List of highest-grossing concert tours
This is an incomplete list of the highest-grossing concert tours. Only tours using reliable references and having grossed over $100 million have been added to the list. Some of the gross may be higher than reported on this list because not all concerts are reported. Billboard and Pollstar regularly provide the official figure of concerts' gross revenue worldwide.
Tours that span multiple decades are included in the decade that they concluded.
In bold, the tours which, when completed, became the highest-grossing of all time.
Highest-grossing tours of all time
This list represents the top 20 grossing tours of all time.
| Rank | Actual gross | Gross adjusted for inflation | Shows | Attendance | Average gross per show | Average attendance per show | ||||
| 1 | $776,200,000 | $ | ' | ÷ Tour | 2017–2019 | 255 | 8,796,567 | $ | ' | |
| 2 | $736,421,584 | $ | ' | ' | 2009–11 | 110 | 7,272,046 | $ | ' | |
| 3 | $584,200,000 | $ | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 2016–19 | 158 | 5,371,891 | $ | |||
| 4 | $558,255,524 | $ | ' | ' | 2005–07 | 147 | 4,680,000 | $ | ' | |
| 5 | $523,033,675 | $ | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 2016–17 | 114 | 5,389,586 | $ | ||
| 6 | $458,673,798 | $ | Roger Waters | The Wall Live | 2010–13 | 219 | 4,129,863 | $ | ||
| 7 | $441,121,000 | $ | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–10 | 167 | 4,846,965 | $ | ||
| 8 | $416,900,000 | $ | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | 2016–present | 139 | 4,055,397 | $ | ||
| 9 | $415,609,064 | $ | The Rolling Stones | No Filter Tour | 2017–present | 60 | 2,290,871 | $ | ||
| 10 | $407,713,266 | $ | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 2008–09 | 85 | 3,545,899 | $ | ||
| 11 | $397,300,000 | $ | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | 2018–19 | 156 | 3,088,647 | $ | |||
| 12 | $390,778,581 | $ | 2017, 2019 | 66 | 2,888,294 | $ | ||||
| 13 | $389,047,636 | $ | Vertigo Tour | 2005–06 | 131 | 4,619,021 | $ | |||
| 14 | $367,700,000 | $ | 24K Magic World Tour | 2017–18 | 204 | 3,298,583 | $ | |||
| 15 | $364,300,000 | $ | Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood | World Tour | 2014–17 | 390 | 6,443,727 | $ | ||
| 16 | $362,000,000 | $ | 2007–08 | 143 | 3,300,912 | $ | ||||
| 17 | $355,600,000 | $ | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Wrecking Ball World Tour | 2012–13 | 136 | 3,650,535 | $ | ||
| 18 | $345,700,000 | $ | 2018 | 53 | 2,888,892 | $ | ||||
| 19 | $320,000,000 | $ | ' | ' | 1994–95 | 124 | 6,336,776 | $ | ||
| 20 | $311,000,000 | $ | 2002–03 | 115 | 3,470,945 | $ |
Highest-grossing tours by decade
1980s
| Rank | Actual gross | Inflation | Artist | Tour name | Year | Shows | Attendance | Average gross | Average attendance | |
| 1 | $135,000,000 | $ | Pink Floyd | A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour | 1987–89 | 197 | 5,500,000 | $ | ||
| 2 | $125,738,964 | $ | Bad World Tour | 1987–89 | 123 | 4,498,300 | $ | |||
| 3 | $98,000,000 | $ | The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels Tour | 1989 | 57 | 3,268,722 | $ | ||
