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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FINALISTS AND WINNERS 2008 AWARD WINNERS ARE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW IN RED ABOUT THE AWARDS REGISTRATION INCLUDES A TICKET TO THE AWARDS SHOW. TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL TICKETS FOR GUESTS PLEASE CONTACT BRITTANY DAVIES AT 646.654.4643 OR BRITTANY.DAVIES@NIELSEN.COM TO PURCHASE EACH TICKET AT THE $150 RATE The 2008 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, 2007 - September 30, 2008. The winners will be revealed on Nov. 20, 2008 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City. In addition, Billboard will honor individuals who have made a significant impact on the touring industry:  Billboard’s Legend of Live Award recognizes a touring professional who has had a significant and lasting impact on the concert industry. Billboard’s 2008 Legends of Live honoree is The Allman Brothers Band, who has long been regarded as one of the most compelling and popular live bands in the world.  Bon Jovi/Philadelphia Soul will receive the 2008 Humanitarian Award, which recognizes philanthropic efforts within the music industry.  Billboard will present Widespread Panic with the first-ever Road Warrior Award, conceived to recognize the group’s commitment to touring year after year and dedication to the art of live performance. Walking With Dinosaurs will receive the Creative Content Award at the 2008 Billboard Touring Conference in New York on Nov. 20. This award goes to a first-time touring production that provides venues live entertainment that is both unique and commercially viable. Billboard Concert Marketing & Promotion Award The second annual Billboard Concert Marketing & Promotion Award was given to a sponsorship or promotion that benefited the concert industry at large by stimulating attendance to live events, providing value to fans, and promoting the artist and brands involved. The sponsorship or promotion must achieve its marketing goal in a quantifiable way; and can be a tour title sponsorship, a venue naming rights deal, a touring artist's endorsement deal, a single show sponsor, a festival sponsorship, a multifaceted tour sponsorship integration, or other deal, as long as it pertains to live performance that took place between Jan. and Sept. 2008. The seven finalists, which were determined by a panel of Billboard editors and industry experts include: Guerilla Union Presents Rock The Bells, Powered By: SanDisk Crue Fest/Rock Band The Vans Warped Tour, presented by AT&T The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour BlackBerry Presents John Mayer Jonas Brothers Burning Up Tour, sponsored by Burger King Corona Extra Presents the Kenny Chesney Poets & Pirates Tour Voting was open until October 31st to choose the winner! The winner of the second Billboard Concert Marketing & Promotion Award was announced at the Billboard Touring Conference & Awards and listed below. The First 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! The finalists include Madonna, Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Kenny Chesney and The Police. Fans across the country can vote for which artist they want to win the award. Fans can support their favorite artist and help them win the award by logging on to: http://eventful.com/fanschoice. The artist with the most “demands” through Eventful’s “Demand” service will win the award. VOTE NOW! THE EVENTFUL 2008 FANS CHOICE AWARD WINNER: KENNY CHESNEY! 2008 FINALISTS: TOP TOUR Bon Jovi - Lost Highway Bruce Springstein & the E Street Band - Magic The Police- Reunion Tour TOP DRAW Bon Jovi- Lost Highway Bruce Springstein- Magic The Police - Reunion Tour TOP PACKAGE Jay-Z/Mary J. Blige, Dream Journey, Heart, Cheap Trick Kenney Chesney, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes, Gary Allan, others BREAKTHROUGH Hannah Montana/ Miley Cyrus Jonas Brothers Michael Buble TOP COMEDY TOUR Chris Rock Dan Cook Katt Williams TOP BOXSCORE Celine Dion- Bell Centre, Montreal, Aug 15 - Sept 1, 8 shows Madonna- Stade de France, Paris, Sept 20 - 22, 2 shows Spice Girls – O2 Arena, London December 15 - Jan 22, 17 TOP FESTIVAL Bonnaroo- Manchester, Tennesse Coachella – Indio, California Lollapalooza- Chicago, Illinois TOP ARENA Bell Center- Montreal, Canada Madison Square Garden- New York, New York O2 Arena- London,UK TOP CLUB House of Blues- Chicago, Illinois House of Blues- Dallas, TX The Fillmore- San Francisco TOP AMPHITHEATER Comcast Center – Mansfield, Massachusetts Nikon at Jones Beach- Wantagh, New York Susquehanna Bank Center- Camden, New Jersey TOP PROMOTER 3A Entertainment AEG Live Live Nation TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.) C3 Presents Jam Productions – Chicago, Illinois Outback Concerts TOP PROMOTER (INTERNATIONAL) 3A Entertainment Gillette Entertainment Group of Montreal Frontier Touring Comp- Australia/New Zealand Michael Coppel Presents- Australia/New Zealand TOP MANAGER Bon Jovi Management Azoffmusic Management Jon Landau Management TOP AGENCY Artists Group International Creative Artists Agency William Morris Agency TOP VENUE- UNDER 10,000 SEATS Auditorio Nacional- Mexico City, Mexico Radio City Music Hall- New York, New York WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden- New York, New York TOP VENUE- UNDER 5,000 SEATS Coliseum AT Caesars- Las Vegas, Nevada Fox Theater- Atlanta, Georgia Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center- Tampa, Florida CREATIVE CONTENT AWARD Walking with Dinosaurs HUMANITARIAN AWARD Jon Bon Jovi/Philadelphia Soul ROAD WARRIOR Widespread Panic CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD The Burger King/Jonas Brothers Burning Up Tour LEGEND OF LIVE Allman Brothers Band |
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