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Muse $413,911,387 6,124,001
Maroon 5 $404,506,431 5,423,977
Luis Miguel $404,182,511 5,272,247
Backstreet Boys $403,086,512 7,241,922
Foo Fighters $397,110,491 5,815,511
Bob Dylan $391,967,919 7,252,904
Red Hot Chili Peppers $391,478,473 6,846,945
Toby Keith $385,025,019 8,993,561
John Mayer $384,262,725 6,564,458
Barry Manilow $372,879,355 6,564,840
Sting $368,547,305 6,558,323
The Police $367,803,487 4,868,112
Mötley Crüe $367,345,912 8,748,806
Barbra Streisand $364,437,739 1,300,922
Pearl Jam $351,816,504 7,006,815
Rascal Flatts $350,510,245 7,611,793
Jonas Brothers $347,057,679 4,863,439
Shania Twain $345,182,245 5,437,736
Drake $344,382,588 3,694,237
New Kids On The Block $343,673,394 8,150,649
Bryan Adams $342,222,336 7,322,151
Zac Brown Band $341,949,199 6,844,771
Rush $341,767,928 8,593,428
Katy Perry $340,240,118 3,930,468
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers $340,201,810 7,666,481
Santana $338,300,077 7,694,036
Grateful Dead $333,448,841 15,549,243
Brad Paisley $328,729,431 8,110,175
Marc Anthony $326,378,749 3,871,149
Keith Urban $323,896,144 5,517,212
The Who $319,253,907 5,920,078
Garth Brooks $319,196,946 11,150,318
Alan Jackson $316,545,305 9,381,862
Jason Aldean $309,612,072 6,706,704
Chicago $308,815,915 7,827,390
Eric Church $307,932,127 4,470,956
Brooks & Dunn $307,344,897 8,920,454
Phil Collins $306,514,774 4,812,282
“Vans Warped Tour” $296,571,532 10,524,715
Rihanna $296,501,318 3,703,214
Van Halen $295,611,828 7,483,253
Genesis $291,368,338 5,343,365
Jeff Dunham $288,655,286 5,959,342
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band $286,494,645 5,447,555
Tina Turner $282,241,376 5,085,070
Nickelback $282,043,003 5,605,065
ZZ Top $278,705,470 9,104,788
BTS $278,229,101 2,078,893
Scorpions $271,865,172 5,864,625
Tool $269,044,896 4,483,293
The Rolling Stones $2,165,280,638 22,137,799
U2 $2,127,771,684 26,178,043
Elton John $1,748,183,036 19,756,467
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band $1,527,407,373 20,845,687
Madonna $1,389,746,222 11,672,443
Celine Dion $1,354,352,578 10,906,984
Bon Jovi $1,329,891,400 17,750,044
Eagles $1,314,544,780 10,995,128
Metallica $1,219,599,179 19,468,173
Paul McCartney $1,193,812,645 10,459,620
Billy Joel $1,187,103,345 16,973,102
Kenny Chesney $1,110,826,825 16,410,448
Dave Matthews Band $1,085,558,730 23,279,056
Coldplay $1,038,862,173 12,532,987
Beyoncé $1,012,704,645 9,338,305
Ed Sheeran $968,919,574 11,865,380
Taylor Swift $924,991,375 9,564,669
Roger Waters $841,218,937 8,986,408
Rod Stewart $796,050,406 13,173,925
André Rieu $783,135,491 8,846,118
Trans-Siberian Orchestra $768,990,894 15,276,864
P!nk $762,537,822 8,184,164
Guns N’ Roses $751,306,152 8,470,755
Jay-Z $707,623,058 7,369,440
Justin Timberlake $697,034,020 6,773,285
Tim McGraw $679,879,416 12,266,482
AC/DC $668,427,967 11,512,424
Fleetwood Mac $663,614,335 7,329,435
George Strait $631,306,474 12,287,930
Neil Diamond $629,290,686 12,948,499
Aerosmith $603,229,413 13,336,974
Justin Bieber $597,226,417 7,102,199
Phish $595,859,900 13,501,959
