2018 Worldwide Top 100 Tours Chart
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Gross Average Average Total Average Cities Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency 1 432.4 Ed Sheeran 88.96 91,707 4,860,482 8,158,469 53/94 Paradigm Talent Agency / CAA 2 345.1 Taylor Swift 119.44 80,247 2,888,892 9,584,751 36/53 Messina Touring Group 3 254.1 Jay-Z / Beyoncé 117.13 55,617 2,169,050 6,514,121 39/48 Live Nation 4 169.2 Pink 131.59 28,565 1,285,411 3,758,925 45/88 Marshall Arts 5 167.6 Bruno Mars 129.89 33,088 1,290,438 4,297,767 39/75 WME 6 166.0 Eagles 172.13 21,428 964,245 3,688,308 45/53 Creative Artists Agency 7 151.0 Justin Timberlake 126.43 20,227 1,193,365 2,557,207 59/77 WME 8 131.3 Roger Waters 90.60 24,979 1,448,771 2,263,095 58/84 Sensible Events 9 126.2 U2 136.12 30,901 927,034 4,206,293 30/59 Live Nation Global Touring 10 116.6 The Rolling Stones 155.26 57,76 750,914 8,968,276 13/14 Concerts West 11 114.4 Kenny Chesney 88.15 32,443 1,297,731 2,860,007 40/42 Dale Morris & Associates 12 97.8 Journey / Def Leppard 97.79 17,246 1,000,272 1,686,460 58/60 CAA / Artist Group International 13 88.3 "Springsteen On Broadway" 508.93 4,231 173,461 2,153,146 41/183 Thrill Hill Productions 14 87.3 Foo Fighters 83.48 26,814 1,045,728 2,238,376 39/43 WME 15 84.0 Sam Smith 78.42 13,909 1,070,957 1,090,707 77/94 WME / Creative Artists Agency 16 82.4 Guns N' Roses 106.11 35,318 776,987 3,747,623 22/24 International Talent Booking 17 79.0 Drake 116.46 35,706 678,410 4,158,145 19/43 WME 18 76.4 Helene Fischer 84.95 40,864 899,004 3,471,297 22/49 Semmel Concerts 19 75.5 Phil Collins 124.26 18,959 606,694 2,355,816 32/34 Solo Agency 20 74.2 Depeche Mode 85.13 19,804 871,375 1,685,866 44/50 WME 21 73.3 Luke Bryan 73.66 19,893 994,648 1,465,269 50/51 WME 22 70.3 Billy Joel 122.80 24,908 572,875 3,058,549 23/23 Artist Group International 23 67.4 Imagine Dragons 59.53 15,719 1,131,769 935,691 72/77 Paradigm Talent Agency / CODA 24 67.3 Metallica 112.35 18,723 599,136 2,103,576 32/37 Artist Group International / K2 Agency 25 65.2 Celine Dion 212.66 20,439 306,581 4,346,577 15/34 CDA Productions 26 61.5 Luis Miguel 109.68 12,192 560,820 1,337,166 46/66 WME 27 59.6 Harry Styles 78.70 13,533 757,843 1,065,006 56/60 Creative Artists Agency 28 57.1 André Rieu 88.50 10,757 645,408 952,000 60/88 André Rieu Productions 29 55.3 Katy Perry 87.30 15,459 633,837 1,349,61 41/52 Creative Artists Agency 30 54.3 Britney Spears 208.38 13,027 260,531 2,714,444 20/32 Creative Artists Agency 31 53.7 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 58.04 16,234 925,345 942,297 57/94 WME 32 52.1 Cirque du Soleil - "Totem" 82.39 19,178 632,879 1,580,069 33/289 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 33 51.5 Kevin Hart 73.32 11,159 703,020 818,225 63/66 WME 34 51.5 Shania Twain 86.35 12,978 596,972 1,120,595 46/52 Creative Artists Agency 35 47.7 Dave Matthews Band 66.53 19,365 716,489 1,288,333 37/46 Paradigm Talent Agency 36 46.3 Dead & Company 76.82 20,801 603,225 1,597,977 29/34 WME 37 42.9 The Killers 67.15 13,026 638,283 874,741 49/53 WME 38 42.3 Romeo Santos 93.22 12,251 453,303 1,142,040 37/44 Johnny Marines Enterprises 39 40.7 Shakira 94.10 17,310 432,761 1,628,859 25/28 Creative Artists Agency 40 40.3 Cirque du Soleil - "Lúzia" 88.30 13,438 456,875 1,186,511 34/279 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 41 39.7 Queen + Adam Lambert 116.94 13,049 339,281 1,525,990 26/37 Creative Artists Agency 42 39.0 Keith Urban 64.17 10,477 607,650 672,284 58/62 Creative Artists Agency 43 38.9 Phish 67.40 36,101 577,620 2,433,347 16/38 Paradigm Talent Agency 44 38.7 Cirque du Soleil - "Crystal" 58.84 19,348 657,831 1,138,449 34/249 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 45 38.2 Andrea Bocelli 164.65 14,489 231,831 2,385,625 16/18 Klassics Music Management Limited 46 37.9 Paul McCartney 155.74 27,067 243,606 4,215,520 9/11 Marshall Arts 47 37.5 Elton John 134.81 18,541 278,116 2,499,572 15/20 Howard Rose Agency / Rocket Music Ent. Group 48 37.5 Iron Maiden 90.31 20,755 415,094 1,874,370 20/24 K2 Agency 49 36.6 Cirque du Soleil - "Ovo" 69.72 15,445 525,113 1,076,810 34/262 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 50 34.0 Fleetwood Mac 129.48 12,492 262,333 1,617,438 21/21 Creative Artists Agency The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all Worldwide shows worked between November 23, 2017 and November 21, 