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Madonna tops WORLDWIDE tours in 2008
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –
Madonna and Celine Dion
were the biggest worldwide concert draws in 2008, each selling more
than $200 million worth of tickets to their slickly produced shows,
trade publication Pollstar said on Tuesday.
The pop singers also took the top two spots in North America, which accounts for an estimated 40 percent of the concert business, Pollstar said.
French-Canadian balladeer Dion, launching her first world tour in more than eight years, earned $236.6 million fro...
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