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Bon Jovi are triple winners at Billboard Touring Awards

Written by . Published: November 15 2013

Bon Jovi, One Direction and Pink were among the big winners at Thursday's (14Nov13) Billboard Touring Awards in New York.


Jon Bon Jovi and his bandmates took home three prizes for Top Tour, Top Draw and Eventful Fans' Choice Award for their high-grossing Because We Can trek, while boy band One Direction were honored with the night's Breakthrough Award.


Pink landed the Top Boxscore trophy for her string of sell-out shows at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia this past summer (13).


The Rolling Stones scored the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award for their 50 & Counting Tour, and country stars George Strait and Taylor Swift picked up the 2013 Billboard Legend of Live and the Top Package Award respectively.


The full list of 2013 Billboard Touring Award winners is:


Top Tour: Bon Jovi


Top Draw: Bon Jovi


Top Boxscore: Pink


Top Comedy Tour: Jeff Dunham


Top Package: Taylor Swift’s Red Tour, featuring Ed Sheeran, Joel Crouse, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line & Casey James


Breakthrough Award: One Direction


Top Festival: Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, Indio, Calif.


Top Arena: O2 Arena, London


Top Venue - Under 10,000 Seats: Radio City Music Hall, New York


Top Venue - Under 5,000 Seats: The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas


Top Club: House of Blues, Orlando, Florida


Top Amphitheater: The Gorge, George, Washington


Top Promoter: Live Nation


Top Agency: Creative Artists Agency


Top Manager: Bon Jovi Management


Humanitarian Award: Marcie Allen, president of MAC Presents


Eventful Fans' Choice Award: Bon Jovi


Concert Marketing & Promotion Award: The Rolling Stones


Legend of Live: George Strait


Hauler of the Decade Award: Vans Warped Tour

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