Pollstar Top Twenty Concerts

[michelej1]

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/T...ar-6457446.php

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar The Associated Press

Updated 7:11 am, Friday, August 21, 2015

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. The Rolling Stones; $7,836,716; $174.50.

2. U2; $7,618,637; $117.10.

3. Taylor Swift; $4,752,793; $109.05.

4. Take That; $4,394,583; $109.32.

5. Fleetwood Mac; $2,836,493; $123.37.

6. Kenny Chesney; $2,182,085; $84.94.

7. Luke Bryan; $1,371,723; $63.09.

8. Shania Twain; $1,310,517; $97.48.

9. Neil Diamond; $1,295,246; $103.55.

10. Bette Midler; $1,265,913; $127.55.

11. Maná; $1,187,936; $101.54.

12. Rush; $1,120,184; $85.71.

13. Ed Sheeran; $1,118,965; $63.84.

14. André Rieu; $1,100,450; $79.10.

15. Dave Matthews Band; $1,009,635; $57.83.

16. Herbert Grönemeyer; $958,492; $57.49.

17. Backstreet Boys; $865,891; $63.32.

18. Phish; $853,524; $56.46.

19. Maroon 5; $783,712; $57.73.

20. Romeo Santos; $717,996; $87.91.

[michelej1]

Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/T...ar-6471119.php

The Associated Press Updated 7:42 am, Friday, August 28, 2015

The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. The Rolling Stones; $7,836,716; $174.50.
2. U2; $7,618,637; $117.10.
3. Taylor Swift; $4,752,793; $109.05.
4. Fleetwood Mac; $2,831,516; $122.18.
5. Kenny Chesney; $2,301,631; $86.40.
6. Luke Bryan; $1,440,211; $61.94.
7. Neil Diamond; $1,375,616; $105.85.
8. Shania Twain; $1,268,535; $96.75.
9. Bette Midler; $1,262,788; $127.37.
10. Ed Sheeran; $1,179,473; $64.10.
11. Maná; $1,138,505; $101.43.
12. Rush; $1,134,603; $85.80.
13. Dave Matthews Band; $1,009,635; $57.83.
14. Herbert Grönemeyer; $958,492; $57.49.
15. Phish; $853,524; $56.42.
16. Maroon 5; $783,712; $57.73.
17. Romeo Santos; $717,996; $87.91.
18. New Kids On The Block; $673,195; $61.06.
19. Barry Manilow; $641,050; $71.78.
20. Florida Georgia Line; $638,975; $34.97.

[michelej1]

2015 Pollstar Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours

01:11 PM Tuesday 12/29/15, Pollstar

http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=822098


Taylor Swift, AC/DC, One Direction, U2 and Foo Fighters make up the top five positions on Pollstar’s Top 20 Worldwide tours for 2015. The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks and Ed Sheeran are also among the major earners.

Swift was the top touring artist in the world with gross ticket sales in excess of $250 million as she played to nearly 2.3 million fans.

While that is not a global record, the fact that nearly $200 million of that total came from North America dates means she smashed the previous mark of $162 million set by the Rolling Stones in 2005.


The Top 20 Worldwide Tours alone grossed more than $2.2 billion and sold over 24 million tickets at an average ticket price of $91.74. That represents $200 million and over 4 million tickets more than in 2014.


AC/DC came back and did the biggest tour in its history while Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran made the Top 10 for the first time with record outings of their own.

Although The Rolling Stones placed 10th on the chart, the band had the highest average ticket – $174.50. Second is Paul McCartney’s $155.76 followed by Madonna (127.55), Fleetwood Mac ($125.61), Elton John ($124.49) and U2 ($118.35). Luke Bryan’s $55.48 average ticket price was the lowest on the chart.

All figures are for the 2015 calendar year and represent extensive research and estimates for all dates worked. Pollstar has complete detailed information on most tours although some acts, most notably AC/DC, Garth Brooks, and Kevin Hart, required significant projections in order to be ranked.

The complete Pollstar research package will be released on January 8th. Check out the Top 20 Worldwide Tours for 2015 via this link.

[James89]

So Fleetwood Mac grossed $125.1 million to come in at #6 on the year-end list. Not bad at all! So the On With The Show tour has grossed approximately $200 million based on 118 shows according to Pollstar.

I'm pretty sure that makes it their most successful tour to date. Amazing numbers!

