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1 All-time ranking  


1.1  Pollstar  




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2 Decade ranking  


2.1  2000s  




2.2  2010s  






3 See also  




4 Notes  




5 References  













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The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music act of all time.

The highest-grossing live music artists (also known as "highest-grossing touring artists")[a] are reported by Billboard and Pollstar boxscores. The cumulative figures may be incomplete because not all concert dates are reported by those publications. For simplification, the figures are presented in nominal dollars without being adjusted for inflation, hence they do not reflect the real value of revenue from older concerts.

The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music act of all time, collecting over $2.6 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. The band is followed by U2 and Elton John, who both also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue. The concert industry is very male-dominated,[1] and only four women have grossed more than $1 billion (as of 2024), with Madonna being the first.[2] According to Pollstar, Taylor Swift is the highest-grossing woman with over $1.96 billion.

All-time ranking[edit]

Elton John is the highest-grossing solo live music artist of all time.
Taylor Swift is the highest-grossing female live music artist of all time.

Pollstar[edit]

Artists with concert revenue of over US$1 billion according to Pollstar

Rank

Artists

Nationality

Nominal gross

Tickets sold

As of

Ref.

1

U2

Ireland

$2.37 billion

26.84 million

2024

[3][4]

2

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom

$2.16 billion

22.13 million

2022

[3]

3

Elton John

United Kingdom

$2 billion

22 million

2023

[5]

4

Taylor Swift

United States

$1.96 billion

13.91 million

2023

[3][6]

5

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

United States

$1.91 billion

24.31 million

2023

[3][6]

6

Coldplay

United Kingdom

$1.77 billion

19.36 million

2024

[7]

7

Madonna

United States

$1.62 billion

12.80 million

2024

[3][8]

8

Beyoncé

United States

$1.59 billion

12.12 million

2023

[3][6]

9

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom

$1.44 billion

16.93 million

2023

[b]

10

Celine Dion

Canada

$1.35 billion

10.90 million

2022

[3]

11

Bon Jovi

United States

$1.32 billion

17.75 million

2022

[3]

12

Eagles

United States

$1.31 billion

10.99 million

2022

[3]

13

Metallica

United States

$1.21 billion

19.46 million

2022

[3]

14

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom

$1.19 billion

10.45 million

2022

[3]

15

Billy Joel

United States

$1.18 billion

16.97 million

2022

[3]

16

Kenny Chesney

United States

$1.11 billion

16.41 million

2022

[3]

17

Dave Matthews Band

United States

$1.08 billion

23.27 million

2022

[3]

Billboard[edit]

Artists with concert revenue of over US$1 billion according to Billboard

Rank

Artists

Nationality

Nominal gross

Tickets sold

As of

Ref.

1

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom

$2.6 billion

28 million

2022

[11]

2

U2

Ireland

$2.46 billion

28.96 million

2021

[12][13]

3

Elton John

United Kingdom

$1.98 billion

20.6 million

2023

[14]

4

Madonna

United States

$1.6 billion

12.8 million

2024

[15]

5

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

United States

$1.489 billion

—

2017

[c]

6

Beyoncé

United States

$1.3 billion

11.6 million

2023

[18]

7

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom

$1.27 billion

—

2023

[d]

8

Kenny Chesney

United States

$1.172 billion

17.9 million

2023

[21]

9

Celine Dion

Canada

$1.115 billion

8.8 million

2019

[e]

10

Bon Jovi

United States

$1.03 billion

—

2016

[23]

11

Coldplay

United Kingdom

$1.017 billion

12 million

2022

[24]

12

Eagles

United States

$1 billion

—

2022

[24]

13

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom

$1 billion

—

2022

[25]

Decade ranking[edit]

U2 is the highest-grossing live music act of the 2010s and the second highest of the 2000s.
Madonna is the highest-grossing solo live music artist of the 2000s.
Bruce Springsteen is the highest-grossing male solo live music artist of the 2000s.
Ed Sheeran is the highest-grossing solo live music artist of the 2010s.

2000s[edit]

Top 10 highest-grossing live music artists globally of the 2000s (Billboard)[26]

Rank

Artists

Nationality

Nominal gross

Tickets sold

1

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom

$869,471,325

8,236,586

2

U2

Ireland

$844,157,925

9,869,953

3

Madonna

United States

$801,299,671

6,387,124

4

Bruce Springsteen

United States

$688,136,476

8,605,238

5

Elton John

United Kingdom

$603,804,670

5,789,833

6

Celine Dion

Canada

$536,593,262

4,099,963

7

Dave Matthews Band

United States

$505,447,901

11,230,696

8

Kenny Chesney

United States

$477,931,760

9,210,288

9

Bon Jovi

United States

$419,481,741

5,384,747

10

Billy Joel

United States

$418,421,266

4,141,287

Top 10 highest-grossing live music artists in North America of the 2000s (Pollstar)[27]

Rank

Artists

Nationality

Nominal gross

Tickets sold

1

Dave Matthews Band

United States

$529.1 million

11.6 million

2

Celine Dion

Canada

$522.2 million

4 million

3

Kenny Chesney

United States

$455.6 million

8.6 million

4

Bruce Springsteen

United States

$444.3 million

5.7 million

5

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom

$426.9 million

3.2 million

6

U2

Ireland

$391 million

4.4 million

7

Madonna

United States

$325.3 million

2.1 million

8

Eagles

United States

$313.4 million

2.8 million

9

Elton John

United Kingdom

$286.4 million

2.5 million

10

Jimmy Buffett

United States

$285.8 million

4.5 million

2010s[edit]

