Chart Listings: The Top 25 Touring Acts
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So, I’ve now updated a list made by BILLBOARD in 2014: Top 25 Live Artists. And as you may notice with this update there have been many changes over the course of the last two years (Cher, Toby Keith, Coldplay, Jimmy Buffett, for example, are now out. There were only 3 pop acts, now there are 7).
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Top Live Artists From 1990-2016
1. The Rolling Stones
Gross: $ 1,836,068,410
Attendance: 21,304,250
Shows: 583
2. U2
Gross: $ 1,667,208,020
Attendance: 21,822,584
Shows: 602
3. Madonna
Gross: $ 1,247,579,762
Attendance: 10,513,871
Shows: 443
4. Bruce Springsteen
Gross: $ 1,239,102,094
Attendance: 15,381,422
Shows: 750
5. Bon Jovi
Gross: $ 1,030,082,884
Attendance: 12,333,668
Shows: 578
6. Kenny Chesney
Gross: $ 866,801,183
Attendance: 14,016,651
Shows: 812
7. Dave Matthews Band
Gross: $ 857,421,342
Attendance: 19,227,590
Shows: 1,086
8. The Eagles
Gross: $ 850,000,000
Attendance: 8,800,000
Shows: 564
9. Elton John* +
Gross: $ 786,791,043
Attendance: 12,164,513
Shows: 956
10. Celine Dion
Gross: $ 771,321,579
Attendance: 6,759,501
Shows: 1,196
11. Taylor Swift
Gross: $ 588,302,234
Attendance: 6,762,992
Shows: 401
12. One Direction
Gross: $ 576,498,539
Attendance: 7,000,642
Shows: 230
13. The Police/Sting
Gross: $ 566,389,396
Attendance: 7,344,440
Shows: 614
14. Roger Waters
Gross: $ 547,305,412
Attendance: 5,474,759
Shows: 316
15. AC/DC
Gross: $ 517,879,092
Attendance: 7,697,414
Shows: 370
16. Neil Diamond
Gross: $ 515,153,603
Attendance: 9,326,894
Shows: 689
17. Paul McCartney +
Gross: $ 505,534,809
Attendance: 5,248,175
Shows: 220
18. Billy Joel* +
Gross: $ 499,978,726
Attendance: 10,408,169
Shows: 577
19. Lady Gaga
Gross: $ 483,500,464
Attendance: 5,101,024
Shows: 369
20. Rod Stewart
Gross: $ 497,033,399
Attendance: 7,885,676
Shows: 714
21. Justin Timberlake*
Gross: $ 458,432,750
Attendance: 4,755,428
Shows: 307
22. Metallica
Gross: $ 432,816,245
Attendance: 8,388,374
Shows: 468
23. Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks
Gross: $ 425,701,712
Attendance: 5,498,325
Shows: 527
24. Beyoncé*
Gross: $ 423,417,198
Attendance: 4,129,266
Shows: 260
25. Aerosmith
Gross: $ 417,573,638
Attendance: 8,405,069
Shows: 582
25. George Strait +
Gross: $ 405,034,063
Attendance: 9,736,580
Shows: 584
*Includes co-headlining tours
+It hasn’t been updated (I couldn’t find new boxscores)
Note: Billboard began tracking concert grosses in the early 90s. The list is based on sales data from Billboard Boxscore; that is, every show that were reported to BB
