Who is the most successful live act of all time? (Hint: It’s not Tay-Tay)
There are many ways to determine success in the live touring industry. If we look at the sheer number of tickets sold over the course of a career, no one–at least not yet–has beaten Elton John
Noise11.com has a summary of Elton’s career accomplishments on stage.
- US$3.18 billion in lifetime revenue from concert ticket sales
- 4,181 concerts performed since 1970 (plus 210 with Billy Joel and another 19 with Leon Russell)
- 43.5 million tickets sold.
Here are his most-performed songs:
- Your Song
- Rocket Man
- Bennie and the Jets
- Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
- Philadelphia Freedom
- Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
- Tiny Dancer
- The Bitch Is Back
- I’m Still Standing
Elton’s final tour, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, brought in US$939.1 billion through selling six million tickets. It ended in Sweden in July 2023.
