The rock band joined by Tru Collins in 2010 has sold approx. how many concert tickets?
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Tru Collins Tru Collins is an American actress and indie-pop singer. She is known for her role of Julie on MTV's original high school comedy, Awkward. Tru was born in Richmond, Virginia to five-time Emmy Award winning television journalist Reid Collins and choreographer Lindy Fisher. She attended Manhattan's Professional Performing Arts School at 15 while studying classical piano and training with Elaine Kudo of American Ballet Theatre. Collins began college with a songwriting scholarship from Universal and studied at New York University and The New School in New York City. In 2014, she guest starred on Showtime's period drama Masters of Sex opposite Michael Sheen and had a supporting role in Spring Awakening, an indie film set in the late 1800s. Tru has recurred as mean girl Julie on MTV's Awkward seasons 2 - 5. As a singer, she performed with Grammy-winning soul singer Latrice Varrett, opening for Aretha Franklin at the Nokia Theatre Times Square in 2009. In 2010, she joined Atlantic Records' multi-platinum progressive rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra as a vocalist, touring arenas across North America and promoting the band performing acoustic guitar/vocal solos live on numerous rock radio stations. That year, TSO reached #12 on the Billboard charts for American Arena Tours, beating Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber. The tour grossed $47,395,108 and sold out 51 arenas. She has co-written songs with Rostrum Records artist Vali and Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J, and her work has been featured on various recordings and television soundtracks. In 2012, Collins performed with DJ Ravi Drums, Kitara player Craig Dobbin, and rapper Wes Period at the Air Canada Centre Arena in Toronto. In 2015, Tru joined Steven Seagal's blues band Thunderbox for a European tour and performed with ten-time Grammy Award winner George Benson at the Cognac Blues Passion Festival in Cognac, France. Her debut solo EP, "Story of A Gypsy Child", from producer Jonny on the Rocks of Brooklyn bands Shinobi Ninja and Rocky Business, is set for 2015 release. Her music video for the first single, "Party Dress", was released via YouTube in February 2015.
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) is an American progressive rock band founded around 1993 by producer, composer, and lyricist Paul O'Neill, who brought together Jon Oliva and Al Pitrelli (both members of Savatage) and keyboardist and co-producer Robert Kinkel to form the core of the creative team. The band gained in popularity when they began touring in 1999 after completing their second album, "The Christmas Attic" the year previous. In 2007, the "Washington Post" referred to them as "an arena-rock juggernaut" and described their music as "Pink Floyd meets Yes and The Who at Radio City Music Hall." TSO has sold more than 10 million concert tickets and over 10 million albums. The band has released a series of rock operas: "Christmas Eve and Other Stories", "The Christmas Attic", "Beethoven's Last Night", "The Lost Christmas Eve", their two-disc "Night Castle" and "Letters From the Labyrinth". Trans-Siberian Orchestra is also known for their extensive charity work and elaborate concerts, which include a string section, a light show, lasers, "enough pyro to be seen from the International Space Station", moving trusses, video screens, and effects synchronized to music.
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The Used The Used is an American rock band formed in Orem, Utah, in 2001. The group consists of vocalist Bert McCracken, guitarist Justin Shekoski, bassist Jeph Howard, and drummer Dan Whitesides.
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Myspace secret shows MySpace Secret Shows is a free concert series where MySpace users are alerted that a band is playing a free show through a series of blog posts and bulletins. These bulletins and blogs are sent out from both the artist's page and the official MySpace Secret Shows' profile two or three days before the show. The series began on January 29, 2006 when Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley played at the Hotel Café in Hollywood. The opening act, The Elected, was fronted by Lewis' bandmate Blake Sennett and at the end of the evening, the two played a handful of Rilo Kiley songs.
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Away from Home Tour The Away from Home Tour, also marketed as the Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour, was the first headlining concert tour by Canadian recording artist, Drake. It began on April 5, 2010 in Slippery Rock and continued until November 6, 2011 with its final show scheduled in Las Vegas. Scheduled for 78 performances across the United States and Canada, the tour was also utilized as a part of an environmentally friendly campaign alongside non-profit organization Reverb.
