List of highest-grossing concert tours explained

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.

Michael Jackson's Bad World 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.[3] In 2023, Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour became the first tour to surpass $1 billion in revenue. 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,[4] 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

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Artist! width=25%
Tour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross
11$1,039,263,762$1,039,263,762 †2023–202460$
22$945,700,000$945,700,000ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World Tour †2022–2024153$[5]
21$939,100,000$939,100,000align=left align=left Farewell Yellow Brick Road330$[6]
41$776,200,000$align=left align=left ÷ Tour2017–2019255$
51$736,421,586$align=left U2align=left U2 360° Tour2009–2011110$[7]
64$617,325,000$617,325,000align=left align=left Love On Tour2021–2023169$
73$584,200,000$align=left Guns N' Rosesalign=left Not in This Lifetime... Tour2016–2019158$
87$579,879,268$579,879,268BeyoncéRenaissance World Tour202356$[8]
91$558,255,524$align=left align=left 2005–2007144$
105$546,500,000$align=left align=left No Filter Tour2017–202158$[9]
1111$556,400,000$556,400,000+–=÷× Tour †2022–202494$[10]
123$523,033,675$Coldplay2016–2017114$
133$459,000,000$2010–2013219$
143$441,900,000$AC/DCBlack Ice World Tour2008–2010165$[11]
158$430,000,000$MetallicaWorldWired Tour2016–2019143$
162$411,000,000$align=left Madonnaalign=left Sticky & Sweet Tour2008–200985$
1710$397,300,000$align=left Pinkalign=left Beautiful Trauma World Tour2018–2019156$
1812$390,778,581$align=left U2align=left 2017, 201966$
191$389,000,000$align=left U2align=left Vertigo Tour2005–2006131$
2020$379,496,085$379,496,085align=left E Street Band2023 Tour †2023–202466$

Timeline of the highest-grossing tour

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ArtistTour titleRecord-setting gross
1984The JacksonsVictory Tour$75,000,000
1985Bruce SpringsteenE Street BandBorn in the U.S.A. Tour$90,000,000
1989Michael JacksonBad World Tour$125,000,000
Pink FloydA Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour$135,000,000
1990The Rolling StonesSteel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour$175,000,000[12]
1994Pink FloydThe Division Bell Tour$250,000,000
1995The Rolling StonesVoodoo Lounge Tour$320,000,000
2006U2Vertigo Tour$333,000,000[13]
The Rolling StonesA Bigger Bang Tour$437,000,000[14]
2007$558,255,524
2011U2U2 360° Tour$736,421,586
2019Ed Sheeran÷ Tour$776,200,000
2023Elton JohnFarewell Yellow Brick Road$939,100,000

Highest-grossing tours by decade

1980s

Rank! Actual gross! Adjusted gross
! width=22%
Artistwidth=25%Tour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross
1$135,000,000$align=left Pink Floydalign=left 197$[15]
2$125,000,000$align=left align=left Bad World Tour1987–1989123$[16]
3$98,000,000$align=left align=left 1989 *60$
4$90,000,000$align=left E Street Bandalign=left Born in the U.S.A. Tour1984–1985156$[17]
5$86,000,000$align=left align=left Glass Spider Tour198786$[18]
6$75,000,000$align=left align=left Victory Tour198455$[19]
7$60,000,000$align=left Genesisalign=left Invisible Touch Tour1986–1987111$[20]
8$60,000,000$align=left align=left Break Every Rule World Tour1987–1988220$[21]
9$56,000,000$align=left U2align=left 1987109$[22]
10$50,000,000$align=left align=left 198150$[23]

1990s

Rank! Actual gross! Adjusted gross
! width=22%
Artistwidth=25%Tour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross
1$320,000,000$align=left align=left Voodoo Lounge Tour129$[24]
2$274,000,000$align=left align=left Bridges to Babylon Tour1997–1998108$
3$250,000,000$align=left Pink Floydalign=left 1994110$[25]
4$173,610,864$align=left U2align=left PopMart Tour1997–199893$[26]
5$165,000,000$align=left align=left HIStory World Tour1996–199783$[27]
6$152,900,000$align=left Eaglesalign=left Hell Freezes Over Tour1994–1996122$
7$151,000,000$align=left U2align=left Zoo TV Tour1992–1993157$[28]
8$133,000,000$align=left align=left Let's Talk About Love World Tour1998–199997$[29]
9$130,000,000$align=left align=left Wildest Dreams Tour1996–1997255$[30]
10$105,000,000$align=left align=left 1996–1998220$[31]

2000s

Rank! Actual gross! Adjusted gross
! width=22%
Artistwidth=25%Tour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross
1$558,255,524$align=left align=left 144$[32]
2$411,000,000$align=left Madonnaalign=left Sticky & Sweet Tour2008–200985$[33]
3$389,000,000$align=left U2align=left Vertigo Tour2005–2006131$[34]
4$358,825,665$align=left align=left 2007–2008146$[35]
5$311,637,730$align=left U2align=left U2 360° Tour2009 *44$
6$311,000,000$align=left align=left Licks Tour2002–2003117$
7$279,200,000$align=left align=left Taking Chances World Tour2008–2009129$
8$264,100,000$align=left AC/DCalign=left Black Ice World Tour2008–2009 *127$
9$250,000,000$align=left Cheralign=left 2002–2005325$
10$235,000,000$align=left E Street Bandalign=left Magic Tour2007–2008104$[36]

