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|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|{{sort|Bigger Bang Tour, A|[[A Bigger Bang Tour]]}}
|{{sort|Bigger Bang Tour, A|[[A Bigger Bang Tour]]}}
|2005–07
|2005–2007
|align="center"| 144
|align="center"| 144
|align="center"| 3,680,000
|align="center"| 3,680,000
|align="center"| 3.8
|align="center"| 3.8
|align="center"| 32,500
|align="center"| 32,500
|<ref name="biggerbang">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003650410#/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003650410|title=Rolling Stones Tour Grosses More Than Half A Billion |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2009-11-17}}</ref>
|<ref name="biggerbang">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/rolling-stones-tour-grosses-more-than-half-a-billion-1003650410.story|title=Rolling Stones Tour Grosses More Than Half A Billion |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=2009-11-17|date=April 9, 2007|last=Pietrolungo|first=Silvio}}</ref>
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|[[AC/DC]]
|[[AC/DC]]
|[[Black Ice World Tour]]
|[[Black Ice World Tour]]
|2008–10
|2008-2010
|align="center"| 168
|align="center"| 168
|align="center"| 5,100,000
|align="center"| 5,100,000
|align="center"| 2.8
|align="center"| 2.8
|align="center"| 30,357
|align="center"| 30,357
|<ref name="blackice">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143523|title=AC/DC's 'Black Ice Tour' Is Second-Highest-Grossing Concert Tour In History|date=July 26, 2010|work=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=2010-07-10}}</ref>
|<ref name="blackice">{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=143523|title=AC/DC's 'Black Ice Tour' Is Second-Highest-Grossing Concert Tour In History|date=July 26, 2010|work=''Blabbermouth.net''|accessdate=2010-07-10}}</ref>
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|$407,713,266
|$407,713,266
|${{formatnum:{{inflation|US|400000000|2009}}}}
|${{formatnum:{{inflation|US|408000000|2009}}}}
|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]
|[[Sticky & Sweet Tour]]
|[[Sticky & Sweet Tour]]
|2008–09
|2008–2009
|align="center"| 85
|align="center"| 85
|align="center"| 3,200,000
|align="center"| 3,200,000
|align="center"| 4.8
|align="center"| 4.8
|align="center"| 41,716
|align="center"| 41,716
|<ref name="stickysweet">{{cite news|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/09/03/madonna-wraps-record-breaking-sticky-sweet-tour-in-israel/|title=Madonna Wraps Record-Breaking Sticky & Sweet Tour in Israel|date=September 3, 2009|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|accessdate=2009-11-17}}</ref>
|<ref name="stickysweet">{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/madonna-closes-tour-in-tel-aviv-2nd-highest-1004008911.story|title=Madonna Closes Tour In Tel Aviv; 2nd Highest Grossing Trek Of All |date=September 2, 2009|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|last=Herrera|first=Monica|accessdate=2009-11-17}}</ref>
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|[[U2]]
|[[U2]]
|[[Vertigo Tour]]
|[[Vertigo Tour]]
|2005–06
|2005–2006
|align="center"| 131
|align="center"| 131
|align="center"| 3,619,021
|align="center"| 3,619,021
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|{{sort|Police, The|[[The Police]]}}
|{{sort|Police, The|[[The Police]]}}
|{{sort|Police Reunion Tour, The|[[The Police Reunion Tour]]}}
|{{sort|Police Reunion Tour, The|[[The Police Reunion Tour]]}}
|2007–08
|2007–2008
|align="center"| 156
|align="center"| 156
|align="center"| 3,300,912
|align="center"| 3,300,912
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|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|[[Bridges To Babylon]]/[[No Security Tour]]
|[[Bridges To Babylon]]/[[No Security Tour]]
|1997–99
|1997-1998-1999
|align="center"| 142
|align="center"| 142
|align="center"| 3,600,000
|align="center"| 3,600,000
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|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|[[Voodoo Lounge Tour]]
|[[Voodoo Lounge Tour]]
|1994–95
|1994-1995
|align="center"| 129
|align="center"| 129
|align="center"| 3,570,000
|align="center"| 3,570,000
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|[[U2]]
|[[U2]]
|[[U2 360° Tour]]
|[[U2 360° Tour]]
|2009–10
|2009–2010
|align="center"| 44
|align="center"| 44
|align="center"| 3,071,290
|align="center"| 3,071,290
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|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|[[Licks Tour]]
|[[Licks Tour]]
|2002–03
|2002–2003
|align="center"| 117
|align="center"| 117
|align="center"| 3,400,000
|align="center"| 3,400,000
|align="center"| 2.56
|align="center"| 2.56
|align="center"| 29,059
|align="center"| 29,059
|<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003650410#/news/stones-lick-up-300-million-in-milestone-2041450.story</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/stones-lick-up-300-million-in-milestone-2041450.story|title=Stones Lick Up 300 Million In MileStone Tour|date=September 3, 2003|accessdate=2010-08-05|last=Caulfield | first= Keith|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref>
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|{{sort|Dion, Celine|[[Celine Dion]]}}
|{{sort|Dion, Celine|[[Celine Dion]]}}
|[[Taking Chances Tour]]
|[[Taking Chances Tour]]
|2008–09
|2008–2009
|align="center"| 132
|align="center"| 132
|align="center"| 3,000,000
|align="center"| 3,000,000
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|[[Cher]]
|[[Cher]]
|[[Living Proof: The Farewell Tour]]
|[[Living Proof: The Farewell Tour]]
|2002–05
|2002–2005
|align="center"| 325
|align="center"| 325
|align="center"| 3,500,000
|align="center"| 3,500,000
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|{{sort|Springsteen, Bruce|[[Bruce Springsteen]]}}
|{{sort|Springsteen, Bruce|[[Bruce Springsteen]]}}
|[[Magic Tour (Bruce Springsteen)|Magic Tour]]
|[[Magic Tour (Bruce Springsteen)|Magic Tour]]
|2007–08
|2007–2008
|align="center"| 100
|align="center"| 100
|align="center"| 2,198,353
|align="center"| 2,198,353
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|{{sort|Springsteen, Bruce|[[Bruce Springsteen]]}}
|{{sort|Springsteen, Bruce|[[Bruce Springsteen]]}}
|{{sort|Rising Tour, The|[[The Rising Tour]]}}
|{{sort|Rising Tour, The|[[The Rising Tour]]}}
|2002–03
|2002–2003
|align="center"| 120
|align="center"| 120
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
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|[[Bon Jovi]]
|[[Bon Jovi]]
|[[Lost Highway Tour]]
|[[Lost Highway Tour]]
|2007–08
|2007–2008
|align="center"| 99
|align="center"| 99
|align="center"| 2,157,675
|align="center"| 2,157,675
|align="center"| 2.1
|align="center"| 2.1
|align="center"| 21,794
|align="center"| 21,794
|<ref name="billboard2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/bon-jovi-scores-2008-s-top-grossing-tour-1003921575.story|title=Bon Jovi Scores 2008's Top Grossing Tour|publisher=Billboard}}</ref>
|<ref name="billboard2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/news/bon-jovi-scores-2008-s-top-grossing-tour-1003921575.story|title=Bon Jovi Scores 2008's Top Grossing Tour|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|work=Billboard|date=November 11, 2008|accessdate=2010-08-05|last=Pietrolungo|first=Silvio}}</ref>


