Gross Average Average Total Average Cities Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency 1 277.3 Taylor Swift 124.99 80,322 2,168,706 10,271,531 27/40 Messina Touring Group 2 166.4 Jay-Z / Beyoncé 128.23 54,085 1,298,038 6,935,409 24/30 Live Nation 3 166.0 Eagles 172.13 21,428 964,245 3,688,308 45/53 Creative Artists Agency 4 114.4 Kenny Chesney 88.15 32,443 1,297,731 2,860,007 40/42 Dale Morris & Associates 5 110.0 Justin Timberlake 138.87 19,795 791,780 2,748,832 40/50 WME 6 105.0 Ed Sheeran 92.42 54,119 1,136,497 5,001,537 21/24 Paradigm Talent Agency 7 97.8 Journey / Def Leppard 97.79 17,246 1,000,272 1,686,460 58/60 CAA / Artist Group International 8 95.3 Pink 138.46 18,120 688,558 2,508,798 38/46 Marshall Arts 9 88.3 “Springsteen On Broadway” 508.93 4,231 173,461 2,153,146 41/183 Thrill Hill Productions 10 79.0 Drake 116.46 35,706 678,410 4,158,145 19/43 WME 11 73.3 Luke Bryan 73.66 19,893 994,648 1,465,269 50/51 WME 12 61.5 U2 140.39 25,768 438,059 3,617,680 17/27 Live Nation Global Touring 13 60.6 Bruno Mars 133.41 26,730 454,415 3,566,036 17/31 WME 14 59.4 Luis Miguel 110.28 11,976 538,901 1,320,654 45/64 WME 15 58.7 Billy Joel 120.94 23,121 485,533 2,796,155 21/21 Artist Group International 16 53.7 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 58.04 16,234 925,345 942,297 57/94 WME 17 48.5 Kevin Hart 73.48 11,185 659,908 821,856 59/62 WME 18 47.7 Dave Matthews Band 66.53 19,365 716,489 1,288,333 37/46 Paradigm Talent Agency 19 46.3 Dead & Company 76.82 20,801 603,225 1,597,977 29/34 WME 20 45.6 Shania Twain 85.80 12,642 530,979 1,084,719 42/46 Creative Artists Agency 21 42.9 Foo Fighters 75.62 18,894 566,814 1,428,743 30/33 WME 22 40.3 Cirque du Soleil - “Lúzia” 88.30 13,438 456,875 1,186,511 34/279 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 23 39.0 Keith Urban 64.17 10,477 607,650 672,284 58/62 Creative Artists Agency 24 38.9 Phish 67.40 36,101 577,620 2,433,347 16/38 Paradigm Talent Agency 25 38.7 Cirque du Soleil - “Crystal” 58.84 19,348 657,831 1,138,449 34/249 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 26 38.1 Imagine Dragons 58.11 17,234 654,905 1,001,485 38/41 Paradigm Talent Agency 27 38.0 Phil Collins 144.35 13,848 263,105 1,998,946 19/20 Solo Agency 28 36.6 Romeo Santos 93.44 11,513 391,457 1,075,829 34/38 Johnny Marines Enterprises 29 35.3 Sam Smith 75.09 12,039 469,522 903,966 39/41 WME 30 34.0 Fleetwood Mac 129.48 12,492 262,333 1,617,438 21/21 Creative Artists Agency 31 33.7 Elton John 136.16 20,663 247,960 2,813,597 12/17 The Howard Rose Agency 32 33.7 Jason Aldean 53.91 17,884 625,929 964,086 35/35 WME 33 33.7 Jennifer Lopez 195.79 3,830 172,332 749,787 1/45 Creative Artists Agency 34 33.2 Andrea Bocelli 173.00 14,762 191,911 2,553,874 13/14 Klassics Music Management Limited 35 32.8 Chris Stapleton 59.87 14,408 547,497 862,665 38/39 WME 36 31.9 Zac Brown Band 57.76 26,318 552,674 1,520,203 21/25 Creative Artists Agency 37 31.6 Bon Jovi 102.16 14,717 309,048 1,503,501 21/24 Creative Artists Agency 38 31.3 Maroon 5 100.12 13,597 312,720 1,361,349 23/25 WME 39 30.8 Harry Styles 76.78 18,228 401,010 1,399,446 22/25 Creative Artists Agency 40 30.4 Kid Rock 72.63 12,295 418,013 892,894 34/36 Creative Artists Agency 41 27.5 Paul Simon 98.07 13,329 279,919 1,307,250 21/24 Creative Artists Agency 42 27.2 Lynyrd Skynyrd 51.16 13,629 531,514 697,196 39/39 WME 43 26.7 Metallica 126.82 16,197 210,556 2,054,032 13/13 Artist Group International 44 25.8 Rod Stewart 83.58 11,417 308,266 954,282 27/28 Artist Group International 45 25.2 J. Cole 80.80 9,178 312,068 741,576 34/34 ICM Partners 46 25.1 Cirque du Soleil - “Volta” 82.78 12,110 302,756 1,002,483 25/191 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 47 25.0 Shakira 113.30 12,976 220,588 1,470,137 17/18 Creative Artists Agency 48 24.6 Katy Perry 88.35 13,927 278,535 1,230,429 20/23 Creative Artists Agency 49 24.6 Steve Martin / Martin Short 112.25 3,368 218,895 378,021 65/71 WME 50 24.2 Jay-Z 103.07 15,673 235,097 1,615,352 15/17 Live Nation 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. Gross Average Average Total Average