Highest Grossing Live Acts of All-Time

[Wayne]

We have a Las Vegas Residencies database - the best such resource on the net - and I wanted to see if we could achieve the same but this time including all live performance grosses to give us the list of the highest grossing live performance acts of all-time.

We'll have an overall list and three separate lists: males, females and groups.

In here, we'll also include a list of the highest-grossing tours of all-time and some record-breaking box-office grosses also.

A lot of the leg work has already been done by our very own @matheusbelmont - so massive thanks to him.

Some of the data looks to be outdated - not massively - therefore, please bear that in mind when casting your comments. My plan is to look into each act individually and where possible, build a database of each act's numbers.

Note - all forms of live performance count towards the totals of each act, be that residencies, tours or collaboration tours. If you have the numbers ready for your favourite acts, please post them to save me some leg work. If you're making estimations, please make sure they are educated - if I like the look of them, I'll include them in the database.

I'll focus on the women first - for clarity, the format will be:

Year / Tour Name / Total Gross / Total Attendance

I might then also do some detail work behind the averages.

[Wayne]

Highest Grossing Bands and Groups

1. The Rolling Stones - $ 2,614 billion
2. U2 - $ 2,187 billion
3. Bon Jovi - $ 1,478 billion
4. Eagles - $ 1,227 billion
5. Metallica - $ 1,150 billion
6. AC / DC - $ 1,107 billion
7. Coldplay - $ 1,056 billion
8. Dave Matthews Band - $ 951 million
9. Aerosmith - $ 822 million
10. Guns N Roses - $ 821 million

[Wayne]

Highest Grossing Male Soloists

1. Bruce Springsteen – $1.955 billion
2. Elton John – $1.941 billion
3. Paul McCartney – $1.263 billion
4. Billy Joel – $1.151 billion
5. Kenny Chesney – $1.063 billion
6. Rod Stewart – $840 million
7. Eric Clapton – $837 million
8. Robbie Williams – $835 million
9. Bob Dylan – $795 million
10. Roger Waters – $791 million

[Wayne]

Highest Grossing Female Soloists

1. Celine Dion – $1.465 billion
2. Madonna – $1.450 billion
3. Beyonce – $1.033 billion
4. Taylor Swift – $936.7 million
5. Pink – $834.2 million
6. Lady Gaga – $663.8 million
7. Cher – $659.1 million
8. Britney Spears – $569.3 million
9. Tina Turner – $561.2 million
10. Rihanna - $451.2 million
11. Katy Perry - $388.8 million
12. Barbra Streisand - $376.8 million
13. Shania Twain - $367.0 million
14. Shakira - $357.3 million
15. Janet Jackson - $353.8 million
16. Kylie Minogue - $306.2 million
17. Faith Hill - $294.5 million
18. Adele - $286.9 million
19. Mariah Carey - $255.4 million
20. Whitney Houston - $248.5 million
21. Ariana Grande - $244.6 million
22. Carrie Underwood - $238.9 million
23. Miley Cyrus - $216.5 million
24. Christina Aguilera - $158.0 million

Top 10 - Highest Grossing Female Artists of All-Time

Céline Dion

Total Shows: 2,057
Total Tickets: 15,525,989
Total Gross: $1,465,476,132

1983 - Les chemins de ma maison: 40 shows / $200,000 grossed / 40,000 tickets
1985 - Céline Dion en concert: 42 shows / $400,000 grossed / 45,000 tickets
1988 - Tournee Incognito: 75 shows / $2,000,000 grossed / 150,000 tickets
1990 - Unison Tour: 75 shows / $2,500,000 grossed / 150,000 tickets
1992 - Céline Dion in Concert: 74 shows / $12,000,000 grossed / 500,000 tickets
1994 - The Colour of My Love Tour: 98 shows / $33,000,000 grossed / 1,300,000 tickets
1995 - D'eux Tour: 47 shows / $13,000,000 grossed / 500,000 tickets
1996 - Falling Into You: Around the World: 148 shows / $85,000,000 grossed / 2,200,000 tickets
1998 - Let's Talk About Love World Tour: 97 shows / $125,000,000 grossed / 2,300,000 tickets
2003 - A New Day...Live in Las Vegas (Las Vegas): 717 shows / $387,175,632 grossed / 2,827,423 tickets
2008 - Taking Chances World Tour: 132 shows / $279,200,000 grossed / 2,300,000 tickets
2011 - Céline (Las Vegas): 427 shows / $296,200,000 grossed / 1,741,175 tickets
2013 - Tournee Europeenne 2013: 10 shows / $25,607,892 grossed / 143,261 tickets
2016 - Summer Tour 2016: 28 shows / $49,661,258 grossed / 365,332 tickets
2017 - Céline Dion Live 2017: 25 shows / $63,335,375 grossed / 457,923 tickets
2018 - Céline Dion Live 2018: 22 shows / $56,476,891 grossed / 259,443 tickets
2019 - Courage World Tour: 122 shows / $34,719,084 grossed / 246,432 tickets

Thanks to brunosilva for some of the above Céline Dion numbers.

