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List of highest-grossing concert tours
The following is a list of concert tours that have generated the most gross income, largely from ticket sales. The rankings are based largely on reports by trade publications Billboard and Pollstar. Billboard, which launched the boxscore ranking in 1975 through its spin-off magazine Amusement Business, has featured the ranking in its own magazine since the issue date of October 3, 1981.[1] Pollstar began reporting box office data on November 29, 1981,[2] but it has relatively little data about tours before 2000.[3]
Michael Jackson's Bad tour and Pink Floyd's A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, which both ran from 1987 to 1989, were the first tours to have reportedly surpassed $100 million in revenue. As record sales collapsed in the early 21st century, musicians began relying on live music shows for their income, causing the touring industry to skyrocket.[4] In 2023, Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour became the first tour to surpass $1 billion in revenue.[A] The tour reportedly grossed $1.039 billion from 60 shows in one calendar year, surpassing Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road which earned $939.1 million from 330 shows from 2018 to 2023.
While the touring industry is largely dominated by bands and male soloists of rock music,[7] some of the highest-grossing tours have featured pop stars such as Swift, Ed Sheeran, Harry Styles, Beyoncé, Pink, and Madonna, as well as country singer Garth Brooks.
The Rolling Stones set the all-time tour-revenue record three times (1990, 1995, and 2006); their Voodoo Lounge Tour held the record for 11 years (1995–2006), longer than any other record-holder. They are the only act to have the highest-grossing tour of the decade twice, in the 1990s and the 2000s. U2 has mounted the highest-grossing tour of the year at least eight times, more than any other act.
Highest-grossing tours edit
| † | Indicates ongoing tour |
| * | Indicates tour dates are split between two different calendar decades |
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- Ed Sheeran on the ÷ Tour
| Rank | Peak | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in 2023 dollars) | Artist | Tour title | Year(s) | Shows | Average gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | $1,039,263,762 | $1,039,263,762 | Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour † | 2023–2024 | 60 | $17,321,063 | [A] |
| 2 | 1 | $939,100,000 | $939,100,000 | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 2018–2023 | 330 | $2,845,758 | [8] |
| 3 | 3 | $810,966,041 | $810,966,041 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour † | 2022–2024 | 132 | $6,143,682 | [9] |
| 4 | 1 | $776,200,000 | $925,014,604 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | 2017–2019 | 255 | $3,043,922 | [10] |
| 5 | 1 | $736,421,586 | $997,437,284 | U2 | U2 360° Tour | 2009–2011 | 110 | $6,694,742 | [11] |
| 6 | 4 | $617,325,000 | $617,325,000 | Harry Styles | Love On Tour | 2021–2023 | 169 | $3,652,811 | [12] |
| 7 | 3 | $584,200,000 | $696,203,983 | Guns N' Roses | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 2016–2019 | 158 | $3,697,468 | [13] |
| 8 | 7 | $579,879,268 | $579,879,268 | Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | 2023 | 56 | $10,353,571 | [14] |
| 9 | 1 | $558,255,524 | $820,315,772 | The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang Tour | 2005–2007 | 144 | $3,876,774 | [15] |
| 10 | 5 | $546,500,000 | $614,485,325 | The Rolling Stones | No Filter Tour | 2017–2021 | 58 | $9,422,414 | [16] |
| 11 | 11 | $556,400,000 | $556,400,000 | Ed Sheeran | +–=÷× Tour † | 2022–2024 | 94 | $5,919,149 | [17] |
| 12 | 3 | $523,033,675 | $650,135,260 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 2016–2017 | 114 | $4,588,015 | [18] |
