October 12, 2006

Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza are the festival finalists for the 2006 Billboard Touring Awards. Based on actual box-office data reported to Billboard Boxscore (as opposed to a popular vote) the finalists represent the top grossing music events held between December of 2005 through September of this year.

Madonna’s run at London’s Wembley Arena makes her a finalist in the hotly contested top boxscore category, which goes to the top-grossing single engagement. Also a finalist in that category are Luis Miguel at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City and Billy Joel’s record-setting stand at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Notable finalists include:

TOP TOUR
Bon Jovi, Have A Nice DayMadonna, ConfessionsThe Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang

TOP SMALL VENUE (Under 10,000 seats, Non-Resident)
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico CityFox Theatre, AtlantaGibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, Calif.

TOP CLUB
House Of Blues, Anaheim, Calif.House Of Blues, Atlantic City, N.J.House Of Blues, Chicago

TOP AMPHITHEATER
Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, N.Y.PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J.Tweeter Center at the Waterfront, Camden, N.J.

TOP FESTIVAL
Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin, TexasBonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, Tenn.Lollapalooza, Chicago

See Billboard.biz for a full list of finalists