| 4 | $86,000,000 | $ | David Bowie | Glass Spider Tour | 1987 | 86 | 3,000,000 | $ | ||
| 5 | $85,000,000 | $ | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Born in the U.S.A. Tour | 1984–85 | 156 | 3,900,000 | $ | ||
| 6 | $75,000,000 | $ | The Jacksons | Victory Tour | 1984 | 55 | 2,750,000 | $ | ||
| 7 | $56,278,095 | $ | The Joshua Tree Tour | 1987 | 109 | 3,176,952 | $ | |||
| 8 | $52,000,000 | $ | The Rolling Stones | The Rolling Stones American Tour 1981 | 1981 | 50 | 3,000,000 | $ |
1990s
| Rank | Actual gross | Inflation | Artist | Tour name | Year | Shows | Attendance | Average gross | Average attendance | |
| 1 | $320,000,000 | $ | ' | ' | 1994–95 | 129 | 6,336,776 | $ | ||
| 2 | $274,000,000 | $ | 1997–98 | 108 | $ | |||||
| 3 | $250,000,000 | $ | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell Tour | 1994 | 110 | 6,000,000 | $ | ||
| 4 | $171,677,027 | $ | PopMart Tour | 1997–98 | 93 | 3,936,841 | $ | |||
| 5 | $165,000,000 | $ | HIStory World Tour | 1996–97 | 83 | 4,500,000 | $ | |||
| 6 | $151,000,000 | $ | Zoo TV Tour | 1992–93 | 157 | 5,350,554 | $ | |||
| 7 | $142,700,000 | $ | Eagles | Hell Freezes Over Tour | 1994–95 | |||||
| 8 | $105,000,000 | $ | Garth Brooks | The Garth Brooks World Tour | 1996–98 | 220 | 5,500,000 | $ | ||
| 9 | $91,160,765 | $ | Celine Dion | Let's Talk About Love World Tour | 1998–99 | 87 | 1,676,087 | $ | ||
| 10 | $74,000,000 | $ | New Kids on the Block | The Magic Summer Tour | 1990–91 | 152 | 3,291,987 | $ | ||
| 11 | $70,000,000 | $ | Madonna | The Girlie Show World Tour | 1993 | 39 | $ | |||
| 12 | $62,700,000 | $ | Madonna | Blond Ambition World Tour | 1990 | 57 | 800,000 | $ |
2000s
| Rank | Actual gross | Inflation | Artist | Tour name | Year | Shows | Attendance | Average gross | Average attendance | |
| 1 | $736,421,584 | $ | ' | ' | 2009–11 | 110 | 7,272,046 | $ | ||
| 2 | $558,255,524 | $ | 2005–07 | 144 | 4,680,000 | $ | ||||
| 3 | $441,121,000 | $ | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–10 | 167 | 4,846,965 | $ | ||
| 4 | $408,000,000 | $ | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 2008–09 | 85 | 3,545,899 | $ | ||
| 5 | $389,047,636 | $ | Vertigo Tour | 2005–06 | 131 | 4,619,021 | $ | |||
| 6 | $362,000,000 | $ | 2007–08 | 156 | 3,300,912 | $ | ||||
| 7 | $311,000,000 | $ | 2002–03 | 115 | 3,470,945 | $ | ||||
| 8 | $279,200,000 | $ | Taking Chances World Tour | 2008–09 | 132 | 2,600,000 | $ | |||
| 9 | $250,000,000 | $ | Cher | 2002–05 | 326 | 3,500,000 | $ | |||
| 10 | $235,000,000 | $ | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Magic Tour | 2007–08 | 100 | 2,198,353 | $ | ||
| 11 | $227,400,000 | $ | Lady Gaga | The Monster Ball Tour | 2009–11 | 200 | 2,500,000 | $ | ||
| 12 | $221,500,000 | $ | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | 2002–03 | 120 | 3,232,384 | $ | |||
| 13 | $217,245,629 | $ | Metallica | World Magnetic Tour | 2008–10 | 164 | 2,774,413 | $ | ||
| 14 | $210,650,974 | $ | Bon Jovi | Lost Highway Tour | 2007–08 | 99 | 2,157,675 | $ | ||
| 15 | $194,754,447 | $ | Madonna | Confessions Tour | 2006 | 60 | 1,210,294 | $ | ||
