List of highest-grossing concert tours (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of highest-grossing concert tours" in English language version.

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31billboard.com

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21web.archive.org

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15pollstar.com

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7books.google.com

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5archive.today

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4latimes.com

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4washingtonpost.com

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4pollstarpro.com

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3rollingstone.com

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3worldradiohistory.com

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2guinnessworldrecords.com

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2smh.com.au

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2variety.com

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2ew.com

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1scmp.com

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1wsj.com

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1seattletimes.com

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1news.google.com

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1time.com

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1musicweek.com

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1fortune.com

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1billboard.biz

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1vibe.com

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1upi.com

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1houstonpress.com

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1yahoo.com

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1bet.com

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1cbc.ca

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archive.today

"Chart Scene: Coldplay Back to No. 1 on Live75". Pollstar. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
"Coldplay Rules January Boxscore Report with Nearly $59 Million". Billboard. February 29, 2024. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
Waddell, Ray (January 24, 2013). "Madonna's 'MDNA' Tour Makes Billboard Boxscore's All-Time Top 10". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
Hilburn, Robert (January 23, 1988). "U2's $35-Million Gross Is Highest for '87 Tour". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
"Coldplay Add Six New Asian Dates for 2024". Pollstar. 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

arkansasonline.com

Olson, Nate (March 25, 2014). "Back at it: Cher at Verizon Arena". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved February 28, 2021.

bet.com

BET Staff (May 25, 2023). "Tina Turner's Timeless Tunes: A Countdown Of Her 10 Best Songs". BET. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

billboard.biz

Waddell, Ray (January 24, 2013). "Madonna's 'MDNA' Tour Makes Billboard Boxscore's All-Time Top 10". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.

billboard.com

Frankenberg, Eric (July 13, 2023). "Elton John's Farewell Tour Comes to an End With $939 Million and 6 Million Tickets". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (August 27, 2019). "Ed Sheeran's Record-Breaking Divide Tour Posts Final Numbers: 255 Shows, $776.2 Million Grossed". Billboard. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
Waddell, Ray (December 8, 2011). "The Year In Touring". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (August 7, 2023). "Harry Styles' Love On Tour Ends As the Fourth $600 Million Trek Ever". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (November 22, 2019). "Guns N' Roses Wrap 'Not in This Lifetime… Tour': $584 Million; 5.4 Million Tickets". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Frankenberg, Eric (2023-10-13). "Billboard Boxscore Top 10 Tours of All Time: Beyoncé Breaks Ground". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
Pietrolungo, Silvio (April 9, 2007). "Rolling Stones Tour Grosses More Than Half A Billion". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2009.
Frankenberg, Eric (December 8, 2021). "The Rolling Stones' Billboard Boxscore Touring Gross Surpasses $2.5 Billion". Billboard. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
"Coldplay Rules January Boxscore Report with Nearly $59 Million". Billboard. February 29, 2024. Archived from the original on February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
Warman, Zane (November 17, 2017). "Coldplay's 'Head Full Of Dreams' Is Third Highest Grossing World Tour Ever". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Allen, Bob (October 4, 2013). "Roger Waters Passes Madonna for Solo Boxscore Record with $459M Wall Live Tour". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
Frankenberg, Eric (August 20, 2019). "P!nk Enters the Record Books With Final Figures For The Beautiful Trauma World Tour". Billboard. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
Frankenberg, Eric (January 17, 2020). "U2 Earn $73 Million From Just 15 'Joshua Tree' Anniversary Shows in 2019". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"Update: Stones Roll By U2 For Top Grossing Tour Ever". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
Billboard Staff (July 21, 2006). "U2 Roars Back With Help From Pearl Jam, Kanye". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
Waddell, Ray (8 October 2007). "Brooks Set For Nine-Show Kansas City Run". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
"Top 25 Tours of 2009". Billboard. December 11, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"Top 25 Tours of 2010". Billboard. December 8, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"Top 25 Tours of 2011". Billboard. December 9, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Billboard Staff (May 13, 2005). "Billboard Bits: Sting/Fiction Plane, Cher, 'Hey Ya!'". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (September 12, 2019). "The Rolling Stones Wrap 3-Leg, 3-Year No Filter Tour With $415.6 Million". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Frankenberg, Eric (October 13, 2023). "Here's How Beyoncé's $580M Renaissance World Tour Stacks Up in the Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (March 28, 2024). "U2 Leads February Boxscore Report With Final Sphere Shows". Billboard. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
Frankenberg, Eric (December 13, 2022). "Bad Bunny Closes Out 2022 With Record-Breaking $435 Million in Tour Grosses". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
Billboard Staff (2008). "Top 25 Tours 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (December 5, 2019). "The Year in Touring Charts 2019: Ed Sheeran Meets The Rolling Stones in Boxscore History". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
"Veteran Acts, Boy Bands Dominate Touring In 2001". Billboard. December 20, 2001. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"McCartney Notches Year's Highest-Grossing Tour". Billboard. December 19, 2002. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Waddell, Ray (December 11, 2015). "Live Music's $20 Billion Year: The Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well Reunion, Taylor Swift, One Direction Top Boxscore's Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
"Top 25 Tours" (PDF). Billboard. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