| 13 | 3 | $459,000,000 | $600,372,000 | Roger Waters | The Wall Live | 2010–2013 | 219 | $2,094,401 | [19] |
| 14 | 3 | $441,900,000 | $617,432,687 | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–2010 | 165 | $2,678,182 | [20] |
| 15 | 8 | $430,000,000 | $512,440,453 | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | 2016–2019 | 143 | $3,006,993 | [21] |
| 16 | 2 | $411,000,000 | $583,700,326 | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 2008–2009 | 85 | $4,835,294 | [3] |
| 17 | 10 | $397,300,000 | $473,471,144 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 2018–2019 | 156 | $2,546,795 | [22] |
| 18 | 12 | $390,778,581 | $485,741,065 | U2 | The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 & 2019 | 2017, 2019 | 66 | $5,920,888 | [23] |
| 19 | 1 | $389,000,000 | $587,930,670 | U2 | Vertigo Tour | 2005–2006 | 131 | $2,969,466 | [24] |
| 20 | 20 | $379,496,085 | $379,496,085 | Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band | 2023 Tour † | 2023–2024 | 66 | $5,749,941 | [5] |
Timeline of the highest-grossing tour edit
| Established | Artist | Tour title | Record-setting gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Jacksons | Victory Tour | $75,000,000 | [25] |
| 1985 | Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band | Born in the U.S.A. Tour | $90,000,000 | [26] |
| 1989 | Michael Jackson | Bad | $125,000,000 | [27] |
| Pink Floyd | A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour | $135,000,000 | [28] | |
| 1990 | The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour | $175,000,000 | [29] |
| 1994 | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell Tour | $250,000,000 | [30] |
| 1995 | The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | $320,000,000 | [31] |
| 2006 | U2 | Vertigo Tour | $333,000,000 | [32] |
| The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang Tour | $437,000,000 | [33] | |
| 2007 | $558,255,524 | [15] | ||
| 2011 | U2 | U2 360° Tour | $736,421,586 | [11] |
| 2019 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | $776,200,000 | [10] |
| 2023 | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | $939,100,000 | [8] |
| Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | $1,039,263,762 | [A] |
Highest-grossing tours by decade edit
1980s edit
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- Michael Jackson on the Bad world tour
- David Bowie on the Glass Spider Tour
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in 2023 dollar) | Artist | Tour title | Year(s) | Shows | Average gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $135,000,000 | $331,828,188 | Pink Floyd | A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour | 1987–1989 | 197 | $685,279 | [28] |
| 2 | $125,000,000 | $307,248,322 | Michael Jackson | Bad | 1987–1989 | 123 | $1,016,260 | [27] |
| 3 | $98,000,000 | $240,882,685 | The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels Tour | 1989 * | 60 | $1,633,333 | [34] |
| 4 | $90,000,000 | $254,962,871 | Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band | Born in the U.S.A. Tour | 1984–1985 | 156 | $576,923 | [26] |
| 5 | $86,000,000 | $230,643,234 | David Bowie | Glass Spider Tour | 1987 | 86 | $1,000,000 | [35] |
| 6 | $75,000,000 | $219,955,157 | The Jacksons | Victory Tour | 1984 | 55 | $1,363,636 | [25] |
| 7 | $60,000,000 | $160,913,884 | Genesis | Invisible Touch Tour | 1986–1987 | 111 | $540,541 | [36] |
| 8 | $60,000,000 | $154,575,127 | Tina Turner | Break Every Rule World Tour | 1987–1988 | 220 | $272,727 | [37] |
| 9 | $56,000,000 | $150,186,292 | U2 | The Joshua Tree Tour | 1987 | 109 | $513,761 | [38] |
| 10 | $50,000,000 | $167,569,546 | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones American Tour 1981 | 1981 | 50 | $1,000,000 | [39] |
1990s edit
- U2 on the PopMart Tour