| 16 | $167,000,000 | $ | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Working on a Dream Tour | 2009 | 80 | 1,831,770 | $ | ||
| 17 | $142,844,463 | $ | Elevation Tour | 2001 | 112 | 2,162,282 | $ | |||
| 18 | $141,000,000 | $ | Soul2Soul II Tour | 2006–07 | 117 | 1,673,667 | $ | |||
| 19 | $132,500,000 | $ | Tina Turner | 2008–09 | 90 | 1,176,199 | $ | |||
| 20 | $131,800,000 | $ | Britney Spears | The Circus Starring Britney Spears | 2009 | 97 | 1,500,000 | $ | ||
| 21 | $131,388,461 | $ | Bon Jovi | Have a Nice Day Tour | 2005–06 | 89 | 1,823,834 | $ | ||
| 22 | $129,059,653 | $ | Genesis | 2007 | 46 | 1,262,393 | $ | |||
| 23 | $126,800,000 | $ | Justin Timberlake | FutureSex/LoveShow | 2007 | 119 | 1,600,000 | $ |
2010s
| Rank | Actual gross | Inflation | Artist | Tour name | Year | Shows | Attendance | Average gross | Average attendance | |
| 1 | $776,200,000 | $ | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | 2017–19 | 255 | 8,796,567 | $ | ||
| 2 | $563,300,000 | $ | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 2016–19 | 175 | 4,377,126 | $ | |||
| 3 | $523,033,675 | $ | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | 2016–17 | 114 | 5,389,536 | $ | ||
| 4 | $458,673,798 | $ | Roger Waters | The Wall Live | 2010–13 | 219 | 4,129,863 | $ | ||
| 5 | $441,121,000 | $ | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–10 | 167 | 4,846,965 | $ | ||
| 6 | $415,600,000 | $ | The Rolling Stones | No Filter Tour | 2017–present | 45 | 2,290,871 | $ | ||
| 7 | $414,450,000 | $ | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | 2016–present | 139 | 4,055,397 | $ | ||
| 8 | $397,300,000 | $ | Beautiful Trauma Tour | 2018–19 | 156 | 3,088,647 | $ | |||
| 9 | $390,778,581 | $ | The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019 | 2017, 2019 | 51 | 2,713,136 | $ | |||
| 10 | $375,828,391 | $ | 24K Magic World Tour | 2017–18 | 204 | 3,298,583 | $ | |||
| 11 | $364,300,000 | $ | Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood | The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood | 2014–17 | 366 | 4,743,727 | $ | ||
| 12 | $355,600,000 | $ | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | Wrecking Ball World Tour | 2012–13 | 127 | 3,650,535 | $ | ||
| 13 | $345,700,000 | $ | Taylor Swift | Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour | 2018 | 53 | 2,888,918 | $ | ||
| 14 | $306,500,000 | $ | Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band | The River Tour 2016 | 2016–17 | 89 | 2,667,775 | $ | ||
| 15 | $305,158,363 | $ | Madonna | The MDNA Tour | 2012 | 88 | 2,212,345 | $ | ||
| 16 | $301,000,000 | $ | Billy Joel | Billy Joel in Concert | 2014–present | 120 | 2,065,755 | $ | ||
| 17 | $290,178,452 | $ | Where We Are Tour | 2014 | 69 | 3,449,560 | $ | |||
| 18 | $275,700,000 | $ | Paul McCartney | Out There! Tour | 2013–15 | 84 | 1,958,754 | $ | ||
| 19 | $259,500,000 | $ | Because We Can | 2013 | 102 | 2,657,502 | $ | |||
| 20 | $256,500,000 | $ | Justin Bieber | Purpose World Tour | 2016–17 | 149 | 2,757,368 | $ | ||
| 21 | $256,084,556 | $ | Beyoncé | The Formation World Tour | 2016 | 49 | 2,242,099 | $ |