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|align="center"| 3.2
|align="center"| 3.2
|align="center"| 20,171
|align="center"| 20,171
|<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/madonna-s-confessions-tour-sets-record-1003154128.story|title=Madonna's 'Confessions' Tour Sets Record|date=October 23, 2006|accessdate=2010-08-05|last=Pietrolungo | first= Silvio|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}} </ref>
|<ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003154128#/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003154128</ref>
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|[[U2]]
|[[U2]]
|[[PopMart Tour]]
|[[PopMart Tour]]
|1997–98
|1997–1998
|align="center"| 93
|align="center"| 93
|align="center"| 3,935,936
|align="center"| 3,935,936
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|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|{{sort|Rolling Stones, The|[[The Rolling Stones]]}}
|[[Steel Wheels Tour]]
|[[Steel Wheels Tour]]
|1989–90
|1989-1990
|align="center"| 115
|align="center"| 115
|align="center"| 3,250,000
|align="center"| 3,250,000
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|{{sort|Jackson, Michael|[[Michael Jackson]]}}
|{{sort|Jackson, Michael|[[Michael Jackson]]}}
|[[HIStory World Tour]]
|[[HIStory World Tour]]
|1996–97
|1996–1997
|align="center"| 82
|align="center"| 82
|align="center"| 4,500,000
|align="center"| 4,500,000
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|${{formatnum:{{inflation|US|141000000|2007}}}}
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|{{sort|McGraw, Tim and Faith Hill|[[Tim McGraw]] and [[Faith Hill]]}}
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|[[Soul2Soul II Tour]]
|2006–07
⚫
|align="center"| 117
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|align="center"| 1,673,667
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|align="center"| 1.2
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|align="center"| 14,304
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|$125,000,000
|$125,000,000
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|[[Michael Jackson]]
|[[Michael Jackson]]
|[[Bad Tour]]
|[[Bad Tour]]
|1987–89
|1987 - 1989
|align="center"| 113
|align="center"| 113
|align="center"| 4,500,000
|align="center"| 4,500,000
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|[[Soul2Soul II Tour]]
|2006–2007
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|align="center"| 117
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|align="center"| 1,673,667
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|align="center"| 1.2
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Revision as of 09:58, 5 August 2010

This is an incomplete list of the highest-grossing concert tours. Some of the gross may be higher than reported on this list because not all concerts are reported. Only tours using reliable references have been added to the list.

