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ABOUT THE AWARDS
The 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. 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.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2005 FINALISTS & WINNERS!
(Winners Marked in RED)
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LEGEND OF LIVE AWARD
JACK BOYLE
TOP CLUB
House of Blues Chicago,
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
Vicar Street, Dublin |
TOP TOUR
U2, Vertigo,
Kenny Chesney, A Place in the Sun
Neil Diamond, Neil Diamond Live |
TOP DRAW
U2
Kenny Chesney
Dave Matthews Band |
TOP PACKAGE
Kenny Chesney w/Gretchen Wilson, Uncle Kracker, Pat Green
Anger Management 3
Ozzfest |
BREAKTHROUGH ACT
Rascal Flatts
Coldplay |
TOP SMALL VENUE TOUR
Bruce Springsteen
Sarah McLachlan
Mark Knopfler |
TOP AMPHITHEATER
Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Mansfield, Mass.
Tommy Hilfiger at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y.
PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J. |
TOP ARENA
Madison Square Garden, New York
Wachovia Center, Philadelphia
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. |
TOP SMALL VENUE
(Non-Resident)
Fox Theatre, Atlanta
Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Citywalk, Universal City, Calif.
Radio City Music Hall, New York |
TOP SMALL VENUE
(Resident booking)
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas |
TOP BOXSCORE
U2, Croke Park, Dublin, June 24-27
U2, Twickenham Stadium, London, June 18-19
Bonnaroo Music Festival, June 10-12, |
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER
Jam Productions, Chicago
Outback Concerts, Nashville
Aiken Promotions, Dublin |
TOP FESTIVAL
Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago
Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, Tenn. |
TOP AGENCY
William Morris Agency
Creative Artists Agency
Howard Rose Agency |
TOP MANAGER
Principle Management
Front Line Management
Dale Morris & Associates |
TOP PROMOTER
Clear Channel Entertainment
AEG Live
House of Blues Concerts |
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