Madonna

Total Shows: 592
Total Tickets: 14,857,343
Total Gross: $1,450,062,636

1985 - The Virgin Tour: 40 shows / $5,000,000 grossed / 360,000 tickets
1987 - Who's That Girl Tour: 38 shows / $25,000,000 grossed / 1,500,000 tickets
1990 - Blond Ambition Tour: 57 shows / $65,700,000 grossed / 1,800,000 tickets
1993 - The Girlie Show Tour: 39 shows / $60,300,000 grossed / 1,500,000 tickets
2001 - Drowned World Tour: 47 shows / 76,792,245 grossed / 732,606 tickets
2004 - Re-Invention World Tour: 56 shows / $124,790,787 grossed / 896,787 tickets
2006 - Confessions Tour: 60 shows / $194,754,447 grossed / 1,209,593 tickets
2008 - Sticky & Sweet Tour: 85 shows / $407,713,266 grossed / 3,545,899 tickets
2012 - The MDNA Tour: 88 shows / $305,158,362 grossed / 2,212,345 tickets
2015 - Rebel Heart Tour: 82 shows / $169,804,336 grossed / 1,045,479 tickets
2019 - Madame X Tour: 87 shows / $15,149,193 grossed / 54,634 tickets (ongoing)

Thanks to mjdangerous for some of the above Madonna numbers.

Beyoncé

Total Shows: 498
Total Tickets: 7,704,929*
Total Gross: $1,033,509,736

2003 - Dangerously In Love Tour: 10 shows / $3,600,000 grossed / *
2004 - Verizon Ladies Tour: 30 shows / $20,400,000 grossed / 300,000 tickets
2007 - The Beyoncé Experience: 96 shows / $75,000,000 grossed / *
2009 - I Am...World Tour: 108 shows / $103,000,000 grossed / *
2009 - I Am...Yours: 4 shows / $3,000,000 grossed / 6,000 tickets
2013 - The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour: 132 shows / $208,300,000 grossed / 2,000,000 tickets
2014 - On the Run Tour: 21 shows / $109,610,198 grossed / 979,781 tickets
2016 - The Formation World Tour: 49 shows / $256,084,556 grossed / 2,242,099 tickets
2018 - On the Run II Tour: 48 shows / $254,514,982 grossed / 2,177,049 tickets

* Need an estimated tickets sold figure for the tours marked with an asterisk.

Taylor Swift

Total Shows: 452
Total Tickets: 8,512,907
Total Gross: $936,796,644

2009 - Fearless Tour: 118 shows / $66,500,000 / *
2011 - Speak Now World Tour: 110 shows / $123,678,576 grossed / 1,642,435 tickets
2013 - The Red Tour: 86 shows / $150,184,971 grossed / 1,702,933 tickets
2015 - The 1989 World Tour: 85 shows / $250,733,097 grossed / 2,278,647 tickets
2018 - Reputation Stadium Tour: 53 shows / $345,700,000 grossed / 2,888,892 tickets
2020 - Lover Fest: 16 shows / /

* Need an estimated tickets sold figure for the Fearless Tour.

P!nk

Total Shows: 738
Total Tickets: 7,964,484
Total Gross: $834,261,847

2002 - Party Tour: 56 shows / $8,000,000 grossed / 200,000 tickets
2004 - Try This Tour: 68 shows / $21,500,000 grossed / 437,500 tickets
2006 - I'm Not Dead Tour: 138 shows / $60,000,000 grossed / 675,000 tickets
2009 - Funhouse Tour: 151 shows / $117,000,000 grossed / 1,550,026 tickets
2010 - The Funhouse Summer Carnival Tour: 34 shows / $46,400,000 grossed / *
2013 - The Truth About Love Tour: 132 shows / $184,061,847 grossed / 1,997,614 tickets
2018 - Beautiful Trauma World Tour: 159 shows / $397,300,000 grossed / 3,104,344 tickets

Thanks to matheusbelmont for some of the above P!nk numbers.

* Need an estimated tickets sold figure for the The Funhouse Summer Canival Tour.

Lady Gaga

Total Shows: 546
Total Tickets: 6,583,305
Total Gross: $663,888,830

2009 - The Fame Ball Tour: 43 shows / $3,100,000 grossed / 85,000 tickets
2009 - The Monster Ball Tour: 203 shows / $227,400,000 grossed / 2,546,600 tickets
2012 - Born This Way Ball: 98 shows / $188,500,000 grossed / 1,830,500 tickets
2014 - Live at Roseland Ballroom: 7 shows / $1,522,800 grossed / 24,532 tickets
2014 - ArtRave: The Artpop Ball: 79 shows / $84,799,181 grossed / 909,792 tickets
2014 - Cheek to Cheek Tour: 36 shows / $15,300,000 grossed / 176,267 tickets
2017 - Joanne World Tour: 49 shows / $94,911,783 grossed / 841,935 tickets
2018 - Enigma (Las Vegas): 31 shows / $48,355,068 grossed / 168,679 tickets (ongoing)

Thanks to nympho for some of the above Lady Gaga numbers.

Cher

Total Shows: 942
Total Tickets: 8,581,0641
Total Gross: $659,129,115

1979 - Cher in Concert: 25 shows / $2,000,000 grossed / 125,000 tickets
1979 - A Celebration at Caesar's Palace (Las Vegas): 97 shows / $7,000,000 grossed / 300,000 tickets
1989 - Heart of Stone Tour: 89 shows / $24,000,000 grossed / 700,000 tickets
1991 - Love Hurts Tour: 42 shows / $7,500,000 grossed / 200,000 tickets
1999 - Do You Believe?: 122 shows / $84,000,000 grossed / 1,500,000 tickets
2002 - Living Proof: The Farewell Tour: 326 shows / $232,000,000 grossed / 3,300,000 tickets
2008 - Cher (Las Vegas): 192 shows / $97,421,298 grossed / 697,765 tickets
2014 - Dressed to Kill Tour: 49 shows / $55,112,056 grossed / 610,413 tickets
2017 - Classic Cher (Las Vegas): 108 shows / $51,563,618 grossed / 339,994 tickets (ongoing)
2018 - Here We Go Again Tour: 108 shows / $98,532,143 grossed / 807,892 tickets (ongoing)

