Prince [ tickets ] grossed $87.4 million on the North American concert circuit in 2004, topping concert industry trade publication Pollstar's list of the year's top-earning tours.

Celine Dion [ tickets ]'s Las Vegas production took in $80.4 million to finish at No. 2 on the list, followed by Madonna [ tickets ] ($79.5 million), Metallica ($60.5 million), Bette Midler ($59.4 million), Van Halen ($54.3 million), Kenny Chesney ($50.8 million), Sting ($50.1 million), Toby Keith ($43.7 million) and Elton John ($43.3 million).

The average ticket price to see one of Pollstar's top-100 acts was $52 before taxes and fees, a new record, according to the magazine. Elton John charged the highest average ticket price, more than $150, according to Pollstar.

Though overall gross ticket sales were up about one percent from 2003, the number of tickets sold was down about three percent.

Rocker and right-wing activist Ted Nugent [ tickets ]--a Michigan native with the nickname "The Motor City Madman"--reportedly plans to officially change his residence to Texas in 2005.

According to the Associated Press, Nugent bought a ranch in Crawford, TX, in 2003, and moved his family there. Nugent--who reportedly plans to get his Texas driver's license this year--said his new house is "right around the corner" from President George W. Bush's ranch.

Mariah Carey [ tickets ] will host the New Year's Eve opening of the new nightclub Pure, located at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.