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Gross Average Average Total Average Cities Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency 1 133.7 Madonna 169.38 25,468 789,515 4,313,889 31/45 Live Nation Global Touring 2 112.9 Cirque du Soleil - “Michael Jackson: The Immortal” 106.52 8,153 1,059,916 868,449 58/130 Cirque du Soleil 3 104.7 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 92.68 26,903 1,129,914 2,493,368 42/52 Creative Artists Agency 4 96.5 Kenny Chesney / Tim McGraw 88.87 49,336 1,085,382 4,384,495 22/23 Dale Morris & Associates / CAA 5 90.2 Roger Waters 109.48 21,670 823,448 2,372,388 38/42 Sensible Events 6 54.8 Coldplay 87.35 24,110 626,858 2,106,079 26/40 Paradigm 7 51.0 Dave Matthews Band 55.95 22,232 911,528 1,243,902 41/53 Paradigm 8 49.9 Van Halen 102.85 10,108 485,172 1,039,583 48/50 azoffmusic Management 9 40.7 Barbra Streisand 263.52 15,429 154,287 4,065,743 10/12 Martin Erlichman Associates 10 40.4 Elton John 120.37 9,323 335,631 1,122,222 36/52 The Howard Rose Agency 11 40.2 Justin Bieber 75.72 16,076 530,492 1,217,217 33/35 Creative Artists Agency 12 40.0 Jason Aldean 40.75 16,931 981,972 689,842 58/59 Buddy Lee Attractions 13 39.7 Cirque du Soleil - “Dralion” 60.69 2,179 653,838 132,277 300/300 Cirque du Soleil 14 39.0 Red Hot Chili Peppers 57.42 13,861 679,205 795,918 49/54 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 15 36.3 Brad Paisley 45.74 14,171 793,576 648,214 56/56 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 16 36.3 Cirque du Soleil - “Amaluna” 90.44 1,901 401,006 171,885 4/211 Cirque du Soleil 17 34.6 Celine Dion 162.12 16,417 213,422 2,661,538 1/52 United Talent Agency 18 32.4 Lady Antebellum 43.47 11,651 745,666 506,464 64/66 Creative Artists Agency 19 32.0 Drake 58.66 11,859 545,516 695,652 46/46 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 20 31.4 Cirque du Soleil - “Totem” 81.09 1,987 387,469 161,128 4/195 Cirque du Soleil 21 31.3 Zac Brown Band 46.40 13,227 674,568 613,725 51/55 Creative Artists Agency 22 31.2 Eric Church 39.63 7,873 787,282 312,000 100/101 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 23 31.0 Aerosmith 101.15 9,287 306,475 939,394 33/33 Paradigm 24 30.7 Blue Man Group 53.90 9,824 569,763 529,491 58/309 Columbia Artists Management 25 30.4 Cirque du Soleil - “Zarkana” 72.44 3,473 420,180 251,541 1/121 Cirque du Soleil 26 29.8 Jimmy Buffett 92.08 8,990 323,631 827,778 36/36 The Howard Rose Agency 27 29.5 Nickelback 68.36 8,462 431,538 578,431 51/51 The Agency Group 28 29.1 Rascal Flatts 41.96 12,843 693,517 538,889 54/54 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 29 28.5 Cirque du Soleil - “Quidam” 61.60 1,798 462,105 110,766 38/257 Cirque du Soleil 30 28.1 Phish 56.57 23,654 496,729 1,338,095 21/37 Paradigm 31 28.0 Neil Diamond 95.90 9,418 291,970 903,226 31/37 azoffmusic Management 32 27.5 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 51.04 4,566 538,759 233,051 118/131 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 33 27.2 Rush 79.82 9,736 340,766 777,143 35/36 Artist Group International / S.L. Feldman 34 27.1 Carrie Underwood 69.77 7,062 492,727 459,322 55/55 Creative Artists Agency 35 25.8 Paul McCartney 127.62 33,695 202,169 4,300,006 6/7 MPL Communications 36 25.8 Journey 60.57 7,745 425,953 469,091 55/57 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 37 25.4 Maná 81.70 11,932 310,236 974,885 26/30 Angelo Medina & Ulises Calleros / Music Tours 38 23.3 Vicente Fernández 127.20 11,449 183,176 1,456,250 16/19 Ralph Hauser Promotions 39 23.1 Jeff Dunham 47.70 5,765 484,276 275,000 84/91 Creative Artists Agency 40 23.1 Toby Keith 38.06 15,972 606,936 607,895 38/38 Paradigm 41 22.9 Radiohead 57.77 17,230 396,297 995,469 23/25 Creative Artists Agency 42 22.7 The Black Keys 47.39 10,886 479,004 515,909 44/48 The Agency Group 43 22.6 Neil Young & Crazy Horse 91.57 9,141 246,805 837,037 27/28 ICM Partners 44 22.2 Miranda Lambert 34.35 9,103 646,288 312,676 71/71 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 45 21.2 Enrique Iglesias / Jennifer Lopez 79.70 13,984 265,705 1,114,514 19/24 Creative Artists Agency 46 21.0 Metallica 70.42 59,675 298,375 4,202,092 5/15 Artist Group International 47 19.1 Cirque du Soleil - “Ovo” 74.34 1,812 257,364 134,728 2/142 Cirque du Soleil 48 19.1 KISS / Mötley Crüe 69.37 6,715 275,335 465,854 41/41 CAA / Artist Group International 49 18.4 Big Time Rush 35.62 7,259 515,399 258,581 71/71 ICM Partners 50 18.4 Kevin Hart 61.91 4,436 297,205 274,627 67/69 APA The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all North American shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2012. All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2013. 