Rank | Actual gross | Inflation (adjusted 2012 gross) |
Artist | Tour name | Year(s) | Shows | Attendance | Average gross (millions) |
Average attendance |
Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $736,421,586 | $760,823,721 | U2 | 360º Tour | 2009–11 | 110 | 7,272,046 | 6.7 | 66,110 | [1][2] |
2 | $558,255,524 | $625,719,239 | The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang Tour | 2005–07 | 144 | 4,680,000 | 3.8 | 32,500 | [3] |
3 | $441,121,000 | $470,134,147 | AC/DC | Black Ice World Tour | 2008–10 | 167 | 4,846,965 | 2.6 | 29,023 | [4][5][6] |
4 | $407,713,266 | $441,673,561 | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | 2008–09 | 85 | 3,545,899 | 4.79 | 41,716 | [7] |
5 | $389,047,636 | $448,515,796 | U2 | Vertigo Tour | 2005–06 | 131 | 4,619,021 | 2.96 | 35,259 | [8] |
6 | $358,825,665 | $387,332,062 | The Police | The Police Reunion Tour | 2007–08 | 156 | 3,300,912 | 2.3 | 21,160 | [9] |
7 | $339,455,339 | $350,703,563 | Bon Jovi | The Circle Tour / Bon Jovi Live | 2010-11 | 137 | 3,442,539 | 2.5 | 25,128 | [10][11] |
8 | $336,017,048[e] | $468,786,069 | The Rolling Stones | Bridges To Babylon Tour / No Security Tour | 1997–99 | 143 | 5,576,032 | 2.3 | 38,993 | [12] |
9 | $316,365,576[f] | $482,528,321 | The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | 1994–95 | 124 | 6,336,776 | 2.6 | 51,103 | [13] |
10 | $299,520,230 | $378,409,784 | The Rolling Stones | Licks Tour | 2002–03 | 115 | 3,470,945 | 2.6 | 30,182 | [14] |
11 | $279,200,000 | $302,455,840 | Celine Dion | Taking Chances Tour | 2008–09 | 132 | 3,000,000 | 2.9 | 27,424 | [15] |
12 | $260,000,000 | $309,395,127 | Cher | Living Proof: The Farewell Tour | 2002–05 | 325 | 3,500,000 | 0.8 | 10,800 | [16] |
13 | $251,112,882[g] | $267,628,928 | Eagles | Long Road Out Of Eden Tour | 2008–11 | 155 | 2,001,773 | 1.6 | 12,915 | [4][5][6][17] |
14 | $250,000,000 | $392,007,185 | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell Tour | 1994 | 110 | 5,500,000 | 2.3 | 45,000 | [18][19] |
15 | $235,000,000 | $253,669,243 | Bruce Springsteen | Magic Tour | 2007–08 | 100 | 2,198,353 | 2.4 | 21,983 |