Britney Spears

Total Shows: 747
Total Tickets: 6,619,795
Total Gross: $569,365,938

1999 - ...Baby One More Time Tour: 56 shows / $7,600,000 grossed / 351,000 tickets
2000 - (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour: 23 shows / $10,022,327 grossed / 300,363 tickets
2000 - Oops!...I Did It Again Tour: 88 shows / $41,344,483 grossed / 1,380,309 tickets
2001 - Dream Within a Dream Tour: 68 shows / $56,847,697 grossed / 1,020,293 tickets
2004 - The Onyx Hotel Tour: 53 shows / $35,097,657 grossed / 312,655 tickets
2007 - The M+M's Tour: 6 shows / $350,000 grossed / 8,300 tickets
2009 - The Circus Starring Britney Spears: 97 shows / $142,615,057 grossed / 1,500,000 tickets
2011 - The Femme Fatale Tour: 77 shows / $83,493,539 grossed / 830,000 tickets
2013 - Britney: Piece of Me (Las Vegas): 249 shows / $137,695,392 grossed / 916,875 tickets
2018 - Piece of Me Tour: 30 shows / $54,300,000 grossed / *

Thanks to Instinct for some of the above Britney numbers.

* Need an estimated tickets sold figure for the Piece of Me Tour as the number I've seen doesn't seem reliable.

Tina Turner

Total Shows: 1,261+
Total Tickets: 17,758,264
Total Gross: $561,225,408

1977 - Australian Tour: 12 shows / $850,000 grossed / 95,000 tickets
1978 - Wild Lady of Rock Tour: 48 shows / $3,000,000 grossed / 250,000 tickets
1982 - Nice 'n' Rough Tour/Live 1984: 130 shows+ / $5,000,000 grossed / 900,000 tickets
1985 - Private Dancer Tour: 180 shows / $36,000,000 grossed / 2,250,000 tickets
1987 - Break Every Rule World Tour: 218 shows / $60,000,000 grossed / 3,500,000 tickets
1990 - Foreign Affair: The Farewell Tour: 121 shows / $55,000,000 grossed / 3,000,000 tickets

1993 - What's Love? Tour: 86 shows / $28,000,000 grossed / 800,000 tickets
1996 - Wildest Dreams Tour: 255 shows / $120,000,000 grossed / 3,400,000 tickets
2000 - Twenty Four Seven Tour: 121 shows / $122,500,000 grossed / 2,400,000 tickets
2008 - Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour: 90 shows / $130,875,408 grossed / 1,163,264 tickets

Rihanna

Total Shows: 443
Total Tickets: 5,871,380
Total Gross: $451,200,000

2006 - Rihanna: Live in Concert Tour: 27 shows / $800,000 grossed / 40,000 tickets
2007 - Good Girl Gone Bad Tour: 80 shows / $28,000,000 grossed / 750,000 tickets
2010 - Last Girl on Earth: 65 shows / $47,000,000 grossed / 650,000 tickets
2011 - Loud Tour: 98 shows / $90,000,000 grossed / 1,200,000 tickets
2013 - Diamonds World Tour: 96 shows / $141,900,000 grossed / 1,675,522 tickets
2014 - The Monster Tour: 6 shows / $36,000,000 grossed / 315,858 tickets
2016 - Anti World Tour: 71 shows / $107,500,000 grossed / 1,240,000 tickets

Others

The below acts are outside of the top 10 highest-grossing female artists of all-time but have all grossed over $100m.

Katy Perry

Total Shows: 479
Total Tickets: 4,646,817
Total Gross: $388,870,933

2009 - Hello Katy Tour: 89 shows / $4,250,000 grossed / 195,000 tickets
2011 - California Dreams Tour: 124 shows / $59,500,00 grossed / 1,200,000 tickets
2014 - Prismatic World Tour: 151 shows / $204,300,000 grossed / 1,984,503 tickets
2017 - Witness: The Tour: 115 shows / $120,820,933 grossed / 1,267,314 tickets

Barbra Streisand

Total Shows: 101
Total Tickets: 1,494,958
Total Gross: $376,828,605

1966 - An Evening with Barbra Streisand: shows / gross / 70,000 tickets
1994 - Barbra Streisand in Concert: 26 shows / $68,000,000 grossed / 340,000 tickets
1999 - Timeless: 10 shows / $70,000,000 grossed / 220,000 tickets
2006 - Streisand: 29 shows / $119,500,000 grossed / 410,000 tickets
2012 - Barbra Live - 20 shows / $66,328,605 grossed / 254,958 tickets
2016 - Barbra: The Music, The Mem'ries, The Magic: 16 shows / $53,000,000 grossed / 200,000 tickets

Shania Twain

Total Shows: 555
Total Tickets: 5,919,519
Total Gross: $367,040,700

1998 - Come On Over Tour: 165 shows /$85,000,000 grossed / 2,320,000 tickets
2003 - Up! Tour: 113 shows /$87,000,000 grossed / 1,630,000 tickets
2012 - Shania: Still The One (Las Vegas): 105 shows / $43,563,050 grossed / 346,021 tickets
2015 - Rock This Country Tour: 72shows / $72,500,000 grossed / 740,000 tickets
2018 - Now Tour: 77 shows /$76,000,000 grossed / 860,000 tickets
2019 - Let's Go! (Las Vegas): 23shows / $2,977,650 grossed / 23,498 tickets (ongoing)

