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Sticky & Sweet the Highest-Grossing North American Tour of 2008

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Her personal life may not have had a record-setting year, but Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour was the highest-grossing North American tour of the year, bringing in $105.3M. Second place went to Celine Dion with $94M, and The Eagles took third with $73.4.

Country music star Kenny Chesney ($72.2 million) and rock band Bon Jovi ($70.4 million) came in fourth and fifth.

The top ten was rounded out by Bruce Springsteen and the E street band ($69.3 million), Neil Diamond ($59.8 million), Rascal Flatts ($55.8 million), The Police ($48.0 million) and Tina Turner ($47.7 million).

Who wants to start taking bets that Britney Spears tops this list for 2009?

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  • Madge, Celine Dion, and the Eagles are the highest-grossing tours? If that doesn’t sum up everything that’s wrong with our society, I don’t know what does.

  • Just threw up in my mouth a little… sorry, but seeing Sticky & Sweet and then seeing Skeletor sitting on a throne with her legs spread, ugggghhhh.

  • i bet she wont. good for madonna, say what you will about her but shes had an amazing career and continues to defy expectations and seems to do it with ease.

  • Madonna gives me nightmares. I wish she would keep her 50 year- old legs together and put some clothes on!

  • Hey, at least Madonna re-invents herself. The Eagles have been stuck in the 70’s, Celine is opera-lite, and Neil’s been doing the same schtick for two-thirds of his life. I wouldn’t pay for any of these shows, but if you made me—Madonna, then Bruce, then Tina or the Police.

    • Agree 100% with you. Except for your order, nobody could come before Bruce.

      I hope when the Madonna haters reach 50, they hate themselves as much as they hate Madonna right now for being… gasp… old.

  • Ew. How old is Madonna? Like 50-something? Doesn’t she know that at that age, you should probably keep your legs C-L-O-S-E-D. Ew. Ew. Ew.

    P.S. Britney is defiantly going to beat these suckers. Her “Circus” song is my newest addiction.

  • “Gross” is the operative word here. I used to like Madonna. I really did. Now she just makes me sick.

  • Someone tell her to stop spreading her legs . Literally .
    It’s so gross , but I can’t stop looking . haha

  • haha …
    What does she do , just set in a chair with her legs spread and sing ? lol?
    Well , I guess it does sound entertaining .