Lady Gaga $589,812,585 5,496,628
Cher $589,070,172 6,975,802
Michael Bublé $581,249,622 6,309,902
Bruno Mars $578,497,462 5,505,715
Jimmy Buffett $574,642,619 13,297,669
Depeche Mode $573,340,442 9,234,197
One Direction $570,704,406 7,198,709
KISS $532,363,017 9,867,419
Def Leppard $514,231,844 11,321,650
Andrea Bocelli $480,312,153 3,196,704
Iron Maiden $475,817,777 9,187,132
Journey $470,947,895 9,958,624
Britney Spears $467,150,890 6,243,044
Eric Clapton $455,359,554 7,285,748
Luke Bryan $451,015,348 8,084,571
James Taylor $446,358,547 8,889,534
Take That $424,251,644 4,300,468
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As “The Voice of Live” during the past four decades, Pollstar has consis-
tently documented the state of the live entertainment industry from year
to year with a commitment that has never changed. Along with editorial
coverage of contemporary newsmakers and the hottest stories of the day,
we have also charted box-oice success of the industry’s biggest players.
With ticket sales figures shared by talent buyers, venues, booking agents
and artist managers, our aim is to highlight live performers and properly
present the box-oice impact of their endeavors on concert stages around
the globe.
As part of the coverage for our 40th anniversary, we have created three
special charts that reflect the overall impact of box-oice realities during
the four decades of the Pollstar Era, beginning in 1980 through the present.
One is the All-Time Boxoice chart that ranks the top individual live
engagements that occurred during the past 40 years. Like our weekly
Global Live Boxoice chart, it ranks engagements of concert headliners at
a single venue, whether it is one performance or multiple shows. We also
have included music festivals in the mix as well as package tours with
multiple artists on the bill.
For the All-Time Boxoice chart, we have changed our regular procedure
and ranked the concert engagements by the number of sold tickets
instead of by gross. The reason for this change is that monetary values
have evolved and grown considerably throughout the four-decade Pollstar
Era, and the value of a concert gross in 1982 is not an apples-to-apples
comparison to the gross value for a performance this year. But one ticket is
still just one ticket, regardless of the year - or decade - it was sold.
Along with the All-Time Boxoice chart, we have also created two
special charts to present the Top Touring Artists of the Pollstar Era,
both ranking the top 150 headlining acts during our entire history.
Each listing is comprised of cumulative totals for each artist and compiled
from all the thousands of box-oice reports we have received since the
early 1980s.
Both charts present the Top Touring Artists, but one is ranked by gross and
the other by the number of tickets sold. For both, we have counted only
headlining shows for each act, omitting results from any festival appear-
ance since the festival itself is eligible to rank on the All-Time Boxoice
chart, as many of them have. We also did not include any event where the
touring artist participated as a support act.
