These are the Biggest-Grossing Tours So Far in 2017
Pollstar, the site that follows the touring industry, has published its mid-year analysis of concert tours. Here the top-line facts. (All figures in US dollars)
- Total grosses for the top 50 tours for 2017 so far: $1.97 billion, down from $1.98 billion last year.
- Total tickets sold: 23.4 million, up from 22.6 million last year.
- Average ticket price: $84.40, down from $91.71 last year.
- The single biggest concert so far: Guns ‘N Roses in London: 139,000 tickets, grossing $17.3 million over two nights.
Top North American tours so far:
- U2 ($118.1 million)
- Metallica ($68.7 million)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers ($60.5 million)
- Eric Church ($54.5 million)
- Garth Brooks ($40.0 million)
- Bon Jovi ($39.1 million)
- Tim McGraw & Faith Hill ($36.3 million)
- The Weeknd ($35.1 million)
- Cirque du Soleil – “Kurios” ($31.2 million)
- Dead & Company ($31.0 million)
Top worldwide tours so far:
- Guns N’ Roses ($151.5 million)
- U2 ($118.1 million)
- Justin Bieber ($93.2 million)
- Metallica ($88.0 million)
- Depeche Mode ($68.2 million)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers ($60.5 million)
- Adele ($59.0 million)
- Ed Sheeran ($57.2 million)
- Eric Church ($54.5 million)
- Bruno Mars ($52.7 million)
