U2 Get Pollstar No1

Pollstar has compiled its Top 50 Tours of North America for 2009 and, although there is no surprise as to who came in at No. 1, there were plenty of surprises just the same.

Pollstar Top 50 Tours of North America:

Rank Total Gross* Artist
1                   123.0                       U2
2                   94.5                         Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
3                   88.0                         Elton John / Billy Joel
4                   82.5                         Britney Spears
5                   77.9                         AC/DC
6                   71.1                         Kenny Chesney
7                   69.8                         Jonas Brothers
8                   56.9                         Dave Matthews Band
9                   54.5                         Fleetwood Mac
10                 53.4                         Metallica

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Razor Ruddock freaked out by “Dynamo” crazy magician…

Razor Ruddock appeared on the Soccer am Christmas special and was freaked out by the magic of wonderkid Dynamo, this was my first glimpse of the young lad from Bradford who performs a new type of contemporary street magic. He even has celeb fans including Jay-Z , de la soul and Farrell Williams.

British magician Dynamo poses on the red carpet before the MTV Europe Awards ceremony in Munich November 1, 2007.

Dynamo has been called Bradford’s answer to David Blaine and he has entertained the rich and famous from Coldplay to Prince Charles.

All this young, streetwise magician who mixes dance moves with sleight-of-hand now needs is some decent patter and he will be unstoppable.

This late-night residency feels more like a television pilot, with the hip hop Houdini working through his stunning stunts while his onstage DJ provides a musical backdrop. Between the trickery, the corny verbals are every bit as cheesy as the overripe lines used by veteran Marc Salem.

Report by ; By Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard  04.10.07

V Europe Music Awards 2007 at the Olympiahalle on November 1, 2007 images coutesy of

Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images for MTV

Dynamo on Soccer AM December 2009 including Big Razor Ruddock.

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