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List of highest-grossing concert tours

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The following is a list of concert tours that have generated the most gross income. The data and rankings come largely from reports made by trade publications Billboard and Pollstar. Billboard, which launched the boxscore ranking in 1975 through Amusement Business, has featured the ranking on its own magazine since October 3, 1981. Pollstar began reporting data on November 29, 1981, but it has relatively little information about pre-2000 tours. In the 21st century, tour revenue skyrocketed, as record sales collapsed and musicians began relying on live shows for their income.

The first tours to surpass $100 million were Michael Jackson's Bad World Tour and Pink Floyd's Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour, both running from 1987 until 1989. Tina Turner became the first female act to achieve the feat, with her Wildest Dreams Tour (1996–1997). Pollstar estimated that Taylor Swift's Eras Tour was the first to collect $1 billion in 2023, though Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour became the first to officially report the number in August 2024. The Eras Tour concluded in December 2024 with $2.07 billion, becoming the first tour to reach $2 billion.

The Rolling Stones set the all-time record for touring revenue three times (1990, 1995 and 2006), more than any other act. Their Voodoo Lounge Tour remained the highest-grossing tour of all time for 11 years (1995–2006), longer than any other record-holder. They are the only musicians to achieve the highest-grossing tour of the decade twice, in the 1990s and the 2000s. The Rolling Stones and U2 have mounted the highest-grossing tour of the year eight times each, more than any other act. Some of the highest-grossing tours had extensive schedules. Inside the Top 20, Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road is the longest (330 shows in five years), while Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is the shortest (56 shows in a single year).

Highest-grossing tours

Indicates a tour with dates split between two different calendar decades

File:ColdplayManch030623 (92 of 118) (52950415874).jpg|Coldplay on the Music of the Spheres World Tour File:Elton John and rain in Sydney Jan 18 2023.jpg|Elton John on the Farewell Yellow Brick Road File:Ed Sheeran in Philadelphia 01 (cropped).jpg|Ed Sheeran on the +−=÷× Tour

RankPeakActual grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleYearShowsAverage
grossRef.1234567891011121314151617181920
1$2,077,618,725$2023–2024149$
2$1,524,423,018$ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World Tour2022–2025223$title=Coldplay Tour Historyurl=https://www.pollstar.com/artists/coldplay-43809url-access=subscriptionurl-status=livearchive-url=https://archive.today/20251118184912/https://www.pollstar.com/artists/coldplay-43809archive-date=November 18, 2025access-date=November 18, 2025magazine=Pollstarpublisher=Oak View Grouplocation=United Statesissn=1067-6945}}
1$939,100,000$Farewell Yellow Brick Road2018–2023330$url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/elton-john-farewell-tour-ends-939-million/title=Elton John's Farewell Tour Comes to an End With $939 Million and 6 Million Ticketsmagazine=Billboardfirst=Ericlast=Frankenbergdate=July 13, 2023access-date=August 25, 2023}}
4$875,700,000$2022–2025169$date=September 18, 2025title=Ed Sheeran's Last Tour Was His Biggest of All Time — His Latest Was Even Biggerurl=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-divide-tour-was-biggest-mathematics-tour-bigger/url-status=livearchive-url=https://archive.today/20250918171802/https://www.billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-divide-tour-was-biggest-mathematics-tour-bigger/archive-date=September 18, 2025access-date=September 18, 2025magazine=Billboard}}
1$776,200,000$2017–2019255$
1$736,421,586$U2360° Tour2009–2011110$url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-year-in-touring-1158342/title=The Year In Touringfirst=Raylast=Waddelldate=December 8, 2011magazine=Billboardaccess-date=August 25, 2023}}
6$729,700,000$E Street Band2023–2025 Tour2023–2025129$date=July 16, 2025title=Bruce Springsteen Is Bigger Than Ever As His Latest Tour Earns Over $700 Millionurl=https://www.billboard.com/pro/bruce-springsteen-tour-earn-700-million/url-status=livearchive-url=https://archive.today/20250716214618/https://www.billboard.com/pro/bruce-springsteen-tour-earn-700-million/archive-date=July 16, 2025access-date=July 16, 2025magazine=Billboard}}
8$693,269,933$After Hours til Dawn Tour2022–2025110$
4$617,325,000$Love On Tour2021–2023169$
8$584,700,000$PinkSummer Carnival2023–202497$
3$584,200,000$Guns N' RosesNot in This Lifetime... Tour2016–2019158$3,697,468
7$579,879,268$BeyoncéRenaissance World Tour202356$
13$563,000,000$RammsteinStadium Tour2019–2024141$
1$558,255,524$2005–2007144$
5$546,500,000$No Filter Tour2017–202158$
3$523,033,675$Coldplay2016–2017114$date=November 17, 2017title=Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams Is Third Highest Grossing World Tour Everurl=https://www.billboard.com/pro/coldplay-head-full-dreams-tour-third-highest-grossing-ever/url-status=livearchive-url=https://archive.today/20220617144520/https://www.billboard.com/pro/coldplay-head-full-dreams-tour-third-highest-grossing-ever/archive-date=June 17, 2022access-date=June 17, 2022magazine=Billboard}}
17$517,500,000$MetallicaM72 World Tour2023–202570$
3$459,000,000$2010–2013219$
3$441,900,000$AC/DCBlack Ice World Tour2008–2010165$url=https://news.pollstar.com/2019/07/31/ed-sheeran-concludes-divide-tour-sets-all-time-touring-record-at-775-6m-2/title=Ed Sheeran Concludes 'Divide' Tour, Sets All-Time Touring Record At $775.6mfirst=Franciscolast=Rendondate=July 31, 2019work=Pollstaraccess-date=August 27, 2023}}
8$430,000,000$MetallicaWorldWired Tour2016–2019143$