Although multiple-day music festivals are not included on the cumulative
charts, we did include festival tours or package tours with multiple artists
such as the “Vans Warped Tour,” “American Idol Live,” the “Honda Civic
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Bette Midler $259,826,438 2,980,521
Jerry Seinfeld $256,747,228 3,154,132
Robbie Williams $255,899,142 2,847,889
Prince $253,079,093 4,510,868
Enrique Iglesias $250,315,869 3,403,251
*NSYNC $248,809,096 5,699,118
Dead & Company $247,865,057 2,993,721
Ariana Grande $244,428,126 2,937,876
Carrie Underwood $243,650,517 3,927,489
Jennifer Lopez $233,572,190 1,723,517
David Copperfield $233,571,798 6,105,563
Janet Jackson $227,141,925 4,504,161
Queen + Adam Lambert $225,209,819 2,009,292
Kanye West $219,180,465 2,815,493
“American Idol Live” $218,274,919 4,213,658
Reba McEntire $215,180,377 6,542,791
Lionel Richie $214,120,019 3,727,651
The Chicks $210,091,990 3,618,800
Green Day $204,959,692 4,764,387
Widespread Panic $202,238,368 5,733,154
Westlife $197,884,258 3,619,555
Maná $197,386,557 2,951,038
Kings Of Leon $196,436,312 3,492,056
Leonard Cohen $195,451,742 1,878,484
Ricky Martin $194,951,965 2,962,974
Willie Nelson $194,245,674 5,143,046
Bad Bunny $193,942,200 1,584,904
Yanni $190,851,725 3,643,584
Steely Dan $190,696,924 3,139,133
John Mellencamp $189,413,061 5,067,470
Miley Cyrus $188,205,057 2,604,649
Ozzy Osbourne $186,754,231 6,006,522
Kid Rock $186,416,121 4,782,884
Vicente Fernández $182,757,615 2,257,283
Kylie Minogue $182,369,601 2,272,280
Florida Georgia Line $182,100,546 3,573,225
The Allman Brothers Band $181,678,393 5,693,922
Il Divo $180,537,895 2,307,571
Juan Gabriel $177,992,220 2,630,595
Imagine Dragons $177,558,531 3,144,882
Shakira $176,963,052 2,672,271
Lynyrd Skynyrd $174,624,299 6,262,495
“Ozzfest” $174,320,095 3,802,261
Mumford & Sons $170,587,565 3,030,771
Kevin Hart $169,884,327 2,382,947
Alabama $169,613,516 6,460,782
Adele $169,221,870 1,672,598
Mannheim Steamroller $168,998,912 3,548,707
Neil Young $168,656,842 3,799,121
Harry Styles $168,405,243 1,627,726
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 7,666,481 $340,201,810
Rascal Flatts 7,611,793 $350,510,245
Van Halen 7,483,253 $295,611,828
Kenny Rogers 7,391,819 $160,874,511
Jay-Z 7,369,440 $707,623,058
Fleetwood Mac 7,329,435 $663,614,335
Bryan Adams 7,322,151 $342,222,336
Eric Clapton 7,285,748 $455,359,554
Bob Dylan 7,252,904 $391,967,919
Backstreet Boys 7,241,922 $403,086,512
One Direction 7,198,709 $570,704,406
Justin Bieber 7,102,199 $597,226,417
Pearl Jam 7,006,815 $351,816,504
“Winter Jam” 6,999,205 $92,430,212
Cher 6,975,802 $589,070,172
Red Hot Chili Peppers 6,846,945 $391,478,473
Zac Brown Band 6,844,771 $341,949,199
Justin Timberlake 6,772,285 $697,034,020
Jason Aldean 6,706,704 $309,612,072
Barry Manilow 6,564,840 $372,879,355
John Mayer 6,564,458 $384,262,725
Sting 6,558,323 $368,547,305
Reba McEntire 6,542,791 $215,180,377
Alabama 6,460,782 $169,613,516
Michael Bublé 6,309,902 $581,249,622
Lynyrd Skynyrd 6,262,495 $174,624,299
Britney Spears 6,243,044 $467,150,890
Muse 6,124,001 $413,911,387
David Copperfield 6,105,563 $233,571,798
Ozzy Osbourne 6,006,522 $186,754,231
Jeff Dunham 5,959,342 $288,655,286
The Who 5,920,078 $319,253,907
Scorpions 5,864,625 $271,865,172
Foo Fighters 5,815,511 $397,110,491
Widespread Panic 5,733,154 $202,238,368
