List of highest-grossing concert tours
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. 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, more than any other act. Their Voodoo Lounge Tour remained the highest-grossing tour of all time for 11 years, 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, while Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is the shortest.
Highest-grossing tours
| Rank | Peak | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in | Artist | Tour title | Year | Shows | Average gross | |
| 1 | 1 | $2,077,618,725 | $ | 2023–2024 | 149 | $ | |||
| 2 | 2 | $1,524,423,018 | $ | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 2022–2025 | 223 | $ | |
| 3 | 1 | $939,100,000 | $ | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 2018–2023 | 330 | $ | ||
| 4 | 4 | $875,700,000 | $ | 2022–2025 | 169 | $ | |||
| 5 | 1 | $776,200,000 | $ | 2017–2019 | 255 | $ | |||
| 6 | 1 | $736,421,586 | $ | U2 | 360° Tour | 2009–2011 | 110 | $ | |
| 7 | 6 | $729,700,000 | $ | E Street Band | 2023–2025 Tour | 2023–2025 | 129 | $ | |
| 8 | 8 | $693,269,933 | $ | After Hours til Dawn Tour | 2022–2025 | 110 | $ | ||
| 9 | 4 | $617,325,000 | $ | Love On Tour | 2021–2023 | 169 | $ | ||
| 10 | 8 | $584,700,000 | $ | Pink | Summer Carnival | 2023–2024 | 97 | $ | |
| 11 | 3 | $584,200,000 | $ | Guns N' Roses | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 2016–2019 | 158 | $3,697,468 | |
| 12 | 7 | $579,879,268 | $ | Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | 2023 | 56 | $ | |
| 13 | 13 | $563,000,000 | $ | Rammstein | Stadium Tour | 2019–2024 | 141 | $ | |
| 14 | 1 | $558,255,524 | $ | 2005–2007 | 144 | $ | |||
| 15 | 5 | $546,500,000 | $ | No Filter Tour | 2017–2021 | 58 | $ | ||
| 16 | 3 | $523,033,675 | $ | Coldplay | 2016–2017 | 114 | $ | ||
| 17 | 17 | $517,500,000 | $ | Metallica | M72 World Tour | 2023–2025 | 70 | $ | |
| 18 | 3 | $459,000,000 | $ | 2010–2013 | 219 | $ | |||
| 19 | 3 | $441,900,000 | $ | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–2010 | 165 | $ | |
| 20 | 8 | $430,000,000 | $ | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | 2016–2019 | 143 | $ |
Highest-grossing tours by decade
1980s
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in | Artist | Tour title | Year | Shows | Average gross | |
| 1 | $135,000,000 | $ | Pink Floyd | 1987–1989 | 197 | $ | ||
| 2 | $125,000,000 | $ | Bad World Tour | 1987–1989 | 123 | $ | ||
| 3 | $98,000,000 | $ | Steel Wheels Tour | 1989 | 60 | $ | ||
| 4 | $90,000,000 | $ | E Street Band | Born in the U.S.A. Tour | 1984–1985 | 156 | $ | |
| 5 | $86,000,000 | $ | Glass Spider Tour | 1987 | 86 | $ | ||
| 6 | $75,000,000 | $ | Victory Tour | 1984 | 55 | $ | ||
| 7 | $60,000,000 | $ | Genesis | Invisible Touch Tour | 1986–1987 | 111 | $ | |
| 8 | $60,000,000 | $ | Break Every Rule World Tour | 1987–1988 | 220 | $ | ||
| 9 | $56,000,000 | $ | U2 | 1987 | 109 | $ | ||
| 10 | $50,000,000 | $ | American Tour 1981 | 1981 | 50 | $ |
1990s
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in | Artist | Tour title | Year | Shows | Average gross | |
