According to a recent USA Today article, so many people are getting their musical fix with live concert videos at Jamtopia that they no longer feel the need to go see actual live concerts!

Okay, it doesn't actually say that. But it does say that North American concert dollars through November 2007 were down just over 10% to $2.6 billion from 2006, and attendance was down almost 20% to 51 million.

So what were the highest earning concert tours in 2007? Glad you asked.

1. The Police: Reunion $212 million
2. Genesis: Turn It On Again $129 million
3. Justin Timberlake: FutureSex LoveShow $126.8 million
4. Kenny Chesney $71.2 million
5. Rod Stewart $70 million
6. Cirque du Soleil's Delirium $59.4 million
7. Roger Waters $53.2 million
8. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill $52.3 million
9. Christina Aguilera $48.1 million
10. Rascal Flatts $41.6 million

The decline in earnings for 2007 is attributed to a lack of “iconic magnets” such as The Rolling Stones, U2 and Madonna, all of whom toured in record-setting 2006. Worse yet, it seems there aren't any replacements for these acts on the horizon in 2008 either... though of course a Led Zeppelin Reunion tour would certainly help!

Jamtopia's recommendation... Head over to JamBase, find a show, and go see live music!