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| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in 2023 dollar) | Artist | Tour title | Year(s) | Shows | Average gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $320,000,000 | $639,860,231 | The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 1994–1995 | 129 | $2,480,620 | [31] |
| 2 | $274,000,000 | $512,197,632 | The Rolling Stones | Bridges to Babylon Tour | 1997–1998 | 108 | $2,537,037 | [40] |
| 3 | $250,000,000 | $513,920,072 | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell Tour | 1994 | 110 | $2,272,727 | [30] |
| 4 | $173,610,864 | $325,844,705 | U2 | PopMart Tour | 1997–1998 | 93 | $1,866,783 | [41] |
| 5 | $165,000,000 | $313,171,642 | Michael Jackson | HIStory World Tour | 1996–1997 | 83 | $1,987,952 | [42] |
| 6 | $152,900,000 | $297,040,611 | Eagles | Hell Freezes Over Tour | 1994–1996 | 122 | $1,274,107 | [B] |
| 7 | $151,000,000 | $318,487,906 | U2 | Zoo TV Tour | 1992–1993 | 157 | $961,783 | [45] |
| 8 | $133,000,000 | $243,257,691 | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love World Tour | 1998–1999 | 97 | $1,371,134 | [46] |
| 9 | $130,000,000 | $246,741,294 | Tina Turner | Wildest Dreams Tour | 1996–1997 | 255 | $509,804 | [47] |
| 10 | $105,000,000 | $196,280,114 | Garth Brooks | The Garth Brooks World Tour | 1996–1998 | 220 | $477,273 | [48] |
2000s edit
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- Madonna on the Sticky & Sweet Tour
- U2 on the Vertigo Tour
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in 2023 dollar) | Artist | Tour title | Year(s) | Shows | Average gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $558,255,524 | $820,315,772 | The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang Tour | 2005–2007 | 144 | $3,876,774 | [15] |
| 2 | $411,000,000 | $583,700,326 | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 2008–2009 | 85 | $4,835,294 | [3] |
| 3 | $389,000,000 | $587,930,670 | U2 | Vertigo Tour | 2005–2006 | 131 | $2,969,466 | [24] |
| 4 | $358,825,665 | $507,791,003 | The Police | The Police Reunion Tour | 2007–2008 | 146 | $2,457,710 | [49] |
| 5 | $311,637,730 | $442,586,483 | U2 | U2 360° Tour | 2009 * | 44 | $7,082,676 | [C] |
| 6 | $311,000,000 | $515,107,815 | The Rolling Stones | Licks Tour | 2002–2003 | 117 | $2,658,120 | [40] |
| 7 | $279,200,000 | $394,814,332 | Celine Dion | Taking Chances World Tour | 2008–2009 | 129 | $2,164,341 | [D] |
| 8 | $264,100,000 | $375,073,616 | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–2009 * | 127 | $2,079,528 | [E] |
| 9 | $250,000,000 | $390,015,335 | Cher | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour | 2002–2005 | 325 | $769,231 | [F] |
| 10 | $235,000,000 | $332,559,505 | Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band | Magic Tour | 2007–2008 | 104 | $2,259,615 | [58] |
2010s edit
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- Coldplay on the Head Full of Dreams Tour
- Roger Waters during the Wall Live
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in 2023 dollar) | Artist | Tour title | Year(s) | Shows | Average gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $776,200,000 | $925,014,604 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | 2017–2019 | 255 | $3,043,922 | [10] |
| 2 | $584,200,000 | $696,203,983 | Guns N' Roses | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 2016–2019 | 158 | $3,697,468 | [13] |
| 3 | $523,033,675 | $650,135,260 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 2016–2017 | 114 | $4,588,015 | [18] |
| 4 | $459,000,000 | $600,372,000 | Roger Waters | The Wall | 2010–2013 | 219 | $2,094,401 | [19] |
| 5 | $424,783,856 | $575,343,341 | U2 | U2 360° Tour | 2010–2011 * | 66 | $6,436,119 | [C] |
| 6 | $430,000,000 | $512,440,453 | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | 2016–2019 | 143 | $3,006,993 | [21] |
| 7 | $415,600,000 | $495,279,656 | The Rolling Stones | No Filter Tour | 2017–2019 * | 44 | $9,445,455 | [59] |
| 8 | $397,300,000 | $473,471,144 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 2018–2019 | 156 | $2,546,795 | [22] |