Shakira

Total Shows: 421
Total Tickets: 5,094,435
Total Gross: $357,350,000

1996 - Tour Pies Descalzos: 60 shows / $22,500,000 grossed / 750,000 tickets
2000 - Tour Anfibio: 21 shows / $11,750,000 grossed / 250,000 tickets
2002 - Tour of the Mongoose: 61 shows / $72,000,000 grossed / 910,000 tickets
2006 - Oral Fixation Tour: 116 shows / $106,000,000 grossed / 1,600,000 tickets
2010 - The Sun Comes Out World Tour: 108 shows / $70,100,000 grossed / 834,435 tickets
2018 - El Dorado World Tour: 55 shows / $75,000,000 grossed / 750,000 tickets

Janet Jackson

Total Shows: 661
Total Tickets: 6,870,085
Total Gross: $353,847,084

1990 - Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990: 131 shows / $45,000,000 grossed / 1,500,000 tickets
1993 - Janet World Tour: 123 shows / $60,000,000 grossed / 1,500,000 tickets
1998 - The Velvet Rope Tour: 125 shows / $70,000,000 grossed / 1,600,000 tickets
2001 - All for You Your: 73 shows / $52,700,000 grossed / 865,000 tickets
2008 - Rock Witchu Tour: 17 shows / $11,747,228 grossed / 133,272 tickets
2011 - Number Ones, Up Close and Personal: 81 shows / $47,500,000 grossed / 485,000 tickets
2015 - Unbreakable World Tour: 37 shows / $21,100,000 grossed / 260,000 tickets
2016 - State of The World Tour: 56 shows / $32,800,000 grossed / 450,000 tickets
2019 - Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis: 18 shows / $12,999,856 grossed / 76,813 tickets

Kylie Minogue

Total Shows: 495
Total Tickets: 4,018,578
Total Gross: $306,253,555

1989 - Disco in Dream / The Hitman Roadshow: 14 shows / $2,000,000 grossed / 100,000 tickets
1990 - Enjoy Yourself Tour: 24 shows / $3,750,000 grossed / 150,000 tickets
1991 - Rhythm of Love Tour: 19 shows / $2,500,000 grossed / 100,000 tickets
1991 - Let's Get to It Tour: 12 shows / $1,750,000 grossed / 70,000 tickets
1998 - Intimate and Live: 22 shows / $2,700,000 grossed / 60,000 tickets
2001 - On a Night Like This: 46 shows / $16,000,000 grossed / 320,000 tickets
2002 - KylieFever2002: 49 shows / $32,500,000 grossed / 500,000 tickets
2005 - Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour: 37 shows / $26,000,000 grossed / 375,000 tickets
2006 - Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour: 34 shows / $40,336,636 grossed / 435,681 tickets
2008 - KylieX2008: 74 shows / $70,000,000 grossed / 830,000 tickets
2009 - For You, For Me: 9 shows / $3,095,221 grossed / 37,132 tickets
2011 - Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour: 77 shows / $56,400,000 grossed / 530,000 tickets
2012 - Anti Tour: 7 shows / $1,721,698 grossed / 15,765 tickets
2014 - Kiss Me Once Tour: 35 shows / $21,250,000 grossed / 250,000 tickets
2015 - A Kylie Christmas: 3 shows / $2,750,000 grossed / 15,000 tickets
2018 - Golden Tour: 33 shows / $23,500,000 grossed / 230,000 tickets

Faith Hill

Total Shows: 295
Total Tickets: 3,800,000
Total Gross: $294,500,000

2000 - Soul2Soul Tour: 65 shows / $50,000,000 grossed / 950,000 tickets
2006 - Soul2Soul II Tour: 118 shows / $141,000,000 grossed / 1,600,000 tickets
2017 - Soul2Soul: The World Tour: 112 shows / $103,500,000 grossed / 1,250,000 tickets

Adele

Total Shows: 250
Total Tickets: 2,800,000
Total Gross: $286,978,825

2008 - An Evening with Adele: 78 shows / $3,500,000 grossed / 130,000 tickets
2011 - Adele Live: 51 shows / $6,000,000 grossed / 200,000 tickets
2016 - Adele Live 2016: 121 shows / $277,478,825 / 2,470,000 tickets

Mariah Carey

Total Shows: 436
Total Tickets: 3,617,184
Total Gross: $255,453,704

1993 - Music Box Tour: 6 shows / $2,400,000 grossed / 75,000 tickets
1996 - Daydream World Tour: 7 shows / $5,500,000 grossed / 180,000 tickets
1998 - Butterfly World Tour: 12 shows / $12,500,000 grossed / 310,000 tickets
2001 - Rainbow World Tour: 19 shows / $22,500,000 grossed / 400,000 tickets
2003 - Charmbracelet World Tour: 69 shows / $30,000,000 grossed / 600,000 tickets
2006 - The Aventures of Mimi: 40 shows / $42,500,000 grossed / 480,000 tickets
2009 - Live at the Pearl: 4 shows / $1,200,000 grossed / 10,000 tickets
2009 - Angels Advocate Tour: 26 shows / $12,000,000 grossed / 90,000 tickets
2013 - Triumphant Australian Tour: 3 shows / $2,400,000 grossed / 20,000 tickets
2014 - The Elusive Chanteuse Show: 20 shows / $17,000,000 grossed / 300,000 tickets
2014 - All I Want for Christmas Is You...: 56 shows / $15,479,133 grossed / 156,625 (doesn't include 2019 dates)
2015 - #1 to Infinity: 50 shows / $23,912,616 grossed / 201,061 tickets
2016 - The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour: 31 shows / $17,000,000 grossed / 260,000 tickets
2017 - All The Hits Tour: 22 shows / $17,498,049 grossed / 223,665 tickets
2018 - The Butterfly Returns (Las Vegas): 25 shows / $6,063,906 grossed / 40,833 tickets (ongoing)
2018 - Mariah Carey: Live in Concert: 12 shows / $14,000,000 grossed / 150,000 tickets
2019 - Caution World Tour: 34 shows / $13,500,000 grossed / 120,000 tickets