2018. All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR™. Copyright 2018. DECEMBER 24, 2018 | 13 Gross Average Average Total Average Cities Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency 51 33.7 Jason Aldean 53.91 17,884 625,929 964,086 35/35 WME 52 33.7 Jennifer Lopez 195.79 3,830 172,332 749,787 1/45 Creative Artists Agency 53 32.7 Chris Stapleton 59.87 14,408 547,497 862,665 38/39 WME 54 32.7 Pearl Jam 89.61 52,075 364,524 4,666,506 7/11 WME / International Talent Booking 55 31.9 Zac Brown Band 57.76 26,318 552,674 1,520,203 21/25 Creative Artists Agency 56 31.6 Bon Jovi 102.16 14,717 309,048 1,503,501 21/24 Creative Artists Agency 57 31.3 Maroon 5 100.12 13,597 312,720 1,361,349 23/25 WME 58 31.1 Paul Simon 99.53 13,582 312,382 1,351,761 23/27 Creative Artists Agency 59 30.4 Kid Rock 72.63 12,295 418,013 892,894 34/36 Creative Artists Agency 60 29.6 Kendrick Lamar 88.25 17,627 334,914 1,555,558 19/23 WME 61 28.4 Radiohead 85.25 23,826 333,566 2,031,278 14/19 Creative Artists Agency 62 28.3 Scorpions 79.90 7,868 354,039 628,588 45/45 APA / International Talent Booking 63 27.6 Rod Stewart 84.74 11,230 325,668 951,577 29/30 Artist Group International 64 27.2 Lynyrd Skynyrd 51.16 13,629 531,514 697,196 39/39 WME 65 27.1 Lady Gaga 105.44 15,115 256,949 1,593,720 17/19 Creative Artists Agency 66 26.9 J. Cole 80.38 9,031 334,149 725,932 37/39 ICM Partners 67 25.3 Ozzy Osbourne 63.33 14,776 398,944 935,697 2727 Creative Artists Agency 68 25.3 Thirty Seconds To Mars 51.17 7,368 493,653 377,030 67/67 Creative Artists Agency 69 25.1 Cirque du Soleil - "Volta" 82.78 12,110 302,756 1,002,483 25/191 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 70 24.9 Panic! At The Disco 59.97 12,210 415,152 732,268 34/34 Creative Artists Agency 71 24.8 Jeff Dunham 51.15 6,069 485,504 310,397 80/82 United Talent Agency 72 24.7 Niall Horan 53.70 6,143 460,743 329,906 75/81 Creative Artists Agency 73 24.7 Bryan Adams 67.76 8,102 364,572 549,001 45/48 Patriot Artists Agency / Feldman Agency / LPO 74 24.7 Cher 135.85 10,097 181,746 1,371,679 18/43 Marshall Arts 75 24.6 Steve Martin / Martin Short 112.25 3,368 218,895 378,021 65/71 WME 76 24.2 Jay-Z 103.07 15,673 235,097 1,615,352 15/17 Live Nation 77 24.1 Demi Lovato 68.22 8,821 352,842 601,769 40/41 Creative Artists Agency 78 23.1 Sting / Shaggy 83.14 5,448 277,839 452,956 51/53 Creative Artists Agency / ICM Partners 79 23.0 Cirque du Soleil - "Kooza" 95.23 11,481 241,092 1,093,255 21/176 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 80 22.7 James Taylor 89.65 8,737 253,375 783,269 29/30 Creative Artists Agency 81 22.5 Lana Del Rey 74.28 9,479 303,328 704,117 32/32 CAA / Primary Talent International 82 22.2 David Byrne 70.45 3,319 315,301 233,821 95/104 WME 83 22.0 Cirque du Soleil - "Amaluna" 91.60 13,318 239,728 1,219,999 18/163 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 84 21.8 Cirque du Soleil - "Corteo" 63.48 14,320 343,683 908,976 24/156 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 85 21.7 The Kelly Family 61.40 9,051 353,004 555,711 39/42 Denis Vaughan Management 86 21.7 Ozuna 75.55 11,032 286,824 833,484 26/27 Saavedra Booking 87 21.5 Maluma 84.03 9,154 256,311 769,223 28/29 Creative Artists Agency 88 21.5 Sebastian Maniscalco 80.78 6,656 266,244 537,671 40/82 United Talent Agency 89 21.4 Jeff Lynne's ELO 111.13 13,778 192,897 1,531,169 14/16 CAA / GLP - Georg Leitner Productions 90 21.3 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 77.80 10,146 273,952 789,394 27/28 Creative Artists Agency 91 21.1 The Smashing Pumpkins 79.41 7,377 265,584 585,801 36/38 Artist Group International 92 21.0 The Illusionists 53.78 5,074 390,719 272,906 77/229 WME 93 20.9 Post Malone 59.99 12,423 347,851 745,280 28/30 United Talent Agency 94 20.5 Bad Bunny 69.70 7,529 293,623 524,783 39/43 Cardenas Marketing Network 95 20.1 The Script 59.94 7,630 335,708 457,339 44/49 Creative Artists Agency 96 19.9 Thomas Rhett 66.11 9,704 300,839 641,574 31/32 WME 97 19.8 Jerry Seinfeld 100.61 3,576 196,706 359,829 55/73 ICM Partners 98 19.5 "Soy Luna Live" 71.15 7,201 273,634 512,352 38/49 Ozono Producciones 99 19.4 "Vans Warped Tour" 35.77 14,287 542,908 511,062 38/38 Creative Artists Agency 100 18.8 Steely Dan / Doobie Brothers 61.90 8,004 304,170 495,473 38/38 Creative Artists Agency The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all Worldwide shows worked between November 23, 2017 and November 21, 2018.