Kenny, Reba and George in the top 25

 

With the summer touring season in full swing, Billboard has compiled a list of the “Top 25 Tours of 2011,” rating music’s biggest tours through the first half of the year. Based on total gross earnings from November 1, 2010 through May 31, 2011, only three country artists made the list which has U2, Roger Waters, Bon Jovi, Lady Gaga and Usher in the top 5. Kenny Chesney checks in at No. 9 having grossed over $25 million on his “Goin’ Coastal” tour through May. Reba‘s co-headlining tour with George Strait lands at No. 15, grossing well over $17 million.