*NSYNC 5,699,118 $248,809,096
The Allman Brothers Band 5,693,922 $181,678,393
Pink Floyd 5,662,178 $159,560,275
Nickelback 5,605,065 $282,043,003
Keith Urban 5,517,212 $323,896,144
Bruno Mars 5,505,715 $578,497,462
Lady Gaga 5,496,628 $589,812,585
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 5,447,555 $286,494,645
Shania Twain 5,437,736 $345,182,245
Maroon 5 5,423,977 $404,506,431
Genesis 5,343,365 $291,368,338
Luis Miguel 5,272,247 $404,182,511
Willie Nelson 5,143,046 $194,245,674
Tina Turner 5,085,070 $282,241,376
John Mellencamp 5,067,470 $189,413,061
U2 26,178,043 $2,127,771,684
Dave Matthews Band 23,279,056 $1,085,558,730
The Rolling Stones 22,137,799 $2,165,280,638
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 20,845,687 $1,527,407,373
Elton John 19,756,467 $1,748,183,036
Metallica 19,468,173 $1,219,599,179
Bon Jovi 17,750,044 $1,329,891,400
Billy Joel 16,973,102 $1,187,103,345
Kenny Chesney 16,410,448 $1,110,826,825
Grateful Dead 15,549,243 $333,448,841
Trans-Siberian Orchestra 15,276,864 $768,990,894
Phish 13,501,959 $595,859,900
Aerosmith 13,336,974 $603,229,413
Jimmy Buffett 13,297,669 $574,642,619
Rod Stewart 13,173,925 $796,050,406
Neil Diamond 12,948,499 $629,290,686
Coldplay 12,532,987 $1,038,862,173
George Strait 12,287,930 $631,306,474
Tim McGraw 12,266,482 $679,879,416
Ed Sheeran 11,865,380 $968,919,574
Madonna 11,672,443 $1,389,746,222
AC/DC 11,512,424 $668,427,967
Def Leppard 11,321,650 $514,231,844
Garth Brooks 11,150,318 $319,196,946
Eagles 10,995,128 $1,314,544,780
Celine Dion 10,906,984 $1,354,352,578
“Vans Warped Tour” 10,524,715 $296,571,532
Paul McCartney 10,459,620 $1,193,812,645
Journey 9,958,624 $470,947,895
KISS 9,867,419 $532,363,017
Taylor Swift 9,564,669 $924,991,375
Beyoncé 9,388,305 $1,012,704,645
Alan Jackson 9,381,862 $316,545,305
Depeche Mode 9,234,197 $573,340,442
Iron Maiden 9,187,132 $475,817,777
ZZ Top 9,104,788 $278,705,470
Toby Keith 8,993,561 $385,025,019
Roger Waters 8,986,408 $841,218,937
Brooks & Dunn 8,920,454 $307,344,897
James Taylor 8,889,534 $446,358,547
André Rieu 8,846,118 $783,135,491
Mötley Crüe 8,748,806 $367,345,912
Rush 8,593,428 $341,767,928
Guns N’ Roses 8,470,755 $751,306,152
P!nk 8,184,164 $762,537,822
New Kids On The Block 8,150,649 $343,673,394
Brad Paisley 8,110,175 $328,729,431
Luke Bryan 8,084,571 $451,015,348
Chicago 7,827,390 $308,815,915
Santana 7,694,036 $338,300,077
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Two iconic rock bands head up the rankings of Top Touring Artists.
The Rolling Stones are No. 1 on the chart ranked by gross and U2 tops
the ranking by ticket sales. While there are 15 headlining acts that
have surpassed the $1 billion threshold in grosses during the past
four decades, these two bands are the only ones to pass the $2 billion
point.
The Rolling Stones have an astounding $2.165 billion gross from 22.14
million sold tickets since the early ‘80s. Out of almost 50 tours during the
band’s longstanding career, the 14 most recent ones fall during the Pollstar
Era, beginning with their “American” tour that launched in the fall of 1981.
Their first appearance in the archives was two shows, Sept. 25-26, 1981,
at the now-demolished John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Crowds
at the venue totaled 181,564 over both nights for a $2.8 million gross (now
valued at about $9.3 million).
