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Biggest Country Tour of All-Time!
NASHVILLE - (September 20, 2006) Well, the dust has settled and the verdict is in: the monumentous concert event of 2006 that has been the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill “Soul2Soul II” tour has left its mark across the country, breaking and setting new sales and attendance records from sea to shining sea to become one of history“s most successful tours in any musical genre ... and THE most successful country tour of all-time!
Here are a few of the high points:
- Highest grossing country tour of all-time.
- Most attended concert tour of 2006 in any genre at 33 venues across the country (as of press time).
- Only country tour to ever sell out three nights at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
- Highest grossing tour of any genre in 26 venues nationwide.
- Most attended country tour ever at 17 venues, including New York“s Madison Square Garden.
- Top-grossing tour of all genres for 2006 (as of press time).
“It“s kinda hard to wrap my mind around, really,” said McGraw keyboardist Jeff McMahon. “In a lot of ways, it still feels like it did when we startedÉjust playin“ music for the folks. Sharin“ what we do; doin“ what we love. To think that so many came to our party that it became the biggest in HISTORY? I“m just thrilled to know so many enjoyed spending the evenin“ with us!”
Well, come they did. From the moment they went on sale in February, tickets for the highly anticipated “Soul2Soul II” tour were the #1 most requested concert ticket at Ticketmaster. Sellouts became the norm as tickets sold faster than they could even be printed. Even consecutive shows in Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles sold out, setting sales records at each site for any concert tour in 2006.
Critics, fans, and promoters alike raved about the performances and the production that utilized a unique massive in-the-round stage complete with floor lighting and the latest in hi-technology video projection.
Country music“s now-reigning highest grossing tour of all-time earned just shy of $89 million dollars, more than a 40% increase of the previous high ($62 million) set by Kenny Chesney, and is currently the top-grossing tour of any musical genre for 2006. Combined, the 2000 “Soul2Soul” Tour and the 2006 “Soul2Soul II” Tour has collectively played to well over 2 million fans with combined gross sales of nearly $137 million dollars.
“We have been blessed over the past several months to have the opportunity to do what it is that we love to do most,” said Tim and Faith in a joint statement. “We“ve spent time with the most passionate and professional individuals in the business (our crew), we“ve seen the beauty that is our country and we“ve been honored to have had the chance to meet so many fans along the way. It“s an experience that could be difficult to replicate.”
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