Stones Are Top-Drawing Band In First Half Of 2006

The Rolling Stones made the most money of any band touring in the first half of 2006. “The veteran group made $147.3m (£79.7m) from 45 concerts on their A Bigger Bang tour in the US and elsewhere. Irish band U2 made $73m (£39.4m) over the same period, while veteran rockers Bon Jovi made more than $65m (£35m).”