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AWARDS 
2009 AWARDS WINNERS IN RED! CONGRATULATIONS! ABOUT THE AWARDS The 2009 Billboard Touring Awards will honor the concert industry's top artists and professionals for the year, based on the Billboard Boxscores chart. Recognition for finalists and awards will be based on actual box office performance between October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009. In addition, Billboard will honor two individuals who have made a significant impact on the touring industry with the Legend of Live & the Humanitarian Awards. The winners will be revealed on Nov. 5, 2009 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. BILLBOARD CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD DECIDED BY THE INDUSTRY AND THE FANS!  The award is given to a sponsorship or promotion that benefited the concert industry at large by stimulating attendance to live events and providing value to fans. Make sure to vote for your favorite live event. FINALISTS WERE: The Rascal Flatts American Living Unstoppable tour presented by JC Penney, with Hershey Blink-182 presented by State Farm The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival (featuring Marilyn Manson, Slayer, Killswitch Engage and more) The Keith Urban Escape Together tour with KC Masterpiece and Kingsford Charcoal Britney Spears - The Virgin Mobile Presents The Circus tour The Nickelback Dark Horse tour with Nikon and Internet Explorer The Virgin Mobile FreeFest (featuring Weezer, Blink-182, Public Enemy and more) THE SECOND ANNUAL “EVENTFUL FANS’ CHOICE AWARD” FOR THE BEST CONCERT TOUR OF THE YEAR! EVENTFUL and Billboard let the fans determine the best concert tour of the year! Nominees: AC/DC Beyoncé Billy Joel & Elton John Britney Spears Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Coldplay Dave Matthews Band Fleetwood Mac II Divo Jonas Brothers Kenny Chesney Metallica Nickelback Rascal Flatts U2 VOTE NOW for your favorite concert of the year at http://eventful.com/fanschoice THE 2009 AWARDS RECIPIENTS INCLUDE:
TOP TOUR AC/DC Madonna Sticky & Sweet U2 TOP DRAW AC/DC Madonna Sticky & Sweet U2 TOP PACKAGE Jonas Brothers with Wonder Girls, Jordin Sparks, Honor Society Kenny Chesney with Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum (Sugarland,Montgomery Gentry) Nickelback with Hinder, Papa Roach, Saving Abel; BREAKTHROUGH Il Divo Kings of Leon Lil Wayne Taylor Swift TOP COMEDY TOUR Dane Cook French & Saunders Robin Williams TOP BOXSCORE Oxegen, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland, July 10-12 U2, Croke Park, Dublin, July 24-27 U2, Stade de France, Paris, July 11-12 TOP FESTIVAL Bonnaroo Coachella Oxegen TOP ARENA Acer Arena, Sydney Madison Square Garden, New York O2 Arena, London TOP VENUE - UNDER 10,000 SEATS Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City Radio City Music Hall, New York The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York TOP VENUE - UNDER 5,000 SEATS Beacon Theatre, New York The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Fox Theatre, Atlanta TOP CLUB (BASED ON ATTENDANCE) 9:30 Club, Washington D.C. House of Blues, Boston The Fillmore, San Francisco TOP AMPHITHEATER Comcast Center, Mansfield, Mass. Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J. TOP PROMOTER AEG Live Live Nation T4F - Time For Fun TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.) C3 Presents Frank Productions Jam Productions TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (International) MCD, Dublin Michael Coppel Presents T4F - Time For Fun TOP MANAGER Front Line Management Guy Oseary Principle Management TOP AGENCY Artists Group International Creative Artists Agency William Morris Endeavor Entertainment |
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