The Eagles soar at the top of most expensive party performers.
Posted by Bob Bulmer on Sat 29th September 2007 at 05:57 AM, Filed in Unusual Luxury
Here’s a fascinating list of bands you can hire for your private enjoyments and how much they cost. The Eagles are the current record breakers having performed ‘Hotel California’ at a private party in New York for a massive £4,000,000 back in 2003!
In second place we see old ‘Rubber Lips’ Jagger and the Stones perform for £3.5m for Texas tycoon David Bonderman in Las Vegas in 2002. They made almost £60,000 a minute!
Celine Dion (£2.5 million) for private performance twice or thrice a year and Elton John, (£2 million), who sang at the wedding of London pub supremo Peter Shalson in 2002, secured third and fourth places respectively, reports the Daily Mail.
Christina Aguilera, who performed at wedding of Russian banker and industrialist Andrei Melnichenko to Miss Yugoslavia, Aleksandra Kokotovic in 2005 for £1.8 million, rounded off the tip five, at the fifth spot.
The list of for party fees charged by bands and individual artists is as follows:
The Eagles (£4 million)
The Rolling Stones (£3.5 million)
Celine Dion (£2.5 million)
Elton John, (£2 million)
Christina Aguilera (£1.8 million)
George Michael (£1.75 million)
Beyonce and Destiny’s Child (£750,000)
Tom Jones (£750,000)
Rod Stewart (£750,000)
Aerosmith (£500,000) – Now that’s a bargain!!!
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