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What Do You Got? "What Do You Got?" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It is one of four songs written for the band's "Greatest Hits" album, released in November 2010. The song is the first single from the compilation album. The song was released on the band's official website on August 27. It was officially released on September 21, 2010 as a digital download, but the physical single was released in Germany on October 22, 2010.
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The Burns Unit The Burns Unit was an eight-piece Scottish-Canadian folk music supergroup. The band formed in 2006, after the musicians met at Burnsong, a Scottish songwriting retreat. The band members come from varying musical genres including folk, pop and rap, and all have either acclaimed solo careers or are also members of other bands. The band had its debut concert in 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Celtic Connections music festival. In 2010, they released their debut album, "Side Show". They continued to perform gigs and at festivals during 2011-2012, then amicably split, with members continuing their own respective careers.
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Better Day World Tour The Better Day World Tour was the tenth concert tour by American recording artist, Dolly Parton. Visiting North America, Europe and Australia, the tour supported her 41st studio album, "Better Day". With nearly 275,000 tickets sold, and an overall gross of $34 million, it is Parton's most successful tour. The tour was her first visit to Australia in 30 years.
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T in the Park 2012 T in the Park 2012 was a three-day music festival which took place from 6–8 July 2012 in Balado, Kinross. The Stone Roses were announced as the first headline act on 8 November 2011, appearing on Saturday 7 July 2012. Snow Patrol and Kasabian were later confirmed to also be headlining on Friday 6 July and Sunday 8 July respectively. This year marks the first time all three days of the festival will have an equal capacity, after councillors granted a request to raise Friday's capacity by 10,000. This approval brings Friday in line with the festivals 85,000 capacity previously restricted to Saturday and Sunday.
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Serious Hits... Live! Serious Hits... Live! is the name of Phil Collins' 1990 live album, released on vinyl and CD. It is also the title of the 2003 DVD video release of his concert at Berlin's Waldbühne on 15 July 1990. (The original 1990 VHS and Betamax version of the video was titled "Seriously Live"). The songs on the CD version are taken from various concerts during the Seriously, Live! World Tour, though they are tracked to emulate a continuous sound (creating the sense that the songs were recorded from one concert). At the Brit Awards in 1992, the album brought Collins a nomination for British Male Artist.
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Rock Witchu Tour Rock Witchu Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Janet Jackson, in support of her tenth studio album "Discipline". This was Jackson's first tour in nearly seven years. The tour visited North America. A Japanese leg was planned for February 2009, however the concert promoters for the Japan dates later cancelled them due to illness and the events of the 2009 economic crisis. The tour officially ended on November 1, 2008 in New York City. At the end of 2008, the tour placed 78th on Pollstar's "Top 100 North American Tours", grossing $11.7 million from 16 shows.
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Hard Rock Live (album) Hard Rock Live is a live album and DVD, and Blu-ray by the English hard rock band Bad Company released in 2010. It was recorded at the Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on August 8, 2008. This album was recorded during the band's 2008 reunion tour which marked the first time original members Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke had performed together since their brief reunion in 1999.
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Angels Advocate Tour The Angels Advocate Tour was the seventh concert tour by American recording artist Mariah Carey. Launched on New Year's Eve 2009, the tour supported her twelfth studio album, "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel". The tour played over 20 shows, mainly visiting the United States, eastern Canada and also Egypt, Brazil and Singapore. It began December 31, 2009 in New York City, New York and concluded on February 27, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The tour grossed $9.1 million, selling 88,930 tickets.
