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CONCERTS LOSE INTEREST
The music industry has been dealt a new blow with music concerts fizzling out. The box-office take for the 50 biggest grossing tours in the world fell 12 percent to $2.93 billion, from $3.34 billion in 2009, according to Pollstar, a trade magazine considered the leading monitor of ticket sales.
In North America, the drop was even more pronounced, with a 15 percent decline to $1.69 billion.
Underscoring how the industry leans on aging but tried-and-true acts, Bon Jovi's 53-city tour was the biggest in the world this year, grossing $201.1 million.
By comparison, a 31-city tour by U2 topped the list for 2009, with a haul of $311 million.