Rank Actual gross Inflation
(adjusted 2024 gross) 		Artist Tour name Year(s) Shows Attendance Average gross (millions) Average attendance
1 $558,255,524 $851,487,770 The Rolling Stones A Bigger Bang Tour 2005–07 144 3,680,000 3.8 32,500 [1]
2 $477,000,000 $666,475,202 AC/DC Black Ice World Tour 2008–10 168 5,100,000 2.8 30,357 [2]
3 $407,713,266 $579,439,739 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008–09 85 3,200,000 4.8 41,716 [3]
4 $389,000,000 $587,930,670 U2 Vertigo Tour 2005–06 131 3,619,021 2.96 35,259 [4]
5 $358,825,665 $507,791,003 The Police The Police Reunion Tour 2007–08 156 3,300,912 2.3 11,538 [5]
6 $339,000,000 $630,668,551 The Rolling Stones Bridges To Babylon/No Security Tour 1997–99 142 3,600,000 51,852
7 $320,000,000 $633,582,743 The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour 1994–95 129 3,570,000 50,969
8 $311,637,730[a] $442,586,483 U2 U2 360° Tour 2009–10 44 3,071,290 7.1 69,802 [6][7]
9 $300,000,000 $496,888,567 The Rolling Stones Licks Tour 2002–03 117 3,400,000 2.56 29,059 [8]
10 $279,200,000 $426,342,671 Celine Dion Taking Chances Tour 2008–09 132 3,000,000 2.9 27,424 [9]
11 $260,000,000 $405,615,948 Cher Living Proof: The Farewell Tour 2002–05 325 3,500,000 0.8 6,153 [10]
12 $235,000,000 $332,559,505 Bruce Springsteen Magic Tour 2007–08 100 2,198,353 2.4 21,983 [11]
13 $221,500,000 $366,869,392 Bruce Springsteen The Rising Tour 2002–03 120 1.8 [12]
14 $210,600,000 $298,029,923 Bon Jovi Lost Highway Tour 2007–08 99 2,157,675 2.1 21,794 [11]
15 $194,754,447 $294,349,904 Madonna Confessions Tour 2006 60 1,210,294 3.2 20,171 [13]
16 $171,677,024 $320,921,770 U2 PopMart Tour 1997–98 93 3,935,936 1.8 42,322 [14]
17 $170,000,000 $391,305,252 The Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour 1989–90 115 3,250,000 54,347
18 $163,500,000 $310,324,627 Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour 1996–97 82 4,500,000 2.0 54,878 [15]
19 $141,000,000 $207,189,215 Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Soul2Soul II Tour 2006–07 117 1,673,667 1.2 14,304 [16]
20 $125,000,000 $246,064,274 Michael Jackson Bad Tour 1987–89 113 4,500,000 1.3 45,280 [17]

Note that the inflation-adjusted ranking is only of tours listed here because of highest actual gross. Some older tours, such as Bruce Springsteen's 1984–1985 Born in the U.S.A. Tour, which grossed between $80 million and $90 million at the time,[18] would be between about $160 million and $180 million in 2010 terms, and thus place on the list as well.

Notes

  1. ^ Tour in progress until 2010 and gross is subject to change.
  2. ^ Encompasses Driving USA Tour, Back in the U.S. tour, Driving Mexico Tour, and Driving Japan Tour.

References

  • de la Parra, Pimm Jal (2003). U2 Live: A Concert Documentary. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-9198-7.
  1. ^ Pietrolungo, Silvio (April 9, 2007). "Rolling Stones Tour Grosses More Than Half A Billion". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  2. ^ "AC/DC's 'Black Ice Tour' Is Second-Highest-Grossing Concert Tour In History". Blabbermouth.net. July 26, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-10. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  3. ^ Herrera, Monica (September 2, 2009). "Madonna Closes Tour In Tel Aviv; 2nd Highest Grossing Trek Of All". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  4. ^ Cossar, Neil (March 28, 2009). "This Day in Music - March 28th". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  5. ^ "Reggatta De Banc - Blockbuster Police Tour 'Played Out Perfectly'..." Billboard. August 20, 2008. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  6. ^ Gundersen, Edna (2009-10-05). "U2 turns 360 stadium tour into attendance-shattering sellouts". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  7. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2_360%C2%B0_Tour#cite_note-Box_10-31-81
  8. ^ Caulfield, Keith (September 3, 2003). "Stones Lick Up 300 Million In MileStone Tour". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  9. ^ http://www.pollstarpro.com/SpecialFeatures2009/2009Top25WordwideTours.pdf
  10. ^ http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/cher.html
  11. ^ a b Pietrolungo, Silvio (November 11, 2008). "Bon Jovi Scores 2008's Top Grossing Tour". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  12. ^ http://www.staticmultimedia.com/content/music/news/news_1108662235
  13. ^ Pietrolungo, Silvio (October 23, 2006). "Madonna's 'Confessions' Tour Sets Record". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  14. ^ de la Parra (2003). p. 221.
  15. ^ http://kennyortega.com/blog/past-projects/concerts/music-concerts-directing/michael-jacksons-history-tour/
  16. ^ http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5691184,00.html
  17. ^ de la Parra (2003). p. 268.
  18. ^ Fricke, David (February 27, 1986). "The Long and Winding Road". Rolling Stone.
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