Timeline of the highest-grossing tour

YearRecord grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleRef.198419851989199019941995200620072011201920232024
$75,000,000$Victory Tour
$90,000,000$E Street BandBorn in the U.S.A. Tour
$125,000,000$Bad World Tour
$135,000,000$Pink Floyd
$175,000,000$Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle Tour
$250,000,000$Pink Floyd
$320,000,000$Voodoo Lounge Tour
$333,000,000$U2Vertigo Tour
$437,000,000$
$558,255,524$
$736,421,586$U2360° Tour
$776,200,000$
$939,100,000$Farewell Yellow Brick Road
$1,039,263,762$
$2,077,618,725$

Highest-grossing tours by decade

1980s

File:Pink Floyd (1989).jpg|Pink Floyd on the Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour File:Michael Jackson1 1988.jpg|Michael Jackson on the Bad World Tour File:David Bowie (1987) (cropped).jpg|David Bowie on the Glass Spider Tour

RankActual grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleYearShowsAverage
grossRef.12345678910
$135,000,000$Pink Floyd1987–1989197$url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EwNFJqGbpRwC&pg=PA330title=Stories Done: Writings on the 1960s and Its Discontentspage=330publisher=Simon & Schusterfirst=Mikallast=Gilmoreyear= 2008isbn=978-1-4165-9453-6accessdate=April 30, 2011}}
$125,000,000$Bad World Tour1987–1989123$url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-27-ca-1672-story.htmltitle=A New Stage for Michael Jacksonwork=Los Angeles Timesfirst=Paullast=Greindate=January 27, 1989archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015230350/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-01-27-ca-1672-story.htmlarchive-date=October 15, 2019access-date=August 26, 2023}}
$98,000,000$Steel Wheels Tour198960$
$90,000,000$E Street BandBorn in the U.S.A. Tour1984–1985156$url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1582825,00.htmltitle=The Boss's Thunder Road to Richesmagazine=Timefirst=Janicelast=Castrodate=January 26, 2007archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228234228/http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1582825,00.htmlarchive-date=February 28, 2021url-status=liveaccess-date=August 26, 2023}}
$86,000,000$Glass Spider Tour198786$
$75,000,000$Victory Tour198455$url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wLMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7118,3483908title=Controversial Jacksons tour closes as top-grossing rock caravanfirst=Carolynlast=Skorneckagency=Associated Pressnewspaper=The Gainesville Sundate=December 10, 1984page=9Aaccess-date=August 26, 2023}}
$60,000,000$GenesisInvisible Touch Tour1986–1987111$
$60,000,000$Break Every Rule World Tour1987–1988220$
$56,000,000$U21987109$
$50,000,000$American Tour 1981198150$

