Despite The Rolling Stones free concert in Rio, Brazil – the veteran rock band have been named the top earning music act of the past year by US business publication Forbes.
United Kingdom of Great Britain & N. Ireland (Press Release) October 11, 2007 --
In a new book ‘The Linger Loco: In Search of the Real Carnival’ the Raven brothers find themselves at the free Rolling Stones concert on Copacabana beach in Rio. Over one million people turned up for the event, but the shortage of ticket sales appears to have had little effect on this years profits as the veteran rock band have been named the top earning music act of the past year, according to US business publication Forbes.
The Stones made $88m (£43m) between June 2006 and June this year, largely thanks to their Bigger Bang tour, which grossed $437m (£217m), Forbes said. US rapper and Def Jam records boss Jay-Z came second in the list with a total income of $83m (£41m). Pop icon Madonna, 49, came third with earnings of $72m (£35m). Rock band Bon Jovi have taken home $67m (£33m), while Sir Elton John reached fifth place after earning $53m (£26m).
Samosir Books are due to release two new titles this month, ‘The Linger Loco: In Search of the Real Carnival’ by Simon Raven & Chris Raven, and ‘The Treaty’ by David J Grant. Both titles are available via Waterstone’s stores and major internet book sellers.
The Linger Loco: In Search of the Real Carnival:
Have you ever eaten bull’s testicles in Buenos Aires, kissed Egyptians in the Inca City of Cusco, or experienced one night with The Rolling Stones in Rio? Well, neither had twin brothers and UK travel writers Simon Raven and Chris Raven, until they packed up their lives in England and headed to South America with only one mission in mind – to go in search of the real Carnival!
Travelling overland across Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brazil, the unpredictable crosses the brothers’ path once more as they bumble across a new continent and traverse the notorious Trans-Oceanic Highway from the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast of South America on a hilarious journey that leads them over the Andes and through the very heart of the Madre de Dios in the Amazon.
Also by the Raven brothers:
Living the Linger: A Surreal Road Trip Across the USA
ISBN: 9780954884208: (£6.99)
The Linger Longer: Driving the Trans-Siberian
ISBN: 9780954884215 (£7.99)
Notes to the Editor: ‘The Linger Loco!’ is published by Samosir Books (30th Oct 2007, ISBN: 9780954884246, PB; 270 pages; £7.99). It is available through all good bookshops and internet booksellers. If you would like further information or review copies of their titles, please contact:
Stuart Hill: 0845 652 0351, stuart.hill@samosirbooks.com
The Stones made $88m (£43m) between June 2006 and June this year, largely thanks to their Bigger Bang tour, which grossed $437m (£217m), Forbes said. US rapper and Def Jam records boss Jay-Z came second in the list with a total income of $83m (£41m). Pop icon Madonna, 49, came third with earnings of $72m (£35m). Rock band Bon Jovi have taken home $67m (£33m), while Sir Elton John reached fifth place after earning $53m (£26m).
Samosir Books are due to release two new titles this month, ‘The Linger Loco: In Search of the Real Carnival’ by Simon Raven & Chris Raven, and ‘The Treaty’ by David J Grant. Both titles are available via Waterstone’s stores and major internet book sellers.
The Linger Loco: In Search of the Real Carnival:
Have you ever eaten bull’s testicles in Buenos Aires, kissed Egyptians in the Inca City of Cusco, or experienced one night with The Rolling Stones in Rio? Well, neither had twin brothers and UK travel writers Simon Raven and Chris Raven, until they packed up their lives in England and headed to South America with only one mission in mind – to go in search of the real Carnival!
Travelling overland across Argentina, Chile, Peru and Brazil, the unpredictable crosses the brothers’ path once more as they bumble across a new continent and traverse the notorious Trans-Oceanic Highway from the Pacific to the Atlantic Coast of South America on a hilarious journey that leads them over the Andes and through the very heart of the Madre de Dios in the Amazon.
Also by the Raven brothers:
Living the Linger: A Surreal Road Trip Across the USA
ISBN: 9780954884208: (£6.99)
The Linger Longer: Driving the Trans-Siberian
ISBN: 9780954884215 (£7.99)
Notes to the Editor: ‘The Linger Loco!’ is published by Samosir Books (30th Oct 2007, ISBN: 9780954884246, PB; 270 pages; £7.99). It is available through all good bookshops and internet booksellers. If you would like further information or review copies of their titles, please contact:
Stuart Hill: 0845 652 0351, stuart.hill@samosirbooks.com
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