George Strait Honored at Billboard Touring Awards; Full List of Winners
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At the 10th annual Billboard Touring Awards in New York last Thursday, the stars of the touring industry were honored.
Bon Jovi’s Because We Can Tour received the Top Tour Award as the top grossing tour. The band also took home the Top Draw Award, which recognizes the top ticket selling tour, and music fans voted the tour to receive the Eventful Fans’ Choice Award.
Country music legend George Strait was honored as a Legend of Live, as he completes his farewell The Cowboy Rides Away Tour.
Other big winners were Taylor Swift‘s Red Tour, the group One Direction, the O2 Arena in London, and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Complete list of 2013 Billboard Touring Award winners:
TOP TOUR
Bon Jovi, Because We Can
TOP DRAW
Bon Jovi
TOP BOXSCORE
P!nk — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne (July 7-Aug. 26)
TOP COMEDY TOUR
Jeff Dunham
TOP PACKAGE
Taylor Swift’s Red Tour, featuring Ed Sheeran, Joel Crouse, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Casey James
BREAKTHROUGH
One Direction
LEGEND OF LIVE
George Strait
TOP FESTIVAL
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA
TOP ARENA
O2 Arena, London
TOP VENUE — UNDER 10,000 SEATS
Radio City Music Hall, New York
TOP VENUE – UNDER 5,000 SEATS
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
TOP CLUB
House of Blues, Orlando, FL
TOP AMPHITHEATER
The Gorge, George, WA
TOP PROMOTER
Live Nation
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (INTERNATIONAL)
T4F
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.)
C3 Presents
TOP AGENCY
Creative Artists Agency
TOP MANAGER
Bon Jovi Management
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Marcie Allen, president of MAC Presents
EVENTFUL FANS’ CHOICE AWARD
Bon Jovi
CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD
The Rolling Stones and Citi for the 50 & Counting Tour
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Marcie Allen
HAULER OF THE DECADE AWARD
Vans Warped Tour
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