1990s

File:The Rolling Stones.jpg|The Rolling Stones on the Voodoo Lounge Tour File:U2 PopMart Tour, Belfast, August 1997 (18).jpg|U2 on the PopMart Tour File:Michael Jackson Lausanne 20 juin 1997.jpg|Michael Jackson on the HIStory World Tour

RankActual grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleYearShowsAverage
grossRef.12345678910
$320,000,000$Voodoo Lounge Tour1994–1995129$url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/56586/update-stones-roll-by-u2-for-top-grossing-tour-evertitle=Update: Stones Roll By U2 For Top Grossing Tour Evermagazine=Billboardaccessdate=May 4, 2013}}
$274,000,000$Bridges to Babylon Tour1997–1998108$
$250,000,000$Pink Floyd1994110$url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/the-dark-side-of-pink-floyd-20100716/1994-80757783title=The Illustrated History of the Band's Last Days and Bittersweet Reunionsmagazine=Rolling Stoneaccess-date=August 31, 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515171723/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/the-dark-side-of-pink-floyd-20100716/1994-80757783archive-date=May 15, 2011}}
$173,610,864$U2PopMart Tour1997–199893$url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2009/BB-2009-03-14.pdftitle=Kissing the Futuremagazine=Billboardfirst=Raylast=Waddellpage=19volume=121issue=10date=March 14, 2009accessdate=March 1, 2021}}
$165,000,000$HIStory World Tour1996–199783$
$152,900,000$EaglesHell Freezes Over Tour1994–1996122$
$151,000,000$U2Zoo TV Tour1992–1993157$url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/five-more-epic-80s-tours-that-deserve-the-wall-treatment-6756725title=Five More Epic '80s Tours That Deserve The Wall Treatmentwebsite=Houston Pressfirst=Nathanlast=Smithdate=September 12, 2014access-date=March 10, 2020}}
$133,000,000$Let's Talk About Love World Tour1998–199997$
$130,000,000$Wildest Dreams Tour1996–1997255$
$105,000,000$1996–1998220$

2000s

File:Rolling stones - 11 luglio 2006 - san siro.jpg|The Rolling Stones on the Bigger Bang Tour File:-i---i- (2942753176).jpg|Madonna on the Sticky & Sweet Tour File:2005-11-21 U2 @ MSG by ZG.JPG|U2 on the Vertigo Tour

RankActual grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleYearShowsAverage
grossRef.12345678910
$558,255,524$2005–2007144$url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1048656/rolling-stones-tour-grosses-more-than-half-a-billiontitle=Rolling Stones Tour Grosses More Than Half A Billionmagazine=Billboardaccessdate=November 17, 2009date=April 9, 2007last=Pietrolungofirst=Silvio}}
$411,000,000$MadonnaSticky & Sweet Tour2008–200985$url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/ladies-might-box-office-triumph-by-top-female-earners-144117title=Ladies Might: Box Office Triumph By Top Female Earnersfirst=Boblast=Allendate=March 27, 2020magazine=Pollstaraccess-date=March 27, 2020}}
$389,000,000$U2Vertigo Tour2005–2006131$url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/bonos-pitch-to-help-poor-still-leaves-him-time-to-build-business-empire/title=Bono's pitch to help poor still leaves him time to build business empirework=The Seattle Timesfirst1=Fergallast1=O'Brienfirst2=Richardlast2=Tomlinsondate=February 4, 2007accessdate=November 17, 2009}}
$358,825,665$Reunion Tour2007–2008146$url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AhQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16title=Reggatta De Banc; Blockbuster Police Tour 'Played Out Perfectly'first=Raylast=Waddelldate=August 23, 2008magazine=Billboardpage=16accessdate=November 18, 2009}}
$311,637,730$U2360° Tour200944$
$311,000,000$Licks Tour2002–2003117$
$279,200,000$Taking Chances World Tour2008–2009129$
$264,100,000$AC/DCBlack Ice World Tour2008–2009127$
$250,000,000$CherLiving Proof: The Farewell Tour2002–2005325$
$235,000,000$E Street BandMagic Tour2007–2008104$url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/still-the-boss-20130306-2fluc.htmltitle=Still the bosswork=The Sydney Morning Heraldfirst=Bernardlast=Zueldate=March 8, 2013accessdate=February 27, 2021}}