Cities Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency 51 23.8 Pearl Jam 89.35 66,550 266,198 5,946,451 4/7 WME 52 22.3 Panic! At The Disco 59.64 12,871 373,257 767,592 29/29 Creative Artists Agency 53 21.8 Cirque du Soleil - “Corteo” 63.48 14,320 343,683 908,976 24/156 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 54 21.6 Ozuna 75.55 11,032 286,824 833,484 26/27 Saavedra Booking 55 21.5 Sebastian Maniscalco 80.78 6,656 266,244 537,671 40/82 United Talent Agency 56 21.3 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 77.80 10,146 273,952 789,394 27/28 Creative Artists Agency 57 21.8 James Taylor 90.17 9,825 235,807 885,958 24/25 Creative Artists Agency 58 21.1 The Smashing Pumpkins 79.41 7,377 265,584 585,801 36/38 Artist Group International 59 21.0 Jeff Dunham 49.58 6,403 422,614 317,503 66/68 United Talent Agency 60 20.9 Post Malone 59.99 12,423 347,851 745,280 28/30 United Talent Agency 61 20.5 Bad Bunny 69.70 7,529 293,623 524,783 39/43 Cardenas Marketing Network 62 19.9 Thomas Rhett 66.11 9,704 300,839 641,574 31/32 WME 63 19.8 Jerry Seinfeld 100.61 3,576 196,706 359,829 55/73 ICM Partners 64 19.4 “Vans Warped Tour” 35.77 14,287 542,908 511,062 38/38 Creative Artists Agency 65 19.0 The Killers 57.53 13,227 330,675 760,923 25/27 WME 66 18.9 “The Illusionists” 59.80 4,216 316,209 252,121 75/189 WME 67 18.8 Steely Dan / Doobie Brothers 61.90 8,004 304,170 495,473 38/38 Creative Artists Agency 68 18.6 Depeche Mode 76.71 24,257 242,565 1,860,796 10/11 WME 69 18.2 Lady Gaga 118.29 14,012 154,134 1,657,461 11/11 Creative Artists Agency 70 18.0 David Byrne 73.07 3,371 246,055 246,288 73/ 81 WME 71 17.8 Demi Lovato 75.13 11,863 237,269 891,244 20/20 Creative Artists Agency 72 17.3 Jimmy Buffett 97.10 13,714 178,283 1,331,633 13/13 The Howard Rose Agency 73 17.0 George Strait 141.45 30,129 120,516 4,261,825 4/7 The Erv Woolsey Agency 74 16.8 Pentatonix 39.48 8,970 403,828 354,153 46/54 Creative Artists Agency 75 16.6 Maluma 85.17 9,264 194,552 789,080 21/22 Creative Artists Agency 76 16.6 Jeff Lynne’s ELO 115.57 15,928 143,348 1,840,710 9/11 Creative Artists Agency 77 16.3 Jim Gaffigan 55.52 5,335 293,443 296,236 55/71 United Talent Agency 78 16.2 Ozzy Osbourne 61.33 15,494 263,398 950,324 17/17 Creative Artists Agency 79 16.1 Willie Nelson 66.81 5,123 240,767 342,229 47/50 Creative Artists Agency 80 15.8 “Marvel Universe Live!” 37.43 30,106 421,485 1,126,771 14/95 Feld Entertainment 81 15.6 Five Finger Death Punch / Breaking Benjamin 36.97 11,413 422,268 421,980 37/37 WME 82 15.5 Lana Del Rey 75.02 8,960 206,075 672,153 23/23 Creative Artists Agency 83 14.8 Chris Brown 43.90 14,027 336,646 615,820 24/24 Chris Brown Entertainment 84 14.4 Backstreet Boys 138.37 3,460 103,813 478,834 1/30 WME 85 14.2 Gloria Trevi / Alejandra Guzman 62.74 9,070 226,756 569,049 25/28 The Sixth House 86 14.1 Britney Spears 219.82 8,018 64,140 1,762,406 8/17 Creative Artists Agency 87 14.0 Miranda Lambert 58.47 9,972 239,327 583,099 24/24 WME 88 14.0 Blake Shelton 78.17 12,758 178,612 997,285 14/14 Messina Touring Group 89 13.7 Radiohead 80.52 21,291 170,328 1,714,338 8/13 Creative Artists Agency 90 13.6 Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga 76.03 9,959 179,260 757,202 18/22 Banda MS 91 13.2 Niall Horan 48.60 7,329 271,177 356,182 37/40 Creative Artists Agency 92 13.1 “Paw Patrol Live!” 44.49 8,685 295,303 386,398 34/139 VStar Entertainment Group 93 13.1 “TDE: The Championship Tour” / Kendrick Lamar 65.76 14,249 199,480 936,985 14/15 WME 94 12.9 Godsmack / Shinedown 37.65 9,803 343,090 369,057 35/35 WME 95 12.8 The Tenderloins 59.21 5,697 216,497 337,316 38/50 United Talent Agency 96 12.6 Timbiriche 71.29 8,426 176,947 600,673 21/27 Seitrack US 97 12.6 Katt Williams 71.13 7,373 176,941 524,404 24/27 ICM Partners 98 12.6 Gabriel Iglesias 60.24 4,093 208,768 246,609 51/70 Creative Artists Agency 99 12.5 “Lit AF Tour” / Martin Lawrence 63.85 10,341 196,477 660,315 19/20 ICM Partners 100 12.4 Cirque Du Soleil “Sep7imo Dia” 397.96 5,212 31,271 2,074,124 6/42 Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group 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.