Top 10 Comeback Tours

In honor of Michael Jackson's surprise return to the stage, TIME looks back at some of music's biggest reunions, comebacks and career resurrections

Babs Bids Farewell... Again

A Barbra Streisand concert ain't cheap. Tickets to see the legendary songstress can sell for as much as $750 a pop — and there are more than a few fans willing to pay the price. In February 2008, Forbes Magazine listed Streisand as the #2 top-earning female musician. During a 2006 15-city tour, several rabid fans reportedly shelled out $12,500 for exclusive access, which included a group photo and four autographed souvenirs. But that same year one angry groupie nearly sued Streisand, who had first quit touring in 1999, after paying a fortune to see her "farewell" tour in 2000, only to find out that it was far from her final performance. There's always the next one.

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