2010s

File:Ed Sheeran at Bank Stadium Minneapolis.jpg|Ed Sheeran on the ÷ Tour File:Guns n´Roses Palacio de los Deportes 30-11-2016 (31366316670).jpg|Guns N' Roses on the Not in This Lifetime... Tour File:ColdplayParis160717-7 (35938478112) (cropped).jpg|Coldplay on the Head Full of Dreams Tour

RankActual grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleYearShowsAverage
grossRef.12345678910
$776,200,000$2017–2019255$last1=Frankenbergfirst1=Erictitle=Ed Sheeran's Record-Breaking Divide Tour Posts Final Numbers: 255 Shows, $776.2 Million Grossedurl=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8528217/ed-sheeran-divide-tour-final-numbersmagazine=Billboardaccessdate=September 3, 2019date=August 27, 2019}}
$584,200,000$Guns N' RosesNot in This Lifetime... Tour2016–2019158$url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8544389/guns-n-roses-in-this-lifetime-tourtitle=Guns N' Roses Wrap 'Not in This Lifetime… Tour': $584 Million; 5.4 Million Ticketsmagazine=Billboardfirst=Ericlast=Frankenbergdate=November 22, 2019accessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$523,033,675$Coldplay2016–2017114$
$459,000,000$2010–2013219$url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/5748070/roger-waters-passes-madonna-for-solo-boxscore-record-with-459m-wall-livetitle=Roger Waters Passes Madonna for Solo Boxscore Record with $459M Wall Live Tourdate=October 4, 2013access-date=October 5, 2013last= Allenfirst= Bobmagazine=Billboard}}
$430,000,000$MetallicaWorldWired Tour2016–2019143$url=https://news.pollstar.com/2019/09/17/tour-destroy-the-case-for-metallica-as-the-worlds-biggest-touring-act-2/title=Tour & Destroy: The Case For Metallica As The World's Biggest Touring Actwork=Pollstarfirst=Brettlast=Murraydate=September 17, 2019access-date=August 27, 2023}}
$424,783,856$U2360° Tour2010–201166$
$415,600,000$No Filter Tour2017–201944$url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8529857/the-rolling-stones-no-filter-tour-415-million/title=The Rolling Stones Wrap 3-Leg, 3-Year No Filter Tour With $415.6 Millionfirst=Ericlast=Frankenbergdate=September 12, 2019magazine=Billboardaccessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$397,300,000$PinkBeautiful Trauma World Tour2018–2019156$url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8527769/pink-sets-records-beautiful-trauma-world-tourtitle=P!nk Enters the Record Books With Final Figures For The Beautiful Trauma World Tourfirst=Ericlast=Frankenbergmagazine=Billboarddate=August 20, 2019access-date=August 24, 2019}}
$390,778,581$U22017, 201966$url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/8548371/u2-joshua-tree-anniversary-show-earningstitle=U2 Earn $73 Million From Just 15 'Joshua Tree' Anniversary Shows in 2019first=Ericlast=Frankenbergdate=January 17, 2020magazine=Billboardaccessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$367,700,000$24K Magic World Tour2017–2018196$

2020s

File:SpringsteenCardiff050524 (105 of 166) (53705261118).jpg|Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on the 2023–2025 Tour File:The Weeknd (cropped).jpg|The Weeknd on the After Hours til Dawn Tour File:HarryStylesWembley170623 (22 of 93) (52982679381).jpg|Harry Styles on the Love On Tour

