Out of the pop girls, excluding Madonna, the two leaders when it comes to touring are definitely Britney Spears, the veteran, and Gaga, the strongest newcomer. Britney's had a long and successful touring career, culminating, after a series of successful tours, into her comeback tour
The Circus Starring Britney Spears, which was sold-out all around the world and grossed $132M out of 91 dates, though her tours have often been met with mixed reviews from critics and her latest tour,
The Femme Fatale Tour, has managed only a way lower average gross ($69M out of 79 dates). Gaga, on the other hand, after emerging with a small theatre-tour,
The Fame Ball, has managed to place her proper first WW arena tour,
The Monster Ball, in the top20 highest-grossing tours ever: with $228M grossed out of 201 shows, the tour is also the highest-grossing debut tour of all time.
The Born This Way Ball, which started today in South Korea, in a full Olympic Stadium (attendance 50K, gross $3M), is projected to gross similar numbers in its 110 planned dates.
So, who is the biggest touring act? Has Gaga already overtook Britney or does she need more time to try? Is Gaga's early success impressive enough to overtake Britney's longer touring career?