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The Maine discography The Maine is an American rock band, formed in Tempe, Arizona in 2007. The band has released five studio albums, seven extended plays, seven singles and six music videos. Their debut album, "Can't Stop Won't Stop" was released on July 8, 2008, peaking at No. 40 on "Billboard" 200. Their second album, "Black & White" was released on July 13, 2010, peaking No.19 on "Billboard" 200. Their third album, "Pioneer" was released on December 6, 2011 and peaked at No. 90 on "Billboard" 200. Forever Halloween, their fourth album, was released on June 4, 2013 and peaked at No. 39 on "Billboard" 200. Their fifth album American Candy, was released on March 31, 2015 and peaked at No. 37 on "Billboard" 200.
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BT1 Turns 10 Tour The BT Turns 10 Tour was a short celebration tour by the Canadian alternative rock band Billy Talent to celebrate thetenth anniversary of their first album, "Billy Talent". The tour consisted of eight shows across Canada. The band played through their first album in its entirety at every show, then continued to play some fan favourites. Initially the tour was to consist of five shows, but due to popular demand, three extra shows were added.
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Goin' Coastal Tour The Goin' Coastal Tour was the eleventh headlining concert tour by American country music singer Kenny Chesney, in support of his thriteenth studio album "Hemingway's Whiskey" (2010). It was announced in November 2010,with nine stadium shows being announced first. An additional forty-one were announced two months later. Chesney co-headlined the stadium shows with Zac Brown Band. Billy Currington and Uncle Kracker served as opening acts. This was the Chesney's last tour before taking a two-year hiatus.
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Downstage Thrust Tour The Downstage Thrust Tour was a North American concert tour by English hard rock band Def Leppard. It began in Cincinnati on 27 June 2007 and closed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 2 October 2007. Def Leppard played 52 shows in 52 different locations throughout the course of the tour. Members of the Def Leppard Fan Club had the opportunity to purchase tickets for shows via online ticket presales a few days before tickets went on sale to the general public. The tour was produced by Live Nation.
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Let Me Entertain You Tour The Let Me Entertain You Tour (also known as the Greatest Hits Tour) was the eleventh concert tour by British recording artist, Robbie Williams. The tour begin March 2015 in Europe and continued into Asia and Australasia, with over 40 shows. The tour grossed $27.1 million with 235,100 tickets sold.
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The Troubadours The Troubadours are an English rock band comprising members from Liverpool, Runcorn and Wigan. The band was originally formed by Mark Frith and Johnny Molyneux in 2005, and they split in late 2009 but reformed in late 2011. Their debut single, "Gimme Love" was released in 2007, and reached #20 on the Radio 1 Indie Chart in November. Their second single, "(I'm Not) Superstitious" was released in June 2008 reaching Number 8 in UK indie singles Chart. Their album 'The Troubadours' was never released in UK but was hugely successful in Japan securing a top ten chart placing and single 'Gimme Love' spent 3 months on top of the MTV Japan video chart.
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Leave This Town Tour The Leave This Town Tour is the first headlining concert tour, as well as first international tour, by American rock band, Daughtry. The tour was in support of the band's second album, "Leave This Town". The first North American leg kicked off in Kansas on October 19, 2009. The band then toured Europe, serving as the opening act on Nickelback's Dark Horse Tour. The North American shows resumed with a more extensive second leg, which concluded in Summer 2010. The 2010 North American leg of the tour grosses $11.4M and was the 60th best selling North American tour in 2010.
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The Four Seasons (band) The Four Seasons is an American rock and pop band that became internationally successful in the 1960s and 1970s. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has stated that the group was the most popular rock band before the Beatles. Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. In 1960, the group known as the Four Lovers evolved into the Four Seasons, with Frankie Valli as the lead singer, Bob Gaudio (formerly of the Royal Teens) on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on electric bass and bass vocals.
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Going Back (album) Going Back is the eighth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Phil Collins. It was released on 13 September 2010 in the United Kingdom and 28 September 2010 in the United States, and features covers of '60s Motown and Soul standards. It also was his first full solo release in eight years, Collins having primarily concentrated on soundtracks, compilations, and his extensive touring as a solo artist and with Genesis. It is also the second album to be solely produced by Collins.