Whitney Houston

Total Shows: 574
Total Tickets: 6,010,000
Total Gross: $248,550,000

1986 - The Greatest Love World Tour: 50 shows / $8,000,000 grossed / 500,000 tickets
1987 - Moment of Truth World Tour: 152 shows / $40,000,000 grossed / 1,750,000 tickets
1990 - Feels So Right Tour: 14 shows / $4,200,000 grossed / 120,000 tickets
1991 - I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour: 96 shows / $21,600,000 grossed / 900,000 tickets
1993 - The Bodyguard World Tour: 120 shows / $75,000,000 grossed / 1,400,000 tickets
1997 - Pacific Rim Tour: 9 shows / $11,000,000 grossed / 200,000 tickets
1998 - The European Tour: 10 shows / $5,000,000 grossed / 110,000 tickets
1999 - My Love Is Your Love World Tour: 66 shows / $35,750,000 / 650,000 tickets
2004 - Soul Divas Tour: 7 shows / $3,000,000 grossed / 50,000 tickets
2009 - Nothing but Love World Tour: 50 shows / $45,000,000 grossed / 330,000 tickets

Ariana Grande

Total Shows: 277
Total Tickets: 2,991,558
Total Gross: $244,635,826

2013 - The Listening Sessions: 11 shows / $800,000 grossed / 25,261 tickets
2015 - The Honeymoon Tour: 88 shows / $46,000,000 grossed / 890,000 tickets
2017 - Dangerous Woman Tour: 77 shows / $69,721,319 grossed / 900,554 tickets
2019 - The Sweetener Tour: 101 shows / $128,114,507 grossed / 1,175,743 tickets (13 unreported shows)

Carrie Underwood

Total Shows: 450
Total Tickets: 4,169,672
Total Gross: $238,985,980

2010 - Play On Tour: 109 shows / $38,300,000 grossed / 778,930 tickets
2012 - Blown Away Tour: 114 shows / $52,800,000 grossed / 873,199 tickets
2016 - Storyteller Tour: Stories in the Round: 92 shows / $56,804,491 grossed / 1,200,00 tickets
2016 - Ripcord World Tour: 71 shows / $33,581,489 grossed / 612,543 tickets
2019 - Cry Pretty Tour 360: 64 shows / $57,500,000 grossed / 705,000 tickets

Miley Cyrus

Total Shows: 234
Total Tickets: 2,937,514
Total Gross: $216,591,255

2007 - Best of Both Worlds Tour: 70 shows / $54,000,000 grossed / 1,000,000 tickets
2009 - Wonder World Tour: 56 shows / $66,941,255 grossed / 807,514 tickets
2011 - Gypsy Heart World Tour: 21 shows / $30,000,000 grossed / 290,000 tickets
2014 - Bangerz Tour: 78 shows: $62,900,000 grossed / 800,000 tickets
2015 - Milky Milky Milk Tour: 9 shows / $2,750,000 grossed / 40,000 tickets

Christina Aguilera

Total Shows: 284
Total Tickets: 2,285,104
Total Gross: $158,042,904

2000 - Christina Aguilera in Concert: 81 shows / $20,000,000 grossed / 500,000 tickets
2003 - Justified and Stripped Tour: 45 shows / $30,261,670 grossed / 592,360 tickets
2003 - The Stripped Tour: 37 shows / $15,000,000 grossed / 300,000 tickets
2006 - Back to Basics Tour: 81 shows / $75,100,000 grossed / 750,000 tickets
2018 - Liberation Tour: 24 shows / $10,000,000 grossed / 90,000 tickets
2019 - The Xperience: 16 shows / $7,681,234 grossed / 52,744 tickets

[Wayne]

Note - Ed Sheeran is top of the list, will need updating.

