Billboard's Top 25 Tours of 2009, #14

[louielouie2000]

Oh my God, I had *NO* idea U2 was raking in that kind of money! 7 times more money per show than FM! I know they play much bigger venues generally... but still!

Poor FM had the second lowest sellout rate too... though that doesn't surprise me. They just didn't strike while the iron was hot following The Dance and keep that wave going. If they would have done more albums (especially a new album fairly quickly following The Dance), I think they would be in much better shape now. Yet they over saturated with the crazily long Say You Will tour. These poor kids just seem to make all the wrong decisions.