[rfzabick]

I'm not sure that the bulk of Bon Jovi's money comes from record sales. His tours have brought in something like $500,000,000 in the last 6 years. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Jovi)

Everything I've heard on the subject is that bands make more money touring than recording. I believe this is because even though the costs of touring are much greater, the record companies take the majority of the money from album sales.