And the biggest rock tours of 2026 so far are…
Pollstar is the bible of the live music industry, keeping track of tours and box office grosses. They’ve just released a list of the top-earning touring rock acts of 2026 so far. All figures in USD.
- AC/DC: $120.2 million from 907,831 tickets sold over 15 shows. Average ticket price was $132. Brian will be able to buy a few more cars.
- The Eagles: $69.7 million. They sold 235,000 tickets over 15 shows (mostly at The Sphere, I think), with an average price of $296.
- Trans–Siberian Orchestra: What a great gig. You go out for a few weeks before Christmas and then sit back and count your money. TSO played 109 shows and sold 774,000 tickets. That means $60.4 million. The average ticket price was $78.
- Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band: $58.4 million from 230,000 tickets. The average ticket price was $254.
What about overall?
- Bad Bunny: $225 million, 27 shows, 1.4 million tickets, average price $150
- Lady Gaga: $209 million, 41 shows, 982,530 tickets, average price $213
- BTS: $139 million, 13 shows, 661,216 tickets, average price $211
- AC/DC: $120.2 million, 907,831 tickets, 15 shows, average price $132
- Ed Sheeran: $105 million, 811,233 tickets, 21 shows, average price $129
- SEVENTEEN: $76 million, 534,723 tickets, 18 shows, average price $141
- Cardi B: $72 million, 464,635 tickets, 36 shows, average price $155
- Eagles: $69.7 million, 235,458 tickets, 15 shows, average price $296
- TSO: $60.4 million, 774,057, 109 shows, average price $78
- Bruce Springsteen: $58.5 million, 229,678, 14 shows, average price $254
Also from Pollstar:
“Cumulative grosses and tickets sold… grew by more than 12 percent. Worldwide grosses hit $3.16billion, up 12.3 percent over 2025, while ticket sales increased 12.8 percent year-on-year to 26.3 million.
“North American grosses stayed constant at $1.92 billion, up 0.1 percent over 2025, with ticket sales up 2.5%. Per-show averages were down single digits, but mitigated by a surge in the number of shows.”
