With the 2017 touring cycle about to wrap, concert industry publication Pollstar has released the top 20 acts on its Worldwide Top Tours Chart.
U2 tops the list, with a gross of $316 million and 2.71 million tickets sold.
Overall, the top 20 tours grossed $2.66 billion, a record high and an increase of $264 million from 2016.
Following U2 was Guns N’ Roses, with a gross of $292.5 million and 2.68 million tickets sold. Most acts on the list are in the pop/rock genre.
Here’s a look at the Top 10 acts and their concert grosses and ticket sales:
10. Garth Brooks: $101.4 million gross, 1.43 million tickets sold
9. The Rolling Stones: $120 million grossed, 755,345 tickets sold
8. Ed Sheeran: $124.1 million grossed, 1.52 million tickets sold
7. Paul McCartney: $132 million grossed, 903,020 million tickets sold
6. Depeche Mode: $141 million grossed, 1.80 million tickets sold
5. Metallica: $152.8 million grossed, 1.56 million tickets sold
4. Bruno Mars: $200.1 million grossed, 2.03 million tickets sold
3. Coldplay: $238 million grossed, 2.45 million tickets sold
2. Guns N’ Roses: $292.5 million grossed, 2.68 million tickets sold
1. U2: $316 million grossed, 2.71 million tickets sold
Some of the remaining acts that rounded out the Top 20 include Roger Waters, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel and Ariana Grande.
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