2010s

Rank! Actual gross! Adjusted gross
! width=22%
Artistwidth=25%Tour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross
1$776,200,000$align=left align=left ÷ Tour255$[37]
2$584,200,000$align=left Guns N' Rosesalign=left Not in This Lifetime... Tour2016–2019158$[38]
3$523,033,675$align=left Coldplayalign=left 2016–2017114$[39]
4$459,000,000$align=left align=left 2010–2013219$[40]
5$430,000,000$align=left Metallicaalign=left WorldWired Tour2016–2019143$[41]
6$424,783,856$align=left U2align=left U2 360° Tour2010–2011 *66$
7$415,600,000$align=left align=left No Filter Tour2017–2019 *44$[42]
8$397,300,000$align=left Pinkalign=left Beautiful Trauma World Tour2018–2019156$[43]
9$390,778,581$align=left U2align=left 2017, 201966$[44]
10$367,700,000$align=left align=left 24K Magic World Tour2017–2018196$

2020s

Rank! Actual gross! Adjusted gross
! width=22%
Artistwidth=25%Tour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross
1$1,039,263,762$1,039,263,762 †2023-202460$
2$945,700,000 $945,700,000 align=left Coldplayalign=left style="background:#BFFFC0;" Music of the Spheres World Tour †2022–2024153$align=center
3$617,325,000$617,325,000align=left align=left Love On Tour2021–2023169$align=center [45]
4$579,800,000$579,800,000BeyoncéRenaissance World Tour202356$[46]
5$556,400,000$556,400,000+–=÷× Tour †2022–202594$
6$471,400,000$471,400,000Farewell Yellow Brick Road2020–2023 *136$
7$379,496,085$379,496,085align=left E Street Band2023 Tour †202366$
8$361,800,000$361,800,000align=left PinkSummer Carnival †2023–202461$align=center [47]
9$350,985,529$350,985,529align=left align=left After Hours til Dawn Tour2022–202361$align=center [48]
10$314,100,000$World's Hottest Tour202243$[49] <-- ONLY TOP 10 TOURS LISTED PER DECADE -->

Highest-grossing tours by year

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.[50] [51] 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 Billboards figure included Sheeran's gross from November 2018 shows, therefore the Pollstars figure is closer to accurate for the 2019 calendar year.[52]

1987$35,000,000$align=left U2align=left 79[53]
1989$98,000,000$align=left align=left Steel Wheels Tour60[54]
1990$74,100,000$align=left New Kids on the Blockalign=left 152[55]
1991$34,700,000$align=left Grateful Deadalign=left Grateful Dead Summer Tour76[56]
1992$67,000,000$align=left U2align=left Zoo TV Tour73[57]
1993$45,600,000$align=left Grateful Deadalign=left Grateful Dead Tour 199381[58]
1994$121,200,000$align=left align=left Voodoo Lounge Tour60[59]
1995$63,300,000$align=left Eaglesalign=left Hell Freezes Over Tour58[60]
1996$43,600,000$align=left Kissalign=left Alive/Worldwide Tour92[61]
1997$138,500,000$align=left U2align=left PopMart Tour78[62]
1998$193,350,000$align=left rowspan="2"align=left Bridges to Babylon Tour82[63]
1999$89,200,000$align=left No Security Tour45[64]
2000$122,500,000$align=left align=left Twenty Four Seven Tour108[65]
2001$143,000,000$align=left U2align=left Elevation Tour113[66]
2002$126,100,000$align=left align=left Driving World Tour58[67]
2003$299,520,230$align=left align=left Licks Tour115[68]
2004$125,000,000$align=left Madonnaalign=left Re-Invention World Tour56[69]
2005$260,000,000$align=left U2align=left Vertigo Tour90[70]
2006$425,100,000$align=left align=left 110[71]
2007$212,227,302$align=left align=left 66[72]
2008$281,600,000$align=left Madonnaalign=left Sticky & Sweet Tour58[73]
2009$311,637,730$align=left U2align=left U2 360° Tour44[74]
2010$201,100,000$align=left Bon Jovialign=left 80[75]
2011$293,281,487$align=left U2align=left U2 360° Tour44[76]
2012$305,158,363$align=left Madonnaalign=left 88[77]
2013$259,500,000$align=left Bon Jovialign=left Because We Can102[78]
2014$290,000,000$align=left One Directionalign=left Where We Are Tour69[79]
2015$250,733,097$align=left align=left 85[80]
2016$268,300,000$align=left E Street Bandalign=left 76[81]
2017$316,990,940$align=left U2align=left 50[82]
2018$432,400,000$align=left align=left ÷ Tour94[83]
2019$215,200,000$align=left Pinkalign=left Beautiful Trauma World Tour68[84]
2020$87,100,000$87,100,000align=left align=left Farewell Yellow Brick Road38[85]
2021$115,500,000$align=left align=left No Filter Tour12[86]
2022$342,192,313$align=left Coldplayalign=left Music of the Spheres World Tour64[87]
2023$1,039,263,762$1,039,263,762align=left Taylor Swiftalign=left 60

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