assets.billboard.com

Caulfield, Keith (December 9, 2014). "The Year in Pop 2014: One Direction, 'Frozen,' & Pharrell Dominate". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

books.google.com

"Box Office Information". Billboard. October 3, 1981. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
Waddell, Ray D.; Barnet, Rich; Berry, Jake (2007). This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring. Billboard Books. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-307-87500-6. Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
Gilmore, Mikal (2008). Stories Done: Writings on the 1960s and Its Discontents. Simon & Schuster. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-4165-9453-6. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
Waddell, Ray (August 23, 2008). "Reggatta De Banc; Blockbuster Police Tour 'Played Out Perfectly'". Billboard. p. 16. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
Waddell, Ray (September 14, 2002). "Touring Biz Laments As Stars Stay Home". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2003-12-27.
"Top Rock/Pop Tours of '06". Billboard. December 23, 2006. p. YE-6. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

cbc.ca

"Madonna queen of the road: Pollstar". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 2, 2009. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

cmt.com

"Tour Toppers '98". CMT News. August 12, 2003. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

ew.com

Susman, Gary (December 14, 2004). "Mother of 'Re-Invention'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
Ryan, Amy (December 13, 2005). "The top 10 tours of 2005". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

fortune.com

Huddleston, Tom Jr. (January 11, 2016). "The Numbers Behind David Bowie's Remarkable Career". Fortune. Retrieved September 1, 2018.

guinnessworldrecords.com

Atwal, Sanj (December 12, 2023). "Taylor Swift's Eras Tour breaks record as highest-grossing music tour ever". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
"Highest attendance at a ticketed concert by a female artist". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

houstonpress.com

Smith, Nathan (12 September 2014). "Five More Epic '80s Tours That Deserve The Wall Treatment". Houston Press. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

latimes.com

Grein, Paul (January 27, 1989). "A New Stage for Michael Jackson". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
Boucher, Geoff (December 15, 2006). "Stones tour is highest grossing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
Hilburn, Robert (January 23, 1988). "U2's $35-Million Gross Is Highest for '87 Tour". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
Hochman, Steve (December 26, 1991). "Concert Business Was Really Dead in '91, Pollstar Says". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

mtv.com

Kaufman, Gil (December 9, 1999). "Springsteen, Stones Top Grossing Tours in '99". MTV News. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

musicweek.com

MusicWeek Staff (August 24, 2021). "Remembering legendary Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts". Music Week. Retrieved September 3, 2023.

news.google.com

Skorneck, Carolyn (December 10, 1984). "Controversial Jacksons tour closes as top-grossing rock caravan". The Gainesville Sun. Associated Press. p. 9A. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

orlandosentinel.com

"U2 Tops List of Top 10 Concert Tours of 1992". Orlando Sentinel. January 15, 1993. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

pollstar.com

news.pollstar.com

Gensler, Andy (December 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record With $1 Billion Gross". Pollstar. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
"Chart Scene: Coldplay Back to No. 1 on Live75". Pollstar. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
Rendon, Francisco (July 31, 2019). "Ed Sheeran Concludes 'Divide' Tour, Sets All-Time Touring Record At $775.6m". Pollstar. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
Murray, Brett (September 17, 2019). "Tour & Destroy: The Case For Metallica As The World's Biggest Touring Act". Pollstar. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
Gensler, Andy (December 12, 2022). "2022 Year-End Biz Analysis: Record-Setting Year Marked By Bad Bunny, Ed Sheeran & Stadiums". Pollstar. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
Gottfried, Gideon (June 26, 2023). "Mid-Year Top Tours: No. 4 Elton John's 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Tour'". Pollstar. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
"Top 10 Tours Alone Gross $3.8B in Banner Year". Pollstar. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
"Coldplay Add Six New Asian Dates for 2024". Pollstar. 12 June 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

pollstar.com

Allen, Bob (March 27, 2020). "Ladies Might: Box Office Triumph By Top Female Earners". Pollstar. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
"2017 Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2018.
"2018 Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. December 17, 2018.
"2020 Year-End Special" (PDF). Pollstar. December 14, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"2019 Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"2016 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. January 6, 2017.
"2021 Year-End Special" (PDF). Pollstar. January 27, 2022.

