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Bon Jovi Leads Top-Grossing Tours

Billboard has released its annual Top 25 chart of blockbuster tours. While Bon Jovi's Lost Highway tour came in at No. 1 with 99 sold-out shows and a gross of $210.7 million, Bruce Springsteen's Magic trek raked in $204.5 million and Madonna's Sticky & Sweet bill generated $185.7 million. And the only pseudo surprise on the list? Why, that'd have to be the Spice Girls reunion, which came in at $70.1 million despite claims that their careers are long over.

Here's the full Top 10 list:
1. Bon Jovi ($210.7 million)
2. Bruce Springsteen ($204.5 million)
3. Madonna ($185.7 million)
4. The Police ($149.6 million)
5. Celine Dion ($91 million)
6. Kenny Chesney ($86.3 million)
7. Neil Diamond ($81.2 million)
8. Spice Girls ($70.1 million)
9. Eagles ($56.6 million)
10. Rascal Flatts ($55.9 million)

—The ARTISTdirect Staff
12.18.08