Highest Grossing Tours

1. U2 - U2 360 ° Tour - $ 736,421,586
2. Ed Sheeran - Divide Tour - $ 563,584,314
3. The Rolling Stones - The Bigger Bang Tour - $ 558,255,524
4. Coldplay - A Full Head of Dreams Tour - $ 523,033,676
5. Guns N Roses - Not In This Lifetime ... Tour - $ 468,500,978
6 Roger Waters - The Wall Live - $ 458,673,798
7. AC / DC - Black Ice Tour - $ 441,600,000
8. Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour - $ 407,713,266
9. U2 - Vertigo Tour - $ 389,047,636
10. Garth Brooks - Man Against the Machine Tour - $ 364,300,000
11. The Police - The Police Reunion Tour - $ 358,825,665
12. AC / DC - Rock or Bust Tour - $ 355,000,000
13. Bruno Mars - 24K Magic Tour - $ 345,381,426
14. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball Tour - $ 340,599,114
15. The Rolling Stones - Bridges to Babylon / No Security Tour - $ 338,238,326
16. Billy Joel - In Concert Tour - $ 335,200,000
17. The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Tour - $ 319,499,638
18. U2 - The Joshua Tree Tour - $ 316,990,940
19. The Rolling Stones - 50 & Counting Tour - $ 314,063,577
20. The Rolling Stones - Licks Tour - $ 311,215,801
21. Madonna - MDNA Tour - $ 305,158,362
22. Taylor Swift - Reputation Tour - $ 304,097,098
23. Paul McCartney - Out There! Tour - $ 300,000,000
24. Eagles - Long Road Out Of Eden Tour - $ 295,400,000
25. Bruce Springsteen - The River Tour - $ 295,197,407
26. One Direction - Where We Are Tour - $ 290,178,452
27. Celine Dion - Taking Chances Tour - $ 279,200,000
28. Adele - Adele Live - $ 277,478,825
29. Robbie Williams - Close Encounters Tour - $ 270,000,000
30. Justin Bieber - Purpose Tour - $ 257,000,000
31. Beyonce - The Formation Tour - $ 256,084,556
32. Beyonce & Jay-Z - OTRII Tour - $ 253,618,867
33. Eagles - History of the Eagles Tour - $ 253,000,000
34. Taylor Swift - 1989 Tour - $ 250,733,097
35. Eagles - Eagles: The Farewell Tour - $ 250,000,000
36. Bon Jovi - Because We Can Tour - $ 247,040,028
37. The Rolling Stones - No Filter Tour - $ 237,802,299
38. Paul McCartney - One on One Tour - $ 237,105,947
39. Bruce Springsteen - Magic Tour - $ 235,500,000
40. Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Tour - $ 231,617,175
41. Lady Gaga - The Monster Ball Tour - $ 227,400,000
42. Cher - Living Proof: The Farewell Tour - $ 225,000,000
43. Take That - Progress Live Tour - $ 224,000,000
44 Bruce Springsteen - Rising Tour - $ 221,500,000
45. Justin Bieber - Believe Tour - $ 220,000,000
46. Metallica - World Magnetic Tour - $ 219,900,000
47. Feetwood Mac - On with the Show - $ 215,000,000
48. Metallica - WorldWired Tour - $ 211,200,000
49. Bon Jovi - Lost Highway Tour - $ 210,650,974
50. Coldplay - Live the Life Tour - $ 209,400,000
51. Beyonce - The Mrs. Carter Show - $ 208,582,362
52. One Direction - On the Road Again Tour - $ 208.008,704
53. Katy Perry - Prismatic Tour - $ 202,076,267
54. Bon Jovi - The Circle Tour - $ 201,113,852
55. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell Tour - $ 200,000,000
56. George Michael - TwentyFive Live - $ 200,000,000
57. Depeche Mode - Global Spirit Tour - $ 199,581,441
58. Eagles - Hell Freezes Over Tour - $ 197,000,000
59. Madonna - Confessions Tour - $ 194,754,447
60. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto Tour - $ 192,239,798
61. The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle Tour - $ 188,000,000
62. Lady Gaga - Born This Way Ball - $ 184,049,920
63. Pink - The Truth About Love Tour - $ 182,937,014
64. Pink - Beautiful Trauma Tour - $ 176,513,944
65. U2 - PopMart Tour - $ 173,610,864
66. Michael Buble - To Be Loved Tour - $ 173,600,000
67. Madonna - Rebel Heart Tour - $ 169,804,336
68. Michael Jackson - HIStory Tour - $ 165,000,000
69. Bruce Springsteen - Working On The Dream Tour - $ 164,304,331
70. Michael Buble - Crazy Love Tour - $ 160,400,000
71. Bruce Springsteen - Reunion Tour - $ 160,000,000
72. Pink - Funhouse Tour - $ 160,000,000
73. Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion Tour - $ 155,000,000
74. Bruno Mars - Moonshine Jungle Tour - $ 156,400,000
75. Roger Waters - Us + Them Tour - $ 155,400,000
76. U2 - Innocence + Experience Tour - $ 152,228,227
77. U2 - ZooTV Tour - $ 151,215,414
78. Ed Sheeran - Multiply Tour - $ 150,700,000
79. Taylor Swift - Red Tour - $ 150,184,971
80. Depeche Mode - Delta Machine Tour - $ 148,037,231
81. Justin Timberlake - Man of the Woods Tour - $ 142,605,906
82 U2 - Elevation Tour - $ 143,324.975
83. Justin Timberlake - Future Sex / Love Show Tour - $ 143,400,000
84. Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi Live Tour - $ 142,977,988
85. Britney Spears - The Circus Starring Britney Spears - $ 142,500,000
86. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Soul2Soul II Tour - $ 141,116,033
87. Rihanna - Diamonds Tour - $ 139,860,541
88. Pink Floyd - The Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour - $ 135,000,000
89. Depeche Mode - Universe Tour - $ 133,000,000
90. Tina Turner - Tina !: 50th Anniversary Tour - $ 132,500,000
91. Tina Turner - Twenty Four Seven Tour - $ 132,000,000
92. Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day Tour - $ 131,388,461
93. Foo Fighters - Sonic Highways Tour - $ 130,159,460
94. Bon Jovi - These Days Tour - $ 130,000,000
95. Barbra Streisand - Streisand Tour - $ 130,000,000
96. Maroon 5 - Maroon V Tour - $ 130,000,000
97. Roger Waters - Dark Side of the Moon Tour - $ 130,000,000
98. Robbie Williams - Take the Crown Tour - $ 130,000,000
99. Genesis - Turn It On Again Tour - $ 129,059,653
100. Red Hot Chili Peppers - I'm with You Tour - $ 128,300,000
101. Muse - The 2nd Law Tour - $ 126,400,000
102. Paul McCartney - Driving World Tour - $ 125,887,762
103. Michael Jackson - Bad Tour - $ 125,738,964
104. Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love Tour - $ 125,000,000
105. Madonna - Re-Invention Tour - $ 124,790,787
106. Depeche Mode - Global Spirit Tour - $ 123,491,472
107. Red Hot Chile Peppers - Stadium Arcadium Tour - $ 123,400,000
108. Taylor Swift - Speak Now Tour - $ 1233,101,131
109. Paul McCartney - Up and Coming Tour - $ 123,000,000
110. Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time Tour - $ 120,000,000
111. Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Getaway Tour - $ 119,700,000
112. U2 - Experience + Innocence Tour - $ 119,203,900
113. Metallica - Saint Anger Tour - $ 116,000,000
114. Justin Bieber - My World Tour - $ 115,900,000
115. Elton John - Greatest Hits Tour - $ 115,800,000
116. Fleetwood Mac - Say You Will Tour - $ 115,000,000
117. Kenny Chesney - Big Revival Tour - $ 114,094,584
118. One Direction - Take Me Home Tour - $ 114,000,000
119. Robbie Williams - The Heavy Entertainment Show - $ 113,500,000
120. Kenny Chesney - Trip Around the Sun Tour - $ 113,111,426
121. Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy Tour - $ 113,000,000
122. Simon & Garfunkel - Old Friends II Tour - $ 111,100,000
123. Depeche Mode - Angel Tour - $ 110,500,000
124. Elton John - Rocket Man Tour - $ 110,300,000
125. Michael Jackson - Dangerous Tour - $ 110,000,000
126. Tina Turner - Wildest Dreams Tour - $ 110,000,000
127. Celine Dion - Let's Talk About Love Tour - $ 110,000,000
128. The Rolling Stones - Zip Code Tour - $ 109,714,026
129. Beyonce & Jay-Z - On the Run Tour - $ 109,610,198
130. AC / DC - Stiff Upper Lip Tour - $ 107,700,000
131. Eric Clapton - Doyle & amp; Derek Tour - $ 107,600,000
132. Rihanna - Anti Tour - $ 107,500,000
133. Metallica - The Black Album Tour - $ 107,300,000
134. Beyonce - I Am ... Tour - $ 106,107,447
135. Paul McCartney - On the Run Tour - $ 106,100,000
136. Shania Twain - Up! Tour - $ 105,200,000
137. Garth Brooks - Sevens: The Farewell Tour - $ 105,000,000
138. George Strait - The Cowboy Rides Away Tour - $ 104,400,000
139. Black Eyed Peas - The END Tour - $ 103,700,000
140. Nickelback - Dark Horse Tour - $ 102,300,000
141. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Soul2Soul III Tour - $ 100,367,633
142. Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls Tour - $ 100,200,000
143. Backstreet Boys - Black & amp; Blue Tour - $ 100,000,000
144. Robbie Williams - Escapology Tour - $ 100,000,000
145. Coldplay - Twisted Logic Tour - $ 100,000,000
146. Billy Joel - Live 2006 Tour - $ 100,000,000
147. Shakira - Oral Fixation Tour - $ 100,000,000
148. Take That - Circus Live Tour - $ 100,000,000