RankActual grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleYearShowsAverage
grossRef.12345678910
$2,077,618,725$2023–2024149$
$1,524,423,018$ColdplayMusic of the Spheres World Tour2022–2025223$
$875,700,000$2022–2025169$
$729,700,000$E Street Band2023–2025 Tour2023–2025129$
$693,269,933$After Hours til Dawn Tour2022–2025110$
$617,325,000$Love On Tour2021–2023169$url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/harry-styles-love-on-tour-fourth-600-million-trek-ever/title=Harry Styles' Love On Tour Ends As the Fourth $600 Million Trek Evermagazine=Billboardfirst=Ericlast=Frankenbergdate=August 7, 2023access-date=August 27, 2023}}
$584,700,000$PinkSummer Carnival2023–202497$last1=Frankenbergfirst1=Erictitle=P!nk Wraps 2023–2024 Touring With Almost $700 Million Grossedurl=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pink-2023-2024-tours-gross-700-million-1235837997/magazine=Billboardaccess-date=November 26, 2024archive-url=https://archive.today/20241125180930/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/pink-2023-2024-tours-gross-700-million-1235837997/archive-date=November 25, 2024date=November 25, 2024url-status=live}}
$579,800,000$BeyoncéRenaissance World Tour202356$url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beyonce-renaissance-world-tour-earnings-billboard-boxscore-ranking/title=Here's How Beyoncé's $580M Renaissance World Tour Stacks Up in the Billboard Boxscoremagazine=Billboardfirst=Ericlast=Frankenbergdate=October 13, 2023access-date=October 14, 2023}}
$517,500,000$MetallicaM72 World Tour2023–202570$
$471,400,000$Farewell Yellow Brick Road2020–2023136$

Highest-grossing tours by year

This list represents the top-grossing tour of each year according to either Pollstar or Billboard Boxscore (formerly Amusement Business). The two publications may differ on their annual figures due to different total of dates reported or different year-end tracking period. For example, Pollstar listed Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour as the top tour of 2008 with $281.6 million, but Billboard ranked it third on their year-end chart whose tracking period ended on November 11, 2008, thus excluding 20 shows by Madonna. In 2019, Billboard listed Ed Sheeran's ÷ Tour as the top tour of the year ($223.7 million), instead of Pink's Beautiful Trauma World Tour ($215.2 million) as reported by Pollstar. However, Billboards figure included Sheeran's gross from November 2018 shows; therefore, Pollstars figure is closer to accurate for the 2019 calendar year.

File:U2 at Bonnaroo on Joshua Tree Tour 2017 6-9-17.jpg|U2 on the Joshua Tree Tour 2017, the most recent of their eight that achieved highest-grossing tour of the year File:Rolling Stones bow post-show, London, 22 May 2018 (41437870545).jpg|The Rolling Stones on the No Filter Tour, the most recent of their eight that achieved highest-grossing tour of the year File:Vogue (7581412062).jpg|Madonna on the MDNA Tour, the most recent of her three that achieved highest-grossing tour of the year