| 9 | $390,778,581 | $485,741,065 | U2 | The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 & 2019 | 2017, 2019 | 66 | $5,920,888 | [23] |
| 10 | $367,700,000 | $446,151,763 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic World Tour | 2017–2018 | 196 | $1,876,020 | [G] |
2020s edit
- Harry Styles on the Love On Tour
- Beyoncé on the Renaissance World Tour
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| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in 2023 dollar) | Artist | Tour title | Year(s) | Shows | Average gross | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,039,263,762 | $1,039,263,762 | Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour † | 2023-2024 | 60 | $17,321,063 | [A] |
| 2 | $810,966,041 | $810,966,041 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour † | 2022–2024 | 132 | $6,143,682 | [9] |
| 3 | $617,325,000 | $617,325,000 | Harry Styles | Love On Tour | 2021–2023 | 169 | $3,652,663 | [12] |
| 4 | $579,800,000 | $579,800,000 | Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | 2023 | 56 | $10,353,571 | [62] |
| 5 | $556,400,000 | $556,400,000 | Ed Sheeran | +–=÷× Tour † | 2022–2024 | 94 | $5,919,149 | [17] |
| 6 | $471,400,000 | $471,400,000 | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 2020–2022 * | 136 | $3,466,176 | [H] |
| 7 | $379,496,085 | $379,496,085 | Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band | 2023 Tour † | 2023 | 66 | $5,749,941 | [5] |
| 8 | $350,985,529 | $350,985,529 | The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour | 2022–2023 | 61 | $5,753,861 | [66] |
| 9 | $314,100,000 | $327,029,748 | Bad Bunny | World's Hottest Tour | 2022 | 43 | $7,304,651 | [67] |
| 10 | $257,600,000 | $257,600,000 | Pink | Summer Carnival † | 2023 | 41 | $6,282,927 | [68] |
Highest-grossing tours by year edit
This list represents the top-grossing tour of each year according to either Pollstar or Billboard Boxscore (formerly Amusement Business). The two publications may differ on their annual figures due to different total of dates reported or different year-end tracking period. For example, Pollstar listed Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour as the top tour of 2008 with $281.6 million, but Billboard ranked it third on their year-end chart whose tracking period ended on November 11, 2008, thus excluding 20 shows by Madonna.[69][70] In 2019, Billboard listed Ed Sheeran's ÷ Tour as the top tour of the year ($223.7 million), instead of Pink's Beautiful Trauma World Tour ($215.2 million) as reported by Pollstar. However, the Billboard's figure included Sheeran's gross from November 2018 shows, therefore the Pollstar's figure is closer to accurate for the 2019 calendar year.[71][72]
- U2 on the Joshua Tree Tour 2017, their eighth annual highest-grossing tour
- The Rolling Stones on the No Filter Tour, their seventh annual highest-grossing tour
- Madonna on the MDNA Tour, her third annual highest-grossing tour
| Year | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in 2023 dollar) | Artist | Tour title | Shows | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | $35,000,000 | $93,866,432 | U2 | The Joshua Tree Tour | 79 | [73] |
| 1989 | $98,000,000 | $240,882,685 | The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels Tour | 60 | [34] |
| 1990 | $74,100,000 | $172,811,921 | New Kids on the Block | The Magic Summer Tour | 152 | [74] |
| 1991 | $34,700,000 | $77,623,552 | Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead Summer Tour | 76 | [75] |
| 1992 | $67,000,000 | $145,471,188 | U2 | Zoo TV Tour | 73 | [76] |
| 1993 | $45,600,000 | $96,179,129 | Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead Tour 1993 | 81 | [77] |
| 1994 | $121,200,000 | $249,148,451 | The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 60 | [78] |
| 1995 | $63,300,000 | $126,572,352 | Eagles | Hell Freezes Over Tour | 58 | [43] |