[Wayne]

Highest Average Gross - Tours

1. The Rolling Stones - No Filter Tour - $ 8.49 million
2. The Rolling Stones - Zip Code Tour - $ 7.84 million
3. U2 - U2 360 ° Tour - $ 6.69 million
4. Taylor Swift - Reputation Tour - $ 6.57 million
5. Take That - Progress Live Tour - $ 6.4 million
6. U2 - The Joshua Tree Tour - $ 6.34 million
7. The Rolling Stones - 50 & Counting Tour - $ 6.28 million
8. Beyonce & Jay-Z - OTRII Tour - $ 5.28 million
9. Beyonce - The Formation Tour - $ 5.23 million
10. Beyonce & Jay-Z - On the Run Tour - $ 5.22 million

Highest Average Attendance - Tours

1. U2 - U2 360 ° Tour - 66.109
2. Take That - Progress Live Tour - 61.285
3. Taylor Swift - Reputation Tour - 54.941
4. Michael Jackson - HIStory Tour - 54.878
5. Robbie Williams - Close Encounters Tour - 54.305
6. The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels / Urban Jungle Tour - 53,913
7. The Rolling Stones - No Filter Tour - 53,795
8. Michael Jackson - Dangerous Tour - 50,725
9. One Direction - Where We Are Tour - 49,849
10. The Rolling Stones - Voodoo Lounge Tour - 49,506

[beredy]

[MENTION=11323]Wayne[/MENTION] why do female numbers differ, while males are the same in both charts?

[pat200]

wow this will be a huge undertaking and an amazing one! Way to go Wayne <3

[Wayne]

[MENTION=11323]Wayne[/MENTION] why do female numbers differ, while males are the same in both charts?

Sorry, was an error - updated now.

[alfiebot]

Dear [MENTION=11323]Wayne[/MENTION] you can't just post the breakdown for a few acts, and then random numbers for other artists.

Highest Grossing Female Soloists

9. Cher – $510 million

These are Cher's available estimated figures which are quite close to exact totals. For older tours with the missing data, the gross is calculated using available reports from Billboard's archives and other news reports collected by og fans on Cher's official message board, you are welcome to visit and browse if you like. Some totals are lowered than the ones usually attributed to the tours' final gross by fans or some of her biographers.

