We all know classic rock acts make bank on the touring circuit. Roger Waters had the top-grossing tour of the first half of 2012 in his live staging of the Pink Floyd classic, The Wall. Bruce Springsteen, a few years younger, is the year's most talked about road dog.
Elton John and Paul McCartney are also near the top of those lists. The Rolling Stones are about to embark on a very fancy 50th anniversary run; Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey are touring Quadrophenia, and then there's Neil Young, earning raves all over the place.
Taylor Swift and Rihanna may dominate mainstream pop now, but their cranky uncles from the Stratocaster side of the family aren't about to pull out their tinnitus retraining therapy aids and take a nap. Read NPR's Ann Powers' article HERE
PS : that's David Johanson of the New York Dolls pictured above. He's has also been known as Buster Poindexter
No comments:
Post a Comment