Top 10 highest-grossing live music artists of the 2010s (Billboard)[19]

Rank

Artists

Nationality

Nominal gross

1

U2

Ireland

$1.018 billion

2

Taylor Swift

United States

$910.2 million

3

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom

$907.6 million

4

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom

$848.3 million

5

Coldplay

United Kingdom

Unrevealed

6

Bruce Springsteen

United States

Unrevealed

7

Beyoncé

United States

Unrevealed

8

Bon Jovi

United States

Unrevealed

9

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom

Unrevealed

10

Roger Waters

United Kingdom

Unrevealed

Top 10 highest-grossing live music artists of the 2010s (Pollstar)[28]

Rank

Artists

Nationality

Nominal gross

1

U2

Ireland

$1,038,104,132

2

The Rolling Stones

United Kingdom

$929,196,083

3

Ed Sheeran

United Kingdom

$922,361,663

4

Taylor Swift

United States

$899,627,048

5

Bon Jovi

United States

$868,715,392

6

Beyoncé

United States

$857,405,819

7

Paul McCartney

United Kingdom

$813,811,559

8

Coldplay

United Kingdom

$731,805,591

9

Bruce Springsteen

United States

$729,789,815

10

Roger Waters

United Kingdom

$702,231,419

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The figures are not limited from touring and may include standalone concertsorconcert residencies.
  • ^ Ed Sheeran grossed $922,361,663 as of 2019 according to Pollstar.[9] He expanded the number with $251,000,000 in 2022 and $268,017,633 in 2023.[10][6]
  • ^ Bruce Springsteen grossed $1,196,116,507 as of May 2014, according to Billboard.[16] He expanded the number with $255,364,196 in 2016 and $37,972,463 in 2017.[17]
  • ^ Ed Sheeran grossed $848.3 million as of 2019 according to Billboard.[19] He expanded the number with $417.67 million in 2022 and 2023.[20]
  • ^ Majority of Celine Dion's figure came from her Las Vegas concert residencies. She remains the highest-grossing residency artist of all time, with a total of $681 million as of 2019, according to Billboard.[22]

    • References[edit]

    1. ^ Mims, Taylor (November 7, 2019). "Female Executives Discuss Navigating a Male Dominated Industry at Billboard Live Music Summit". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  • ^ Terry, Josh (May 27, 2014). "These Five Artists Have Made Over a Billion Dollars Touring". Consequence. Archived from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Top Touring Artist of the Pollstar Era" (PDF). Pollstar. June 10, 2022. pp. 1–4. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  • ^ Lind, J.R. (March 14, 2024). "Auf Wiedersehen, Baby: U2 Wraps Sphere Run". Pollstar. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  • ^ Speer, Debbie (July 10, 2023). "Elton John's Sun Goes Down on UK's Yellow Brick Road With Epic Glasto Finale". Pollstar. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
  • ^ a b c d Gensler, Andy (December 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record With $1 Billion Gross". Pollstar. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  • ^ $965.3 million from 11.7 million tickets: $810.9 million from 7.66 million tickets:
  • ^ Gensler, Andy (May 5, 2024). "Madonna's Rio Concert Sets All-Time Attendance Record With 1.6 Million Fans". Pollstar. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  • ^ "No. 3 – Ed Sheeran". Pollstar. November 21, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  • ^ Gensler, Andy (December 12, 2022). "2022 Year-End Biz Analysis: Record-Setting Year Marked By Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran & Stadiums". Pollstar. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (2022-09-08). "The Rolling Stones Celebrate 'SIXTY' Years With $120 Million Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (2021-04-13). "Boxscore Flashback: 10 Years Ago, U2 Set The All-Time Boxscore Record With The 360 Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (March 28, 2024). "U2 Leads February Boxscore Report With Final Sphere Shows". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (July 13, 2023). "Elton John's Farewell Tour Comes to an End With $939 Million and 6 Million Tickets". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (May 9, 2024). "Madonna Is Only Woman to Achieve This Boxscore Feat as The Celebration Tour Wraps". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 10, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  • ^ Waddell, Ray (May 27, 2014). "Rolling Stones No. 1 on List of Top 25 Live Artists Since 1990". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 19, 2022. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  • ^ "Top 25 Tours of 2016" (PDF). Billboard. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (October 13, 2023). "Here's How Beyoncé's $580M Renaissance World Tour Stacks Up in the Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Top Touring Artists". Billboard. 2019-10-31. Archived from the original on 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (July 14, 2023). "Taylor, Beyoncé & Beyond: Who Could Challenge Elton John's Boxscore Record?". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  • ^ Nicholson, Jessica (August 24, 2023). "Top-Grossing Country Artists of All Time, According to Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  • ^ "Celine Dion Wraps Historic 16-Year Run in Las Vegas With Record-Breaking $681 Million in Ticket Sales". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  • ^ Allen, Bob. "Madonna Extends Record as Highest-Grossing Solo Touring Artist | Billboard – Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  • ^ a b Frankenberg, Eric. "Coldplay Hits $1 Billion in Career Touring Grosses – Billboard". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  • ^ Frankenberg, Eric (2022-06-23). "Paul McCartney's Career Boxscore Total Soars Past $1 Billion". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  • ^ "Top Touring Artists of the Decade". Billboard. 2009-12-11. Archived from the original on 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  • ^ "Top Tours of the Decade: North America 2000-2009" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 15, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  • ^ "Top Touring Artists of the Decade". Pollstar. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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