YearActual grossAdjusted gross
(in dollars)ArtistTour titleShowsAverage
grossRef.198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
$35,100,000$U279$url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-23-ca-9654-story.htmltitle=U2's $35-Million Gross Is Highest for '87 Tourfirst=Robertlast=Hilburnauthor-link=Robert Hilburnwork=Los Angeles Timesdate=January 23, 1988accessdate=September 1, 2023url-access=subscriptionarchive-date=January 2, 2022archive-url=https://archive.today/20220102033941/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-01-23-ca-9654-story.html}}
$27,600,000$Pink Floyd35$
$98,000,000$Steel Wheels Tour60$url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1990/01/10/on-the-beat/45767b0c-58a9-44d4-b5cd-380f3045d870/title=On the Beatfirst=Richardlast=Harringtonnewspaper=The Washington Postdate=January 10, 1990accessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$74,100,000$New Kids on the Block152$url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/01/02/the-new-kids-top-90-tour/43612fb3-67aa-4acb-aff3-465aa5e20b94/title=The New Kids' Top '90 Tourfirst=Richardlast=Harringtonnewspaper=The Washington Postdate=January 2, 1991accessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$34,700,000$Grateful DeadSummer Tour76$
$67,000,000$U2Zoo TV Tour73$
$45,600,000$Grateful DeadGrateful Dead Tour 199381$
$121,200,000$Voodoo Lounge Tour60$
$225,668,374$84$
$60,300,000$EaglesHell Freezes Over Tour45$
$138,500,000$U2PopMart Tour78$
$193,350,000$Bridges to Babylon Tour82$
$89,200,000$No Security Tour45$last=Kaufmanfirst=Gildate=December 9, 1999url=http://www.mtv.com/news/570012/springsteen-stones-top-grossing-tours-in-99/archive-url=https://archive.today/20160201104839/http://www.mtv.com/news/570012/springsteen-stones-top-grossing-tours-in-99/url-status=deadarchive-date=February 1, 2016title=Springsteen, Stones Top Grossing Tours in '99publisher=MTV Newsaccessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$122,500,000$Twenty Four Seven Tour108$
$143,000,000$U2Elevation Tour113$
$126,100,000$Driving World Tour58$
$299,520,230$Licks Tour115$
$125,000,000$MadonnaRe-Invention World Tour56$
$260,000,000$U2Vertigo Tour90$
$425,100,000$110$
$212,227,302$Reunion Tour66$
$281,600,000$MadonnaSticky & Sweet Tour58$url=https://www.reuters.com/article/industry-us-tours-idUKTRE4BS4ZM20081231title=Madonna, Celine Dion top worldwide tours in 2008date=December 31, 2008first=Deanlast=Goodmanwork=Reutersaccessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$311,637,730$U2360° Tour44$url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266418/top-25-tours-of-2009title=Top 25 Tours of 2009magazine=Billboarddate=December 11, 2009accessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$201,100,000$Bon Jovi80$url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdftitle=2010 Pollstar Year Endmagazine=Pollstardate=2010access-date=August 30, 2023url-status=deadarchive-date=January 24, 2011archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124021651/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2010/2010YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf}}
$293,281,487$U2360° Tour44$url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/42159/top-25-tours-of-2011title=Top 25 Tours of 2011magazine=Billboarddate=December 9, 2011accessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$305,158,363$Madonna88$url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/touring/madonna-s-mdna-tour-makes-boxscore-s-all-1008115942.storytitle=Madonna's 'MDNA' Tour Makes Billboard Boxscore's All-Time Top 10last=Waddellfirst=Raydate=January 24, 2013accessdate=January 24, 2013magazine=Billboardarchive-date=February 19, 2013archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219182801/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/touring/madonna-s-mdna-tour-makes-boxscore-s-all-1008115942.storyurl-status=dead}}
$259,500,000$Bon JoviBecause We Can102$url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdftitle=2013 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tourswork=Pollstaraccessdate=February 27, 2021archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075545/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdfarchivedate=September 24, 2015}}
$290,000,000$One DirectionWhere We Are Tour69$
$250,733,097$85$
$268,300,000$E Street Band76$url=https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2017/01/2016YearEndTop100WorldwideTours_343.pdftitle=2016 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tourswork=Pollstardate=January 6, 2017}}
$316,990,940$U250$url=https://www.billboard.com/files/charts/TOP_25_TOURS.pdftitle=Top 25 Toursmagazine=Billboardaccessdate=February 27, 2021archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214003559/https://www.billboard.com/files/charts/TOP_25_TOURS.pdfarchivedate=February 14, 2018}}
$432,400,000$94$url=https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2018/12/2018YearEndTop100WorldwideTours_697.pdftitle=2018 Top 100 Worldwide Tourswork=Pollstardate=December 17, 2018}}
$215,200,000$PinkBeautiful Trauma World Tour68$url=https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2019/12/Top100%20WorldwideTours_790.pdftitle=2019 Top 100 Worldwide Tourswork=Pollstaraccessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$87,100,000$Farewell Yellow Brick Road38$url=https://www.pollstar.com/Chart/2020/12/top100worldwidetours_912.pdftitle=2020 Year-End Specialwork=Pollstardate=December 14, 2020accessdate=February 27, 2021}}
$115,500,000$No Filter Tour12$
$314,445,480$Bad BunnyWorld's Hottest Tour43$
$1,039,263,762$60$
$1,043,421,552$80$date=December 13, 2024title= Pollstar 2024 Year End Analysis: Industry Remains Strong & Steady, Taylor Swift & Coldplay Set All-Time Touring Recordsurl= https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/13/2024bizanalysis/url-status=liveaccess-date=December 13, 2024magazine=Pollstar}}
$407,600,113$BeyoncéCowboy Carter Tour32$

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