A guy named "Shadowland07" posted this on my Eagles board - it's from
Rolling Stone:
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Originally Posted by Rolling Stone
Eagles, Fleetwood Mac Prep Tour:
Two giants of Seventies rock - the Eagles and Fleetwood Mac - are planning a joint tour for next summer. The outing will hit stadiums and arenas, and will include multinight stands in some markets. "Any time you have two stars on a package, it becomes a bigger evening," says Billy Joel's booking agent Dennis Arfa of Artist Group International. "The problem is that when you go into stadiums, it's harder to sell to the baby-boomer audience." Both groups have toured extensively in recent years; Fleetwood Mac hit the road in 2009, without a new album to support, and grossed $63 million over 59 shows. Touring behind 2007's Long Road Out Of Eden, the Eagles grossed $57 million over 50 nights in 2008.
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Hmmm, this seems to belie the "Eagles are incredibly more successful than Fleetwood Mac at selling tickets" argument. The Eagles take in approximately $1.14 million per show, Fleetwood Mac approximately $1.06 million per show. Both of those round to $1.1 million.