14 JANUARY 14, 2013 | 2 Gross Average Average Total Average Cities Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency 51 18.3 Andrea Bocelli 168.43 12,042 108,381 2,028,298 9/9 Pentagon Music Management 52 18.3 The Rolling Stones 519.17 17,644 35,288 9,160,212 2/4 Virgin Live 53 17.2 “How To Train Your Dragon Live” 48.43 2,611 355,151 126,471 19/36 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 54 17.0 Leonard Cohen 101.26 8,102 170,144 811,334 21/25 RK Management 55 16.9 The Who 85.86 9,842 196,837 845,015 20/21 AEG Live 56 16.9 Bob Dylan 70.78 4,117 238,768 291,379 58/60 Creative Artists Agency 57 16.8 Il Divo 88.50 4,039 189,830 357,447 47/56 Creative Artists Agency 58 16.4 “Vans Warped Tour” 29.78 13,448 551,357 400,516 41/41 Creative Artists Agency 59 16.1 Iron Maiden 56.32 9,857 285,866 555,172 29/30 Creative Artists Agency 60 15.4 “Gigantes Tour” / Marc Anthony / Marco Antonio Solis / Chayanne 106.99 9,596 143,938 1,026,667 15/16 Cardenas Marketing Network 61 15.0 The Beach Boys 68.40 4,386 219,289 300,000 50/53 ICM Partners 62 14.4 “American Idols Live” 56.90 5,616 252,703 319,514 45/45 Creative Artists Agency 63 14.3 The Fresh Beat Band 35.60 3,097 402,565 110,233 130/168 Creative Artists Agency 64 14.1 Def Leppard / Poison 64.80 5,307 217,592 343,902 41/41 Artist Group International 65 14.1 Barry Manilow 68.44 5,723 206,019 391,667 36/47 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 66 13.9 Cirque du Soleil - “Kooza” 79.83 1,504 174,422 120,037 1/116 Cirque du Soleil 67 13.1 One Direction 43.84 11,493 298,813 503,846 26/31 Creative Artists Agency 68 13.1 Crosby, Stills & Nash 66.43 3,180 197,163 211,252 62/69 Creative Artists Agency 69 13.0 Bryan Adams 58.43 4,450 222,488 260,000 50/51 ICM Partners 70 12.9 “Riverdance” 55.40 2,918 233,473 161,677 80/132 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 71 12.9 Blake Shelton 48.34 6,354 266,859 307,143 42/42 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 72 12.8 Russell Peters 76.03 5,805 168,353 441,379 29/39 Creative Artists Agency 73 12.8 Rod Stewart 125.05 12,795 102,359 1,600,000 8/22 Artist Group International 74 12.5 Yanni 63.90 2,540 195,618 162,338 77/84 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 75 12.4 “Honda Civic Tour” / Linkin Park 17.00 40,523 729,411 688,889 18/18 Artist Group International 76 12.4 Peter Gabriel 97.30 8,475 127,120 824,571 15/15 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 77 12.1 Willie Nelson 54.15 1,847 223,453 100,000 121/126 Creative Artists Agency 78 12.0 Train 43.25 4,955 277,456 214,286 56/57 Creative Artists Agency 79 11.9 Furthur 54.06 9,974 219,419 539,193 22/38 Paradigm 80 11.8 Jason Mraz 51.85 4,741 227,579 245,833 48/49 Paradigm 81 11.4 James Taylor 58.43 10,851 195,323 634,062 18/24 Creative Artists Agency 82 11.3 Bonnie Raitt 56.37 2,796 201,313 157,616 72/74 Monterey International 83 11.1 George Strait 67.80 13,643 163,716 925,000 12/12 The Erv Woolsey Agency 84 11.0 Sugarland 46.66 6,933 235,717 323,482 34/36 Creative Artists Agency 85 11.0 New Edition 60.24 2,898 182,602 174,603 63/64 Universal Attractions 86 10.7 Florence & The Machine 43.10 6,721 248,694 289,677 37/38 Creative Artists Agency 87 10.5 Pitbull 50.47 5,944 208,044 300,000 35/40 Creative Artists Agency 88 9.8 Ricardo Arjona 69.85 11,674 140,084 815,399 12/15 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 89 9.6 Ron White 49.97 2,084 191,751 104,141 92/188 APA 90 9.4 Gabriel Iglesias 40.17 2,364 234,005 94,949 99/123 Creative Artists Agency 91 9.4 Romeo Santos 71.93 9,286 130,006 667,954 14/16 Pablimagen 92 9.2 Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles 49.71 3,372 185,474 167,645 55/134 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 93 9.2 Luis Miguel 84.93 9,848 108,324 836,364 11/14 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 94 9.1 Juan Gabriel 67.54 33,684 134,734 2,275,000 4/15 The Sixth House 95 8.9 Jerry Seinfeld 83.00 1,449 107,228 120,270 74/134 United Talent Agency 96 8.4 Rise Against 35.72 2,833 235,162 101,205 83/85 APA 97 8.4 Wilco 50.10 3,224 167,664 161,538 52/56 High Road Touring 98 8.1 Bassnectar 36.29 4,226 223,964 153,334 53/60 Madison House 99 8.1 Tool 62.72 7,597 129,145 476,471 17/18 William Morris Endeavor Entertainment 100 8.1 Rod Stewart / Stevie Nicks 90.06 9,993 89,940 900,000 9/9 Artist Group Int’l / The Howard Rose Agency The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all North American shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2012.