These Are The 10 Highest-Grossing Concert Tours Of All Time

Publish date: 2024-05-20

Taylor Swift's "Eras" tour has etched a remarkable milestone in the annals of music history, recently crowned as the highest-grossing tour of all time. Surpassing the monumental $1 billion mark in revenue, Swift's tour has eclipsed the former record set by the legendary Elton John, whose "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour grossed an impressive $939 million. The "Eras" tour, a celebration of Swift's extensive and diverse musical career, offers a retrospective journey through her various artistic periods.

The tour's unprecedented success is a powerful indicator of Swift's status as a transcendent figure in the music industry, adept at connecting with audiences across generations and musical preferences. Her ability to continually reinvent herself while maintaining a deep, personal connection with her fans has been central to the tour's colossal success, further cementing her place as one of the most influential and successful artists of her time.

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The concert tours that have made this list have done so on, not just the strength of the fans' devotion to their favorite band, but on the hard work the performers themselves put in traveling the globe on one tour for up to three years at a time. It is a rarefied act that can pack in the audiences at the giant arenas needed to support a tour of this length and expense.

Of course ticket prices play a part in where these acts ended up on this list. With seats that can cost $200 or more per ticket, that ups the gross of the tour overall. These are, for now, the Top 10 Highest Grossing Concert Tours Of All Time. Who do you think will be the next band or musician to crack this list? Which act do you think will be the first to break $1 billion in revenue?

1. Taylor Swift – The Eras Tour (2023)

2. Elton John – Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018–2023)

3. Ed Sheeran – ÷ Tour (2017–2019)

4. U2 – U2 360° Tour (2009–2011)

5. Coldplay – Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022)

6. Harry Styles – Love On Tour (2021–2023)

7. Guns N' Roses – Not in This Lifetime… Tour (2016–2019)

8. Beyoncé – Renaissance World Tour (2023)

9. The Rolling Stones – A Bigger Bang Tour (2005- 2007)

10. The Rolling Stones – No Filter Tour (2017–2021)

These tours, transcending time and trends, have not only set the bar for live music performances but also encapsulated the power of music in bringing people together, creating unforgettable experiences that resonate across generations.

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