Just saw this semi-interesting story while browsing Google News...

"Though the salaries of these globe-trotting DJs are tightly guarded secrets, they are estimated in the tens of millions of dollars a year. Tiesto, for one, owns his own jet, and houses in Sweden and Ibiza, although at the moment he calls Los Angeles' Chateau Marmont home. The average price of a ticket to a Tiesto show is $58.10, compared with $50.21 for Bob Dylan and $37.04 to see Snoop Dogg, according to Pollstar, a trade publication for the concert industry."

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...0,3382666.story

If you compared Bob Dylan / Snoop Dogs record sales over thethe last 5 years I’m sure they would be significantly more then Tiestos. All tiesto has are his shows because for the most part he is not commercially famous, When was the last time you hear Flight 643 on Z 100? While his ticket prices are high I understand why he would charge more then Snoop or Dylan, its his only source of revenue.

"Just last week, in a milestone for the rise of electronic music, Swedish House Mafia sold out Madison Square Garden in nine minutes, and that was just a presale geared mostly to its Facebook fans. It will be the first dance music act to headline the historic venue when it takes the stage in December."

Nine minutes? Sweet Jeebus.

"Dance music has hit the spot in America and that's amazing news," says Steve Angello, one of three DJs in Swedish House Mafia. "It came out to the masses maybe three years ago. Pop artists and R&B artists started to look into dance music. A lot of people say it's gone commercial now, but the fact is that it's good for the scene."

Hahahaha funny they interview Angello who a lot of people hate now. Besides the fact, its good for the big DJs in the scene because they can make lots and lots of money.

wow how can they put the name Bob Dylan an Snoop Shit on the same sentence?

that's sacrilege

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Originally posted by skalariak wow how can they put the name Bob Dylan an Snoop Shit on the same sentence? that's sacrilege

Fairly certain they were just doing that to show a broad range of artists. Comparing an EDM producer to a legendary rock/folk/whatever musician and a famous rap artist; they're just trying to make it relevant to any one person reading the article.

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Tiesto > Bob Dylan.

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Originally posted by Sedna Fairly certain they were just doing that to show a broad range of artists. Comparing an EDM producer to a legendary rock/folk/whatever musician and a famous rap artist; they're just trying to make it relevant to any one person reading the article.

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