vedder ($697,220 / 3 / 3 / 9,348)
Roger Waters Australian dates are:
JANUARY
27 - Burswood Dome, Perth
FEBRUARY
1 - Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
7 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
8 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
14 - Acer Arena, Sydney
15 - Acer Arena, Sydney
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