| 1 | $320,000,000 | $ | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 1994–1995 | 129 | $ | ||
| 2 | $274,000,000 | $ | Bridges to Babylon Tour | 1997–1998 | 108 | $ | ||
| 3 | $250,000,000 | $ | Pink Floyd | 1994 | 110 | $ | ||
| 4 | $173,610,864 | $ | U2 | PopMart Tour | 1997–1998 | 93 | $ | |
| 5 | $165,000,000 | $ | HIStory World Tour | 1996–1997 | 83 | $ | ||
| 6 | $152,900,000 | $ | Eagles | Hell Freezes Over Tour | 1994–1996 | 122 | $ | |
| 7 | $151,000,000 | $ | U2 | Zoo TV Tour | 1992–1993 | 157 | $ | |
| 8 | $133,000,000 | $ | Let's Talk About Love World Tour | 1998–1999 | 97 | $ | ||
| 9 | $130,000,000 | $ | Wildest Dreams Tour | 1996–1997 | 255 | $ | ||
| 10 | $105,000,000 | $ | 1996–1998 | 220 | $ |
2000s
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in | Artist | Tour title | Year | Shows | Average gross | |
| 1 | $558,255,524 | $ | 2005–2007 | 144 | $ | |||
| 2 | $411,000,000 | $ | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 2008–2009 | 85 | $ | |
| 3 | $389,000,000 | $ | U2 | Vertigo Tour | 2005–2006 | 131 | $ | |
| 4 | $358,825,665 | $ | Reunion Tour | 2007–2008 | 146 | $ | ||
| 5 | $311,637,730 | $ | U2 | 360° Tour | 2009 | 44 | $ | |
| 6 | $311,000,000 | $ | Licks Tour | 2002–2003 | 117 | $ | ||
| 7 | $279,200,000 | $ | Taking Chances World Tour | 2008–2009 | 129 | $ | ||
| 8 | $264,100,000 | $ | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–2009 | 127 | $ | |
| 9 | $250,000,000 | $ | Cher | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour | 2002–2005 | 325 | $ | |
| 10 | $235,000,000 | $ | E Street Band | Magic Tour | 2007–2008 | 104 | $ |
2010s
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in | Artist | Tour title | Year | Shows | Average gross | |
| 1 | $776,200,000 | $ | 2017–2019 | 255 | $ | |||
| 2 | $584,200,000 | $ | Guns N' Roses | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 2016–2019 | 158 | $ | |
| 3 | $523,033,675 | $ | Coldplay | 2016–2017 | 114 | $ | ||
| 4 | $459,000,000 | $ | 2010–2013 | 219 | $ | |||
| 5 | $430,000,000 | $ | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | 2016–2019 | 143 | $ | |
| 6 | $424,783,856 | $ | U2 | 360° Tour | 2010–2011 | 66 | $ | |
| 7 | $415,600,000 | $ | No Filter Tour | 2017–2019 | 44 | $ | ||
| 8 | $397,300,000 | $ | Pink | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 2018–2019 | 156 | $ | |
| 9 | $390,778,581 | $ | U2 | 2017, 2019 | 66 | $ | ||
| 10 | $367,700,000 | $ | 24K Magic World Tour | 2017–2018 | 196 | $ |
2020s
| Rank | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in | Artist | Tour title | Year | Shows | Average gross | |
| 1 | $2,077,618,725 | $ | 2023–2024 | 149 | $ | |||
| 2 | $1,524,423,018 | $ | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | 2022–2025 | 223 | $ | |
| 3 | $875,700,000 | $ | 2022–2025 | 169 | $ | |||
| 4 | $729,700,000 | $ | E Street Band | 2023–2025 Tour | 2023–2025 | 129 | $ | |
| 5 | $693,269,933 | $ | After Hours til Dawn Tour | 2022–2025 | 110 | $ | ||
| 6 | $617,325,000 | $ | Love On Tour | 2021–2023 | 169 | $ | ||
| 7 | $584,700,000 | $ | Pink | Summer Carnival | 2023–2024 | 97 | $ | |