pollstarpro.com

"2009 Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
"2008 Year End Top 100 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
"2010 Pollstar Year End" (PDF). Pollstar. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
"2013 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

reuters.com

Goodman, Dean (December 31, 2008). "Madonna, Celine Dion top worldwide tours in 2008". Reuters. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

rollingstone.com

"The Illustrated History of the Band's Last Days and Bittersweet Reunions". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
Loder, Kurt; Pond, Steve (January 21, 1982). "Stones Tour Pays Off". Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
"Rolling Stones, U2 Top 1997 Tours". Rolling Stone. December 23, 1997. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

scmp.com

Bloomberg (September 12, 2019). "Why concert tickets cost four times as much as 20 years ago, and why we're happy to pay for them". South China Morning Post. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

seattletimes.com

O'Brien, Fergal; Tomlinson, Richard (February 4, 2007). "Bono's pitch to help poor still leaves him time to build business empire". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 17, 2009.

smh.com.au

Quinn, Karl (November 15, 2019). "The making of the Joshua Tree: Behind the scenes of U2's spectacular live tour". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
Zuel, Bernard (March 8, 2013). "Still the boss". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

time.com

content.time.com

Castro, Janice (January 26, 2007). "The Boss's Thunder Road to Riches". Time. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

upi.com

"Pollstar lists top concerts for 1996". United Press International. December 27, 1996. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

variety.com

Sandler, Adam (January 4, 1994). "Promoters stoked for Streisand". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Sandler, Adam (December 26, 1996). "Year's top-grossing tour sealed with Kiss". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

vibe.com

Murphy, Keith (August 29, 2012). "Redemption Songs: Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits". Vibe. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.

washingtonpost.com

Harrington, Richard (January 10, 1990). "On the Beat". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Harrington, Richard (January 10, 1996). "Eagles Take It to the Limit in '95". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
Harrington, Richard (January 2, 1991). "The New Kids' Top '90 Tour". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
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web.archive.org

Gensler, Andy (December 8, 2023). "Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record With $1 Billion Gross". Pollstar. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
Atwal, Sanj (December 12, 2023). "Taylor Swift's Eras Tour breaks record as highest-grossing music tour ever". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on December 12, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (2023-10-13). "Billboard Boxscore Top 10 Tours of All Time: Beyoncé Breaks Ground". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
Castro, Janice (January 26, 2007). "The Boss's Thunder Road to Riches". Time. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
Grein, Paul (January 27, 1989). "A New Stage for Michael Jackson". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
"The Illustrated History of the Band's Last Days and Bittersweet Reunions". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
Moleski, Linda (July 4, 1987). "Tina Turner Breaks Out; M. Jackson Heads East" (PDF). Billboard. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
"Highest attendance at a ticketed concert by a female artist". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
Loder, Kurt; Pond, Steve (January 21, 1982). "Stones Tour Pays Off". Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
Murphy, Keith (August 29, 2012). "Redemption Songs: Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits". Vibe. Archived from the original on April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
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BET Staff (May 25, 2023). "Tina Turner's Timeless Tunes: A Countdown Of Her 10 Best Songs". BET. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
"2009 Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 15, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
"2008 Year End Top 100 North American Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
"Top 10 Tours Alone Gross $3.8B in Banner Year". Pollstar. 11 December 2023. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
Billboard Staff (2008). "Top 25 Tours 2008". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
Frankenberg, Eric (December 5, 2019). "The Year in Touring Charts 2019: Ed Sheeran Meets The Rolling Stones in Boxscore History". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
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"2013 Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
"Top 25 Tours" (PDF). Billboard. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

worldradiohistory.com

Moleski, Linda (July 4, 1987). "Tina Turner Breaks Out; M. Jackson Heads East" (PDF). Billboard. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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wsj.com

Shah, Neil (October 3, 2018). "Hip-Hop Is Huge, but on the Concert Circuit, Rock Is King". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 2, 2021.

yahoo.com

finance.yahoo.com

Olya, Gabrielle (July 21, 2020). "28 of the Highest-Grossing Concert Tours of All Time". Yahoo! Finance. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.