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The BtB European Tour 1999

Final and confirmed list of dates played

May 29 Cannstatter Wasen (field) Stuttgart Germany 65,200 3.2
May 31 Festival site (field) Imst Austria 47,400 2.3
June 2 Stadspark (field) Groningen Netherlands 75,000 3.3
June 4 Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh Scotland, UK 44,300 2.1
June 6 Don Valley (stadium) Sheffield England, UK 32,400 1.5
June 8 Shepherds Bush Empire London England, UK 1,832 0.0
June 11, 12 Wembley Stadium London England, UK 70,000 3.6
June 15 Monte do Gozo (amphi) Santiago de Compostela Spain 29,000 0.6
June 18 Pinkpop site (field) Landgraaf Netherlands 44,200 2.0
June 20 Müngersdorfer Stadion Cologne Germany 39,800 2.2

The two columns at the right side are (1) the total number of people (crowd) per show and (2) million US dollars of gross ticket sales per show. The actual ticket sales for the Shepherds Bush Empire club show was 1,832 tickets at £10 each totalling £18,320, which quals US $29,917.

Facts and figures

A total of 519,000 fans saw The Rolling Stones at their short 3 weeks European Tour this summer. The tour made a gross income of US $25 million. The biggest crowd was the one in Groningen, Netherlands, collecting 75,000 fans, while the smallest outdoor crowd was the one in Spain, at Santiago de Compostela, with 29,000 fans at the amphi. Not counting the 1,832 capacity indoor club show at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK, of course.

In just under two years of touring, the Rolling Stones have brought in a staggering $337 million, selling out all but 20 of 147 shows, mostly in stadiums. That means an average nightly take of $2.3 million. Worldwide, 5.6 million people have seen the Rolling Stones live since fall 1997.

Toronto-based The Next Adventure (TNA) promoted all of the shows. "It was an unbelievably long tour, and even more successful," says TNA chairman Michael Cohl.

Number
of
shows

Tour part

Crowd

Gross
tickets
Mill. US $

Average
ticket
price

57

North America 97/98

2,011,000

121

$60

1

VH1 Oct. 24, NY/USA 97

1,000

-

-

13

Japan & South America 97/98

548,000

34

$62

37

Europe 98

1,974,000

85

$43

34

No Security USA & Canada 99

590,000

65

$110

11

Europe 99

520,000

21

$40

153

TOTAL

5.644,000

326

$58

The total number of performances may vary. The official Rolling Stones set lists numbered the final Europe 98 show in Istanbul as no. 107, i.e. they did not count the VH1 show at the MSG theatre in NY on Oct. 24, 97. This was just two songs for TV broadcasting. Total shows should be 152...

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