1979-1982 - Cher in Concert Tour - $2,000,000
1979-1982 - Celebration at Caesar’s Palace Residency - $7,000,000
1989-1990 - Heart of Stone Tour - $25,000,000
1992 - Love Hurts Tour - $10,000,000
1999-2000 - Do You Believe Tour - $80,000,000
2002-2005- Living Proof: The Farewell Tour - $235,000,000
2008-2011 - Cher Residency - $97,000,000
2014 - Dressed to Kill Tour - $55,000,000
2017-2019 - Classic Cher Residency - $51,000,000
2018-2019 - Here We Go Again Tour - $110,000,000

Estimated total: 672,000,000

By the way, Forbes reported that 'The Farewell Tour' grossed $250 million several years ago, but the 235 million figure is probably more precise. The reported shows equate to $207 million, and with about 40 shows not reported it definitely grossed above $230 million.

[Wayne]

FGS, I’ve already made clear that this is a work in progress, I’m adding the numbers as and when I can and I’m working down the list top to bottom.

Therefore, please don’t tell me what I can and can’t do - I appreciate the input, and please keep providing it. But please read what I have posted around the numbers and the fact they are outdated and incomplete.

[alfiebot]

^Are you serious? You posted 200k gross for a Celine tour in 1983(?!) but don’t bother to do research for other artists who made millions for their more recent tours?

Even if you just count Cher’s tours from 2002-2019 the total is $548 million, so don’t be so snappy but rather objective and acknowledge other artists success and histories too. This is still a board made for all and not just for a few, well for three to be exact, divas and their fans...

[BeeBoy]

^Are you serious? You posted 200k gross for a Celine tour in 1983(?!) but don’t bother to do research for other artists who made millions for their more recent tours?

Calm the f down. He created this thread yesterday. It clearly states in the first post that not all numbers are up to date and that he'll update one after the other and it just happens he started with Celine. Instead of bitching you can appreciate the fact that Wayne is doing all this work to provide an overall data base and thread. Provide receipts and numbers and he'll include them surely. Not all has to be about stan wars.

[Wayne]

^Are you serious? You posted 200k gross for a Celine tour in 1983(?!) but don’t bother to do research for other artists who made millions for their more recent tours?

Even if you just count Cher’s tours from 2002-2019 the total is $548 million, so don’t be so snappy but rather objective and acknowledge other artists success and histories too. This is still a board made for all and not just for a few, well for three to be exact, divas and their fans...

Groan.

The work for Celine is already done, it’s a copy and paste job.

Same for Madonna - hence them being done.

I’m only going to say this one more time - this is still very much a work in progress, it will become more beefed out with more valid figures as I work down the list - at that point, I’m sure Cher’s numbers will change (as you’ve helpfully provided some numbers which I can sense check).

[alfiebot]

Calm the f down. He created this thread yesterday. It clearly states in the first post that not all numbers are up to date and that he'll update one after the other and it just happens he started with Celine. Instead of bitching you can appreciate the fact that Wayne is doing all this work to provide an overall data base and thread. Provide receipts and numbers and he'll include them surely. Not all has to be about stan wars.

I’m very calm, no need for the f word. When someone wants to provide data and be fair to all in question, the research should be done at least 80% not 20. The thread could have been opened much later with more up-to-date info, this way it gives way to people just copying what’s presented and going along with it and that’s how misinformation starts, in other words, he may get o update other artists’ stats in 8 months and until then this will be a “matter of fact” to some people.

[Wayne]

I’m very calm, no need for the f word. When someone wants to provide data and be fair to all in question, the research should be done at least 80% not 20. The thread could have been opened much later with more up-to-date info, this way it gives way to people just copying what’s presented and going along with it and that’s how misinformation starts, in other words, he may get o update other artists’ stats in 8 months and until then this will be a “matter of fact” to some people.

Other than you, nobody has bothered kicking off - I’m not going to allow you to continue to derail the topic.

You’ve made your point, now please move on.

[MusicLover88]

Not to mention he wouldn’t care if it were at 20% if Cher’s had been complete.

[alfiebot]

^And Tina! Either way, I’ve made my point so I’m moving on, peace!

[AndiIversen]

Great thread!

about Highest Average Gross - Tours, we may add Streisand's Timeless tour av. gross, right?... she played 10 dates only but she made 70M USD total so av.g. is 7M USD

oh and the SpiceGirls '19 tour made 78.2M USD and they played 13 dates so 6M av. gross I think

[stollar]

Another diva thread..Yawn

[Wayne]

Another diva thread..Yawn

This will cover all acts, I'm just starting with the women.

[MusicLover88]

Damn Pink’s latest tour was 10 million away from breaking Madonna’s record

[RyanS]

Celine's Courage World Tour has boxscores for 19 dates so far amounting to $33,194,537 [~$1.75M per show], so her career total is around $1.4 billion (and is on track to surpass Madonna with another 103 scheduled arena dates to come).

[Wayne]

Celine's Courage World Tour has boxscores for 19 dates so far amounting to $33,194,537 [~$1.75M per show], so her career total is around $1.4 billion (and is on track to surpass Madonna with another 103 scheduled arena dates to come).

Celine is at around $1.430 billion without Courage numbers - including them, she's at around $1.463 billion but Madonna has also added to hers quite significantly since she started (need to check by how much). They are neck and neck as far as the ladies go considering the unreported shows Celine has also had, two touring titans!

[RyanS]

Celine is at around $1.430 billion without Courage numbers - including them, she's at around $1.463 billion but Madonna has also added to hers quite significantly since she started (need to check by how much). They are neck and neck as far as the ladies go considering the unreported shows Celine has also had, two touring titans!

Ah, I was going off the $1.365Bn number that needs to be updated in the top list, I see you've added breakdowns now. Very nice, seriously impressive numbers for tons of acts.

Elton John also currently passing $2 billion with his current tour and ultimately surpassing Paul McCartney to be the highest-grossing solo male is insanely impressive too. Such an iconic live act