U2’s first show recorded in the archives was a performance for 1,440
patrons at Warfield Theatre in San Francisco on Nov. 29, 1981, during the
band’s “October” tour supporting their second studio album. It was the
fourth headlining trek in the group’s touring history and ran for about one
year, wrapping in August 1982. Since then, ticket sales on 13 more tours
have propelled the group to No. 1 during the Pollstar Era with an overall
sold-ticket total of 26,178,043. They head up a list of four acts with ticket
tallies topping 20 million: Dave Matthews Band (23.28 million), The Stones
(22.14 million) and Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (20.85 million).
And, as one of just two touring artists with grosses over $2 billion, U2’s
overall four-decade gross of $2.128 billion lands at No. 2 behind The Rolling
Stones.
Grabbing the spotlight on the All-Time Boxoice chart is Take That, the
English group that wowed the live entertainment world in 2011 when
they smashed all-time gross and attendance records with an eight-show
concert run at London’s Wembley Stadium. The total number of tickets
sold reached 623,737 – a record attendance that still stands after 11 years
and lands the group at No. 1 on the All-Time chart. With a $62.8 million
gross, it also holds the record as the highest gross for a single headliner at
a multiple-show engagement.
2010-11 marked a reunion period for the five-member band as former
member Robbie Williams returned for Take That’s Progress album and
subsequent tour. Running from late-May through July, the tour also
featured another eight-show stadium engagement at Etihad Stadium
in Manchester with 443,223 tickets sold. It also hits the All-Time Boxoice
chart with the fifth-highest ticket count reported during the Pollstar
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Jonas Brothers 4,863,439 $347,057,679
Phil Collins 4,812,282 $306,514,774
Kid Rock 4,782,884 $186,416,121
Green Day 4,764,387 $204,959,692
The Beach Boys 4,760,033 $142,899,738
Prince 4,510,868 $253,079,093
Janet Jackson 4,504,161 $227,141,925
Tool 4,483,293 $269,044,896
Eric Church 4,470,956 $307,932,127
Steve Miller Band 4,399,872 $121,386,008
The Moody Blues 4,334,730 $164,082,144
Take That 4,300,468 $424,251,644
“American Idol Live” 4,213,658 $218,274,919
Bill Gaither & Friends “Homecoming” 4,159,618 $101,511,120
Katy Perry 3,930,468 $340,240,118
Carrie Underwood 3,927,489 $243,650,517
Poison 3,911,113 $77,878,900
Marc Anthony 3,871,149 $326,378,749
“Ozzfest” 3,802,261 $174,320,095
Neil Young 3,799,121 $168,656,842
Styx 3,782,783 $114,939,036
Lionel Richie 3,727,651 $214,120,019
Rihanna 3,703,214 $296,501,318
Drake 3,694,237 $344,382,588
Yanni 3,643,584 $190,851,725
R.E.M. 3,640,879 $128,324,243
Westlife 3,619,555 $197,884,258
The Chicks 3,618,800 $210,091,990
Florida Georgia Line 3,573,225 $182,100,546
Vince Gill 3,552,060 $78,930,377
Mannheim Steamroller 3,548,707 $168,998,912
Kings Of Leon 3,492,056 $196,436,312
311 3,482,392 $97,563,762
David Bowie 3,477,064 $109,824,876
Heart 3,433,299 $102,949,240
Foreigner 3,404,022 $94,477,744
Enrique Iglesias 3,403,251 $250,315,869
“Honda Civic Tour” 3,381,655 $168,212,480
REO Speedwagon 3,337,264 $75,302,045
Daryl Hall & John Oates 3,322,314 $125,240,529
Motley Crue 3,303,463 $58,747,851
Barenaked Ladies 3,297,936 $105,681,814
matchbox twenty 3,271,278 $125,294,278
Casting Crowns 3,264,436 $102,722,423
Blink-182 3,253,588 $109,850,166
Ron White 3,253,117 $155,830,726
The Cure 3,221,620 $135,860,764
Linkin Park 3,211,166 $164,426,280
Andrea Bocelli 3,196,704 $480,312,153
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