Rock's 50 Richest

[BlackBeard]

In the April 3, 2003 issue of Rolling Stone magazine is an article called " the 2nd Annual Rolling Stone Money Report Rock's 50 richest " and it lists Jimmy as 15th.

1: Paul McCartney
2: The Rolling Stones
3: Dave Matthews Band
4: Celine Dion
5: Eminem
6: Cher
7: Bruce Springsteen
8: Mariah Carey
9: Jay-Z
10: Ozzy
11: Elton John
12: Elvis Presley
13: Robbie Williams
14: The Eagles
15: Jimmy Buffett

Jimmy's 2002 rank was 21

Maybe with a little hard work, we can push him to the top

[phjrsaunt]

Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. Need I say more? Jesus Christ. I guess I just did.

[Spicoli]

I'm wondering if he will move further up the pole next year. The results are based on previous year stats, and JB tours considerably more than the Stones/McCartney/Springsteen/Eagles, and a few others on the list ahead of him.

As he reduces the number of shows he performs each year -- most people can see that he is tailoring his schedule and reducing the number of "public" shows he perfoms -- the price of tickets escalates due to increasing demand for a declining number of seats ( during the overall tour). One might note that Celine Dion has not "toured" in several years, and that she opens her 3 year run at Caesars Palace tomorrow (the 25th) and that tix are about $210 per person. This sets a new bar for show tix in Vegas by about $90 (recession....what recession?). And Vegas tix for most touring acts are higher than most other venues on an artists tour schedule. Can anyone say thank you to "The Joint" at the Hard Rock, and the MGM for trying to compete with them. If you think Vegas is still a cheap vacation you haven't been getting out of the casino much, as it's now cheaper to lose your money at the tables rather than buy a ticket for a show.

It's just speculation on my part, but less touring does seem to equate to higher ticket prices, except of course for Elvis. Got to love a guy that's been dead for 20 plus years and still cashing in.

[sailingagain]

ELVIS??????? Good for the King.

[ZeroDuval]

ELVIS??????? Good for the King.

He's making more money dead than when he was alive!

wish he was still around....

[Fribble]

How can a band be a top richest? I thought it was the person?

[Banana Wind]

I think Jimmy will probably move up some, especially after the new album, tour, and book.

[Luni'sBackYard]

That really suprises me to see younger guys like Eminem and Jay Z in there, I mean they have only been out for a couple of years right? I don't understand how these things are calculated, is it album sales , tour revenue,ect... or is it the amount of assets you have? Also, is that the entire Eagles band in there, isn't that like 5 or 6 people?

And finally, who freakin' cares how rich all these guys are, I'm still poor!

[ZeroDuval]

How can a band be a top richest? I thought it was the person?

[lindsay rollin]

Hey Parrot Heads say whatever you want ,and don`t get me wrong but as much as we love and admire Jimmy don`t sell short Celin Dion.

[fleshandbone]

The title of that article was misleading. The rankings don't really show who is richest. Just who made the most money last year.

[A1APHAN123]

I've never heard of Jay-Z and Robbie Williams, and for the love of God, why is Celine Dion #4? Unbelievable.

Doc, NEOPHC

[Steve Eng]

HHAHAH Are you kidding?

First of all, does a man who makes 30 million dollars a year need any more money???

Second of all, do we need to make it ANY HARDER to try and get concert tickets?



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