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AWARDS The 2011 Billboard Touring Awards will honor the concert industry's top artists, venues and professionals for the year, based on the Billboard Boxscore chart and actual box office performance between October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011. The Billboard Touring Awards are presented by Wells Fargo Theatre. The complete list of finalists & winners: TOP TOUR Bon Jovi, The Circle Take That, Progress Live U2, 360 Winner: U2, 360 TOP DRAW Bon Jovi Take That U2 Winner: U2 TOP PACKAGE Kenny Chesney's Goin' Coastal tour, w/ Zac Brown Band, Uncle Kracker, Billy Currington Taylor Swift's Speak Now tour, w/ Needtobreathe, Danny Gokey, Frankie Ballard, others Usher's OMG tour, w/ Miguel, Trey Songz, others Winner: Kenny Chesney's Goin' Coastal tour, w/ Zac Brown Band, Uncle Kracker, Billy Currington BREAKTHROUGH Jason Aldean Katy Perry Rihanna Winner: Jason Aldean TOP COMEDY TOUR Jeff Dunham Peter Kay Robin Williams Winner: Jeff Dunham TOP BOXSCORE Take That, Wembley Stadium, London - June 30- July 9 Take That, City of Manchester (U.K.) Stadium - June 3-12 U2, Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil - April 9-13 Winner: Take That, Wembley Stadium, London - June 30- July 9 TOP PROMOTER AEG Live Live Nation Entertainment SJM Winner: Live Nation Entertainment TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.) Beaver Productions, New Orleans, LA C3 Presents, Austin, TX Jam Productions, Chicago, IL Winner: C3 Presents, Austin, TX TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (International) Michael Coppel Presents, Australia SJM, London T4F, Sao Paulo, BR Winner, SJM Concerts, London TOP MANAGER Bon Jovi Management Front Line Management Group Principle Management Winner: Front Line Management Group TOP AGENCY Artists Group International Creative Artists Agency William Morris Endeavor Entertainment Winner: William Morris Endeavor Entertainment TOP FESTIVAL Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin, TX Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL Winner: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, CA TOP AMPHITHEATER Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA The Gorge, George, WA Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA Winner: Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA TOP ARENA Allphones Arena, Sydney, AU O2 Arena, London, UK Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, AU Winner: O2 Arena, London, UK TOP VENUE- UNDER 10,000 SEATS Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, MX Radio City Music Hall, New York City, US The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, US Winner: Radio City Music Hall, New York City, US TOP VENUE- UNDER 5,000 SEATS Beacon Theatre, New York City, US The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA Winner: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV TOP CLUB (based on attendance) 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. House of Blues, Chicago, IL House of Blues, Orlando, FL Winner: 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD Weezer Memories Tour, Driven by State Farm Dave Matthews Band Caravan/ Brita FilterForGood AT&T/Samsung Present the Keith Urban Get Closer Tour Zac Brown Band Eat and Greets Sponsored by Kingsford Charcoal Natasha Bedingfield Less Is More Tour Presented by Freschetta Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour 2011 Sponsored by COVERGIRL Foo Fighters Garage Tour Presented by Blackberry Winner: Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour 2011 Sponsored by COVERGIRL THE INAUGURAL APPLE RECIPIENT* Perry Farrell HUMANITARIAN AWARD Coran Capshaw LEGEND OF LIVE Journey EVENTFUL FANS' CHOICE AWARD Bon Jovi *Considered by many as the founding father of the contemporary concert promotion business, Bill Graham famously gave patrons of the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco an apple-or two- at shows, and was notoriously obsessed with improving the fan experience. In honor of Graham's focus on customer service and his skills as a promoter, the Apple will go to a visionary artist or touring professional who goes the extra mile in making sure fans enjoy an exemplary concert experience. |
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