| 8 | $579,800,000 | $ | Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | 2023 | 56 | $ | |
| 9 | $517,500,000 | $ | Metallica | M72 World Tour | 2023–2025 | 70 | $ | |
| 10 | $471,400,000 | $ | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 2020–2023 | 136 | $ |
Highest-grossing tours by year
This list represents the top-grossing tour of each year according to either Pollstar or Billboard Boxscore. 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, instead of Pink's Beautiful Trauma World Tour 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.| Year | Actual gross | Adjusted gross (in | Artist | Tour title | Shows | Average gross | |
| 1987 | $35,100,000 | $ | U2 | 79 | $ | ||
| 1988 | $27,600,000 | $ | Pink Floyd | 35 | $ | ||
| 1989 | $98,000,000 | $ | Steel Wheels Tour | 60 | $ | ||
| 1990 | $74,100,000 | $ | New Kids on the Block | 152 | $ | ||
| 1991 | $34,700,000 | $ | Grateful Dead | Summer Tour | 76 | $ | |
| 1992 | $67,000,000 | $ | U2 | Zoo TV Tour | 73 | $ | |
| 1993 | $45,600,000 | $ | Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead Tour 1993 | 81 | $ | |
| 1994 | $121,200,000 | $ | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 60 | $ | ||
| 1995 | $225,668,374 | $ | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 84 | $ | ||
| 1996 | $60,300,000 | $ | Eagles | Hell Freezes Over Tour | 45 | $ | |
| 1997 | $138,500,000 | $ | U2 | PopMart Tour | 78 | $ | |
| 1998 | $193,350,000 | $ | Bridges to Babylon Tour | 82 | $ | ||
| 1999 | $89,200,000 | $ | No Security Tour | 45 | $ | ||
| 2000 | $122,500,000 | $ | Twenty Four Seven Tour | 108 | $ | ||
| 2001 | $143,000,000 | $ | U2 | Elevation Tour | 113 | $ | |
| 2002 | $126,100,000 | $ | Driving World Tour | 58 | $ | ||
| 2003 | $299,520,230 | $ | Licks Tour | 115 | $ | ||
| 2004 | $125,000,000 | $ | Madonna | Re-Invention World Tour | 56 | $ | |
| 2005 | $260,000,000 | $ | U2 | Vertigo Tour | 90 | $ | |
| 2006 | $425,100,000 | $ | 110 | $ | |||
| 2007 | $212,227,302 | $ | Reunion Tour | 66 | $ | ||
| 2008 | $281,600,000 | $ | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 58 | $ | |
| 2009 | $311,637,730 | $ | U2 | 360° Tour | 44 | $ | |
| 2010 | $201,100,000 | $ | Bon Jovi | 80 | $ | ||
| 2011 | $293,281,487 | $ | U2 | 360° Tour | 44 | $ | |
| 2012 | $305,158,363 | $ | Madonna | 88 | $ | ||
| 2013 | $259,500,000 | $ | Bon Jovi | Because We Can | 102 | $ | |
| 2014 | $290,000,000 | $ | One Direction | Where We Are Tour | 69 | $ | |
| 2015 | $250,733,097 | $ | 85 | $ | |||
| 2016 | $268,300,000 | $ | E Street Band | 76 | $ | ||
| 2017 | $316,990,940 | $ | U2 | 50 | $ | ||
| 2018 | $432,400,000 | $ | 94 | $ | |||
| 2019 | $215,200,000 | $ | Pink | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 68 | $ | |
| 2020 | $87,100,000 | $ | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 38 | $ | ||
| 2021 | $115,500,000 | $ | No Filter Tour | 12 | $ | ||
| 2022 | $314,445,480 | $ | Bad Bunny | World's Hottest Tour | 43 | $ | |
| 2023 | $1,039,263,762 | $ | 60 | $ | |||
| 2024 | $1,043,421,552 | $ | 80 | $ | |||
| 2025 | $407,600,113 | $ | Beyoncé | Cowboy Carter Tour | 32 | $ |