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Thursday, November 20, 2008

THE Billboard Top Comedy Tour Award Winner is...




KATT WIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLIIIIIIIIIIIIIAAAAAAAAAAAAMS!!


Isn't that just like D'Militant says it?!?! Onwards, here's the scoop about the event that was tonight at the Roosevelt Hotel Ballroom in NY. The event is billed as the 'Top Touring Awards' within the 5th Annual Billboard Touring Conference and here's a long winded article about it. In the meantime, I'm off to find out how that 'Eventful Fans Choice Award' is earned?!?!'....:

Springsteen, Chesney Rule Billboard Touring Awards

November 20, 2008 , 9:30 PM ET

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Kenny Chesney and Miley Cyrus were among the big winners at the fifth annual Billboard Touring Awards, held tonight (Nov. 20) at the Roosevelt Hotel ballroom in New York.

Springsteen and his band picked up the Top Tour and Top Draw awards for their Magic tour, and longtime Springsteen manager Jon Landau Management was named Top Manager.

Chesney claimed the Top Package award for the fourth time, and Miley Cyrus was named Breakthrough Act. Spice Girls rang up the Top Boxscore for their 17-show stand at the O2 Arena. Most Billboard Touring Awards are based on actual data reported to Billboard Boxscore for the period of Oct. 1, 2007, through Sept. 30, 2008.

Among the special awards, Jonas Brothers and Burger King received the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award for their partnership on the Burning Up tour, an award determined by more than 100,000 online votes. Additionally, Widespread Panic received the first-ever Road Warrior award and the Allman Brothers Band were named Legend of Live. Walking With Dinosaurs -- the Live Experience was this year's Creative Content winner, and Bon Jovi was given the Humanitarian Award for his work with the Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation.

Allman Brothers Band leader Gregg Allman saluted his late brother Duane, who died in 1971. "It happens to be today would have been his 62nd birthday and I'm sure he's looking down and this and is really proud of us," he said. "We'll keep coming back until we can't come back no more."

"We've been able for 40 years now to go out and have fun -- an unbelievable amount of fun and enjoyment and spiritual gratification," said drummer Butch Trucks. "The last few years has probably been more fun than ever. I leave the stage every night and say, I'd pay you to let me do that!"

The Top Comedy Tour award went to Katt Williams, and the first-ever Eventful Fans' Choice Award, determined by fan voting, went to Chesney.

On the business side, the Comcast Center in Mansfield, Mass., was again named Top Amphitheater, and House Of Blues Dallas won Top Club. Live Nation was the awards' Top Promoter, Jam Productions of Chicago Top Independent Promoter (U.S.), and 3A Entertainment Top Independent Promoter (International). Creative Artists Agency received Top Agency honors.

Madison Square Garden took home the Top Arena award for the fifth consecutive year. Other venue winners include the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and Radio City Music Hall in New York. Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn., picked up its fourth Top Festival award.

The Touring Awards wrapped the fifth annual Billboard Touring Conference.


Courtesy of Billboard.com

3 comments:

  1. Yeah i know what the video is called I was just in the Airport and in a rush. But thank you for trying to correct me.

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  2. I see Rich. Well, did you watch it?!?!

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  3. Here's a list of all the winners thanks to Ticket News.com:

    Top Tour Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Magic Tour
    Top Draw Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Magic Tour
    Eventful Fans’ Choice Kenny Chesney, Poets & Pirates Tour
    Top Package Kenny Chesney, Poets & Pirates Tour
    Breakthrough Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour
    Top Boxscore Spice Girls
    Top Comedy Tour Katt Williams
    Top Arena Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
    Top Amphitheater Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA
    Top Club House of Blues, Dallas, TX
    Top Agency Creative Artists Agency
    Top Manager Jon Landau Management
    Top Festival Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN
    Top Promoter Live Nation
    Top Independent Promoter U.S. - Jam Productions
    International - 3A Entertainment
    Top Venue Under 10,000 Seats Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
    Top Venue Under 5,000 Seats The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV
    Concert Marketing & Promotion Jonas Brothers/Burger King, Burning Up Tour
    Creative Content Walking with Dinosaurs - the Live Experience Tour
    Humanitarian Jon Bon Jovi/Philadelphia Soul Charitable Foundation
    Road Warrior Widespread Panic
    Legend of Live The Allman Brothers

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