Madonna Tour To Get Top ‘Backstage Pass’ Honor
Madonna’s Re-Invention Tour will be honored as the top tour of the year at the Backstage Pass Awards, to be presented Tuesday, November 9, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York, Billboard.com reports. The awards recognize the top performers of the just-completed touring season, and are based on box-office data gathered from Billboard Boxscore reports.
Produced by Clear Channel Entertainment, Re-Invention grossed $125 million from 56 performances, of which 55 were sold out. The trek was topped by a six-night stint at New York’s Madison Square Garden that grossed nearly $13 million.
Additionally, Madonna’s manager, Caresse Henry, will receive the top manager award, awarded to the person with the top-grossing artist or artists.
Prince’s Musicology tour will be named as the top draw, in the award for attendance, while Josh Groban nails the honor for top small-venue tour, and Linkin Park will be named top breakthrough artist. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ summer shows at London’s Hyde Park, which grossed $17.19 million, will be named Top Boxscore.
The Backstage Pass Award will be the culmination of the first Backstage Pass conference, which begins Monday at the Roosevelt Hotel.
Source: Billboard.com