| 1996 | $43,600,000 | $84,702,228 | Kiss | Alive/Worldwide Tour | 92 | [79] |
| 1997 | $138,500,000 | $262,874,378 | U2 | PopMart Tour | 78 | [80] |
| 1998 | $193,350,000 | $361,435,811 | The Rolling Stones | Bridges to Babylon Tour | 82 | [81] |
| 1999 | $89,200,000 | $163,147,263 | No Security Tour | 45 | [82] | |
| 2000 | $122,500,000 | $216,736,232 | Tina Turner | Twenty Four Seven Tour | 108 | [83] |
| 2001 | $143,000,000 | $246,064,274 | U2 | Elevation Tour | 113 | [84] |
| 2002 | $126,100,000 | $213,611,767 | Paul McCartney | Driving World Tour | 58 | [85] |
| 2003 | $299,520,230 | $496,093,927 | The Rolling Stones | Licks Tour | 115 | [86] |
| 2004 | $125,000,000 | $201,638,478 | Madonna | Re-Invention World Tour | 56 | [87] |
| 2005 | $260,000,000 | $405,615,948 | U2 | Vertigo Tour | 90 | [88] |
| 2006 | $425,100,000 | $642,491,845 | The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang Tour | 110 | [89] |
| 2007 | $212,227,302 | $311,852,540 | The Police | The Police Reunion Tour | 66 | [90] |
| 2008 | $281,600,000 | $398,505,348 | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 58 | [53] |
| 2009 | $311,637,730 | $442,586,483 | U2 | U2 360° Tour | 44 | [50] |
| 2010 | $201,100,000 | $280,981,474 | Bon Jovi | The Circle Tour | 80 | [91] |
| 2011 | $293,281,487 | $397,231,553 | U2 | U2 360° Tour | 44 | [52] |
| 2012 | $305,158,363 | $404,990,574 | Madonna | The MDNA Tour | 88 | [40] |
| 2013 | $259,500,000 | $339,426,000 | Bon Jovi | Because We Can | 102 | [92] |
| 2014 | $290,000,000 | $373,241,496 | One Direction | Where We Are Tour | 69 | [93] |
| 2015 | $250,733,097 | $322,295,695 | Taylor Swift | The 1989 World Tour | 85 | [94] |
| 2016 | $268,300,000 | $340,620,466 | Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band | The River Tour | 76 | [95] |
| 2017 | $316,990,940 | $394,022,407 | U2 | The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 | 50 | [96] |
| 2018 | $432,400,000 | $524,656,030 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | 94 | [61] |
| 2019 | $215,200,000 | $256,458,571 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 68 | [72] |
| 2020 | $87,100,000 | $87,100,000 | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 38 | [63] |
| 2021 | $115,500,000 | $129,868,353 | The Rolling Stones | No Filter Tour | 12 | [97] |
| 2022 | $342,192,313 | $356,278,465 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 64 | [98] |
| 2023 | $1,039,263,762 | $1,039,263,762 | Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | 60 | [A] |
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e The figure, calculated after 60 shows, is an estimation "based on Pollstar box office reports combined with extensive research including ticket prices in each market, record capacities at each venue and comparable tour data". Swift has yet to report her numbers formally.[5][6]
- ^ Eagles' Hell Freezes Over Tour grossed $79.4 million in 1994, $63.3 million in 1995, and $10.2 million in 1996.[43][44]
- ^ a b U2's 360° Tour grossed $311,637,730 in the 2000s decade (2009)[50] and $424,783,856 in the 2010s (2010 and 2011).[51][52]
- ^ Celine Dion's Taking Chances World Tour grossed $236.6 million in 2008 and $42.6 million in 2009.[53][54]
- ^ Within the 2000s decade, AC/DC's Black Ice World Tour grossed $37.5 million in 2008 and $226.6 million in 2009.[55][54]
- ^ Cher's Living Proof: The Farewell Tour grossed $194,683,927 from 280 reported shows according to Billboard, bringing an average gross of $695,000 per show.[56] Total gross for the tour's 325 dates is estimated between $200 million and $250 million.[57]
- ^ Bruno Mars' 24K Magic World Tour grossed $200.1 million in 2017 and 167.6 million in 2018.[60][61]
- ^ Within the 2020s decade, Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road grossed $87.1 million in 2020,[63] $274 million in 2022,[64] and $110.3 million in 2023.[65]
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