AC/DC #2 on Forbes Top-Earning Musicians List, Biggest Tour of 2010

July 16, 2010

Forbes.com recently published their annual Top-Earning Musicians chart, which sees U2 earning the top spot with $130 Million in net earnings between June 2009 and June 2010, and AC/DC at number 2 with earnings of $114 Millions; the "Black Ice Tour 2009/2010" having grossed a staggering $226 Millions. The band came at #38 on their Celebrity Top 100 Chart.

Also, according to Pollstar Magazine, the band's "Black Ice 2010 Tour" was the highest-grossing tour of the first half of 2010 with $177.5 Millions in in gross revenues and 1.8 Million tickets sold.

Source: Forbes.com, Pollstar.com