Saw this, figured it might be interesting to some:

 

The ForumLos Angeles30,085 / 30,437 (99%)$2,487,994 [12]HP Pavilion at San JoseSan Jose14,919 / 14,919 (100%)$1,234,024 [13]MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas14,058 / 14,058 (100%)$1,262,926[13]United CenterChicago29,815 / 31,956 (96%)$2,425,592[13]Wachovia CenterPhiladelphia16,068 / 16,068 (100%)$1,299,252[14]Bell CentreMontreal17,259 / 17,259 (100%)$1,420,062[13]Air Canada CentreToronto33,908 / 33,908 (100%)$2,995,977[15]Verizon CenterWashington, D.C.14,452 / 14,452 (100%)$1,188,903[16]TD Banknorth GardenBoston14,559 / 14,559 (100%)$1,256,599[16]SportpaleisAntwerp16,774 / 16,774 (100%)$1,039,537[17]Scotiabank PlaceOttawa12,121 / 15,082 (80%)$839,710[18]Izod CenterEast Rutherford32,460 / 32,460 (100%)$2,662,895[16]The Palace of Auborn HillsDetroit13,330 / 13,330 (100%)$1,015,289[14]Philips ArenaAtlanta25,880 / 27,682 (93%)$2,250,991[14]Amway ArenaOrlando12,357 / 12,357 (100%)$1,030,108[14]BankAtlantic CenterFt. Lauderdale15,096 / 15,096 (100%)$1,258,098[14]TOTAL313,141 / 319,497 (98%)$25,627,927

Holy shit...that is a lot of money!.....thanks!.....thats not all the US dates right?

I was at 6 of those shows, so $600 bucks of that was mine. :P

VERY INTERSTING

ugh 80% for ottawa?

i'm ashamed of my city =(

This is a huge amount of money.

I was at 6 of those shows, so $600 bucks of that was mine. :P

Wow I think that's quite a lot

haha toronto has the most and I live near there, I could've been there...

You don't think that Manhatten apartment of Jonny's fell off the back of a truck do you?

 

Still when you're away from home and living out of a suitcase for most of the year I don't begrudge them a cent, they're providing a service and let's face facts, they're a fucking great live act.

 

Also you have to keep in mind they would be grosses, you have to take off the cost of venues, wages, food, transport, hotel costs and lots of other shit I can't think of. Total profit for the band themselves would be about 5-10% tops.

Most major label acts get some degree of tour support. It used to be intended to allow new/smaller popularity bands to tour and still be able to meet expenses, however, nowadays, this is especially true of huge acts like Coldplay who the labels are increasingly desperate to keep. So it's highly likely EMI is footing at least part of the production bill with the band.

How does that compare to other tours?

They're the 2nd highest grossing touring act for the year as of now (Kenny Chesney is #1:inquisitive:). However, Coldplay still draws less money than bands like U2 and the Stones whose tour grosses run into the hundreds of millions of dollars...