TOP 100 YearEnd WORLDWIDE1 TOURS Gross/Millions Artist Average Ticket Price Average Tickets Total Tickets Average Gross Cities/Shows Agency 2020 EXCLUSIVE 1 $87.1 Elton John $130.99 17,493 664,749 $2,291,516 23/38 Rocket Music Entertainment Group 2 $71.2 Celine Dion $174.36 12,376 408,407 $2,157,894 27/33 CDA Productions 3 $58.2 Trans-Siberian Orchestra $65.76 9,733 885,740 $640,094 56/91 WME 4 $52.1 U2 $144.47 36,071 360,710 $5,211,277 7/10 Live Nation Global Touring 5 $44.6 Queen + Adam Lambert $118.39 37,648 376,477 $4,456,998 9/10 Creative Artists Agency 6 $40.3 Post Malone $134.26 13,042 299,969 $1,751,069 23/23 United Talent Agency 7 $33.6 Eagles $258.83 12,963 129,632 $3,355,265 4/10 Creative Artists Agency 8 $32.7 Jonas Brothers $89.65 12,595 365,268 $1,129,228 28/29 United Talent Agency 9 $26.3 Dead & Company $427.90 7,692 61,537 $3,291,458 3/8 WME 10 $25.5 Andrea Bocelli $185.64 12,510 137,614 $2,322,429 10/11 Klassics Music Management Limited 11 $25.3 Tool $103.80 12,169 243,388 $1,263,161 17/20 WME / International Talent Booking 12 $24.8 Michael Bublé $114.21 9,883 217,427 $1,128,717 11/22 Creative Artists Agency 13 $24.3 George Strait $170.55 15,822 142,397 $2,698,419 5/9 The Erv Woolsey Agency 14 $24.1 Madonna $276.42 2,427 87,357 $670,759 6/36 Live Nation Global Touring 15 $24.1 Aventura $136.72 12,593 176,301 $1,721,690 6/14 Global Talent Booking 16 $22.5 Cher $124.85 11,240 179,838 $1,403,270 14/16 Marshall Arts 17 $21.4 KISS $131.42 8,585 163,122 $1,128,256 19/19 CAA / International Talent Booking 18 $21.2 Ariana Grande $154.50 11,434 137,204 $1,766,522 10/12 Creative Artists Agency 19 $19.9 Maroon 5 $72.51 24,908 273,984 $1,805,931 9/11 International Talent Booking / CAA 20 $17.5 Rod Stewart $126.44 8,121 138,065 $1,026,860 9/17 Artist Group International 21 $17.3 Five Finger Death Punch $61.84 7,358 279,620 $455,038 38/38 Artist Group International / ITB 22 $17.1 The Lumineers $56.60 10,773 301,655 $609,776 24/28 Paradigm Talent Agency / ATC Live 23 $15.7 The Kelly Family $58.77 6,962 271,499 $409,112 37/39 Semmel Concerts Entertainment 24 $14.8 Billy Joel $118.45 20,865 125,190 $2,471,504 6/6 Artist Group International 25 $14.2 Phish $86.33 14,963 164,592 $1,291,713 5/11 Paradigm Talent Agency 26 $14.1 Aerosmith $213.00 4,728 66,188 $1,006,999 3/14 Creative Artists Agency 27 $13.5 Marc Anthony $112.46 9,987 119,848 $1,123,178 11/12 Cardenas Marketing Network 28 $13.1 André Rieu $91.97 8,371 142,304 $769,838 15/17 André Rieu Productions 29 $11.9 The World of Hans Zimmer $64.65 8,740 183,540 $565,022 21/21 WME 30 $10.9 Jeff Dunham $51.67 6,035 211,208 $311,816 34/35 Creative Artists Agency 31 $10.8 Blake Shelton $80.11 11,262 135,144 $902,218 12/12 Paradigm Talent Agency 32 $10.8 Daddy Yankee $71.72 13,717 150,888 $983,834 2/11 Cardenas Marketing Network 33 $10.7 Backstreet Boys $75.82 14,069 140,694 $1,066,761 5/10 WME 34 $10.3 Bad Bunny $94.62 13,641 109,124 $1,290,628 8/8 United Talent Agency 35 $10.3 Shawn Mendes $68.99 13,564 149,208 $935,801 8/11 Paradigm Talent Agency 36 $10.2 Miranda Lambert $73.88 8,092 137,567 $597,823 17/17 WME 37 $10.1 Slipknot $67.10 11,610 150,931 $778,981 13/13 Creative Artists Agency 38 $9.83 Jo Koy $56.62 4,134 173,637 $234,093 32/42 Creative Artists Agency 39 $9.72 Jerry Seinfeld $114.89 2,728 84,562 $313,401 17/31 ICM Partners 40 $9.42 Mariah Carey $132.05 3,965 71,363 $523,534 9/18 Creative Artists Agency 41 $9.34 The Script $58.12 11,475 160,645 $666,913 14/14 Creative Artists Agency 42 $8.95 Mannheim Steamroller $63.14 2,053 141,686 $129,650 60/69 WME 43 $7.80 Bryan Adams $73.54 8,833 105,994 $649,594 12/12 The Leighton-Pope Organisation 44 $7.70 Ricky Martin $82.40 7,783 93,392 $641,265 8/12 Creative Artists Agency 45 $7.35 The 1975 $53.32 10,598 137,779 $565,103 13/13 Primary Talent International 46 $7.24 Pentatonix $69.60 4,960 104,156 $345,192 16/21 Creative Artists Agency 47 $6.59 Garth Brooks $94.10 70,000 70,000 $6,586,650 1/ 1 WME 48 $6.36 Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizarraga $85.42 10,644 74,507 $909,159 5/7 Banda MS 49 $6.25 Luke Combs $43.92 12,928 142,210 $567,774 10/11 Creative Artists Agency 50 $6.23 Jim Gaffigan $51.97 3,745 119,840 $194,621 24/32 United Talent Agency The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all Worldwide shows worked between 11/21/19 to 11/18/20. All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR. Copyright 2020. 22 | DECEMBER 14, 2020 TOP 100 YearEnd WORLDWIDE1 TOURS Gross/Millions Artist Average Ticket Price Average Tickets Total Tickets Average Gross Cities/Shows Agency EXCLUSIVE 2020 EXCLUSIVE 51 $5.80 Cold Chisel $84.69 13,659 68,294 $1,156,788 4/5 John Watson Management 52 $5.75 Gabriel Iglesias $58.58 4,677 98,207 $273,945 14/21 Creative Artists Agency 53 $5.52 Bert Kreischer $58.42 1,390 94,513 $81,196 41/68 United Talent Agency 54 $5.51 Lady Gaga $337.43 5,447 16,340 $1,837,884 1/3 Creative Artists Agency 55 $5.44 Jack Whitehall $54.66 5,854 99,526 $320,006 12/17 Creative Artists Agency 56 $5.36 “Hits Deep Tour” / TobyMac $36.15 6,443 148,187 $232,915 22/23 Creative Artists Agency 57 $5.24 “Drive-In Theater Tour Series” $32.38 1,191 161,924 $38,549 136/136 Awakening Events 58 $5.24 Soda Stereo $50.26 26,045 104,179 $1,309,042 4/4 Sony Music 59 $5.15 “Das Grosse Schlagerfest”/Florian Silbereisen $65.46 6,053 78,683 $396,173 13/13 Semmel Concerts Entertainment 60 $5.11 Eros Ramazzotti $65.70 4,870 77,918 $319,967 16/16 Paramount Entertainment 61 $5.04 Illenium $50.25 5,284 100,398 $265,520 17/19 United Talent Agency 62 $4.94 Alejandro Fernández $56.15 9,781 88,026 $549,195 5/9 Star Productions S.C. 63 $4.93 Dermot Kennedy $34.16 3,008 144,386 $102,744 45/48 Creative Artists Agency 64 $4.93 Sebastian Maniscalco $75.37 2,336 65,413 $176,066 11/28 United Talent Agency 65 $4.82 “Winter Jam” / Crowder $21.69 7,165 222,108 $155,411 31/31 Premier Productions 66 $4.76 Khalid $78.36 12,142 60,712 $951,462 4/5 ICM Partners 67 $4.73 Halsey $46.94 6,287 100,594 $295,962 16/16 Paradigm Talent Agency 68 $4.42 “Night Of The Proms”/Alan Parsons Live Project $57.83 19,093 76,371 $1,104,112 4/4 Artist Group International 69 $4.34 Deadmau5 $51.20 4,239 84,780 $217,052 12/20 United Talent Agency 70 $4.27 Korn / Breaking Benjamin $59.02 6,582 72,400 $388,454 11/11 Creative Artists Agency 71 $4.23 Van Morrison $217.88 3,882 19,409 $845,779 2/5 Paradigm Talent Agency 72 $4.19 Stereophonics $57.79 10,351 72,459 $598,250 6/7 Paradigm Talent Agency 73 $4.18 Willie Nelson $76.81 2,475 54,454 $190,127 19/22 Creative Artists Agency 74 $4.16 Christina Aguilera $102.39 3,697 40,667 $378,539 7/11 Creative Artists Agency 75 $4.11 Serrat y Sabina $72.35 11,366 56,831 $822,360 4/5 Sony Music 76 $4.08 Shania Twain $128.99 3,950 31,599 $509,500 4/8 Creative Artists Agency 77 $3.98 Jason Aldean $93.40 7,103 42,618 $663,438 4/6 WME 78 $3.97 Brantley Gilbert $49.11 4,755 80,828 $233,493 17/17 Creative Artists Agency 79 $3.96 Pete Tong Ibiza Classics $86.86 6,514 45,596 $565,781 6/7 WME 80 $3.94 Rex Orange County $38.80 3,176 101,617 $123,218 26/32 Paradigm Talent Agency / WME 81 $3.82 Silbermond $45.46 4,679 84,219 $212,689 17/18 Undercover 82 $3.76 Maná $94.38 13,294 39,881 $1,254,599 3/3 Angelo Medina Group 83 $3.72 Kaiser Chiefs $47.88 3,531 77,692 $169,098 21/22 WME 84 $3.61 Lewis Capaldi $39.71 7,586 91,033 $301,224 9/12 WME 85 $3.59 Shin Lim $76.69 1,266 46,840 $97,083 17/37 Celebrity Talent International 86 $3.57 Xavier Naidoo $66.13 13,494 53,976 $892,312 4/4 AAE Music 87 $3.54 Zac Brown Band $67.09 8,802 52,813 $590,533 6/6 WME 88 $3.38 Bob Dylan $108.82 2,827 31,099 $307,646 3/11 Creative Artists Agency 89 $3.38 Café Tacvba $38.45 17,599 87,997 $676,704 5/5 WME 90 $3.37 MercyMe $45.15 5,331 74,636 $240,713 14/14 WME 91 $3.34 A-ha $76.46 5,464 43,712 $417,792 8/8 13 Artusts 92 $3.27 “90’s Pop Tour” / OV7 $43.05 15,205 76,026 $654,582 4/5 BOBO 93 $3.25 Mika $50.62 3,779 64,243 $191,311 17/17 Paradigm Talent Agency 94 $3.18 Straight No Chaser $52.39 2,245 60,611 $117,602 21/27 ICM Partners 95 $3.16 Little Big Town $75.98 2,599 41,584 $197,470 10/16 Creative Artists Agency 96 $3.15 Jill Scott $92.21 2,848 34,173 $262,580 12/ 12 CLG - Cara Lewis Group 97 $3.06 Bart Peeters $37.76 5,790 81,065 $218,671 3/14 AAE Music 98 $3.05 Trevor Noah $61.95 7,038 49,268 $436,002 7/7 Creative Artists Agency 99 $3.00 Paul Kelly $78.12 9,602 38,407 $750,059 4/4 WME 100 $2.95 Keith Urban $149.70 2,817 19,717 $421,674 3/7 CAA / The Leighton-Pope Organisation TheThe annual annual POLLSTAR POLLSTAR ranking ranking of of the the concert concert industry’s industry’s top top performing performing artists artists is is tabulated tabulated for for all all Worldwide Worldwide shows shows worked worked between between 11/22/18 11/21/19 and to 11/18/20.