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by James89

So Fleetwood Mac grossed $125.1 million to come in at #6 on the year-end list. Not bad at all! So the On With The Show tour has grossed approximately $200 million based on 118 shows according to Pollstar.

I'm pretty sure that makes it their most successful tour to date. Amazing numbers!

I thought Fleetwood Mac would be higher. 😒

[elle]

list of first 20 - http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/cha...dwideTours.pdf

The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all Worldwide shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2015.Rank Millions Artist Ticket

Rank Gross_Millions Artist Average_Ticket_Price Average_Tickets Total_Tickets Average_Gross Cities_Shows Agency

1. 250.4 Taylor Swift 110.15 42,893 2,273,328 4,724,687 53/83 Messina Touring Group
2. 180.0 AC/DC 77.92 23,572 2,310,061 1,836,735 98/98 Creative Artists Agency
3. 158.8 One Direction 91.82 44,345 1,729,470 4,071,795 39/70 Creative Artists Agency
4. 152.2 U2 118.35 58,473 1,286,416 6,920,365 22/76 Live Nation Global Touring
5. 127.0 Foo Fighters 75.50 27,575 1,682,053 2,082,016 61/67 WME / Creative Artists Agency
6. 125.1 Fleetwood Mac 125.61 16,064 995,939 2,017,742 62/78 Creative Artists Agency
7. 117.3 Ed Sheeran 64.33 20,037 1,823,410 1,289,011 91/110 Paradigm Talent Agency / Free Trade Agency
8. 116.4 Kenny Chesney 85.37 26,729 1,363,190 2,281,958 51/57 Dale Morris & Associates
9. 114.9 Garth Brooks 64.47 77,488 1,782,224 4,995,652 23/120 Bob Doyle & Associates
10. 109.7 The Rolling Stones 174.50 44,910 628,733 7,836,716 14/14 AEG Live
11. 88.4 Madonna 127.55 18,731 693,061 2,389,189 37/50 Live Nation Global Touring
12. 82.2 Kevin Hart 73.00 10,331 1,126,027 754,128 109/137 APA
13. 77.7 Paul McCartney 155.76 26,255 498,844 4,089,474 19/23 MPL Communications
14. 77.6 Elton John 124.49 11,987 623,343 1,492,308 52/86 APA
15. 76.8 Violetta 73.19 20,986 1,049,323 1,536,000 50/145 DG Entertainment
16. 72.0 Maroon 5 81.58 16,344 882,569 1,333,333 54/62 Creative Artists Agency / Int’l Talent Booking
17. 71.8 Luke Bryan 55.48 22,705 1,294,160 1,259,649 57/75 WME
18. 69.9 Billy Joel 106.47 36,473 656,522 3,883,333 18/29 Artist Group International
19. 69.0 Shania Twain 98.13 10,818 703,148 1,061,538 65/69 Creative Artists Agency
20. 68.0 Neil Diamond 106.87 11,362 636,287 1,214,286 56/68 WME

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I thought Fleetwood Mac would be higher. 😒

Their ticket prices were amongst the highest and they played a lot of shows. It seems as if they played much smaller venues though compared to many/most of the other big touring artists. I think that's what gave them a slightly lower overall gross than those above them.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Their ticket prices were amongst the highest and they played a lot of shows. It seems as if they played much smaller venues though compared to many/most of the other big touring artists. I think that's what gave them a slightly lower overall gross than those above them.

But Fleetwood Mac was an event. Christ they got beat by the Foo Fighters. Uggg. I thought they would be in top 3. 😓

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

But Fleetwood Mac was an event. Christ they got beat by the Foo Fighters. Uggg. I thought they would be in top 3. 😓

I suppose its better for us fans- much better to see them in a mid-sized arena than a big huge stadium. It was an event- at least they got lauds of plaudits from reviewers for putting on a great show.
Out of all those on the list the only ones I'd really like to have seen are the Stones, McCartney and possibly U2. At a push maybe Madonna, Elton, Billy and Neil. I like a lot of Foo Fighters stuff but its just too samey for me- not sure I'd fancy a full concert. Ditto AC/DC. I really don't get the appeal of Ed Sheeran standing on a stage playing to 20,000 people.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

I really don't get the appeal of Ed Sheeran standing on a stage playing to 20,000 people.

Agreed. There are many artists I like, whose music I buy avidly, but only a few whose live appeal is an experience of its own, aside from the quality of their recordings.

Michele