Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters has the highest grossing tour of the year so far according to Billboard.
Waters is out on the road touring his re-imagined vision of Pink Floyd’s iconic, but ultimately ill-fated, Wall tour of 1980-81, and has earned $131.4 million (£83.6 million) from November 1st 2011 to May 31st 2012 after selling 1.2 million tickets.
That figure puts Waters well ahead of the act in second place – Cirque du Soleil’s Michael Jackon: The Immortal Tour – which has raked in $68.4 million (£43.5 million) during the same time period. Bruce Springsteen‘s Wrecking Ball tour is in third place having grossed $52.4 million (£33.34 million) this year.
Top 10 highest earning tours of 2012 so far:
1. Roger Waters’ The Wall ($131.4 million/£83.6 million)
2. Michael Jackson: The Immortal Tour by Cirque du Soleil ($68.4 million/£43.5 million)
3. Bruce Springsteen ($52.4 million/£33.34 million)
4. Jay-Z/Kanye West’s The Throne ($46 million/£29.27 million)
5. Lady Gaga ($44 million/£27.99 million)
6. Van Halen ($38.6 million/£24.6 million)
7. Trans-Siberian Orchestra ($33.4 million/£21.24 million)
8. Taylor Swift ($26.3 million/£16.73 million)
9. Pearl Jam ($25.4 million/£16.16 million)
10. Andre Rieu ($25.3 million/£16.10 milllion)