So far, the average ticket price has been $208.85, with an average attendance of 13,378 people per show.
Madonna’s Celebration Tour , which kicked off last year, has so far grossed $178.1 million , with an average ticket price of $208.85 and an average attendance of 13,378 people per show, the trade publication reported in its mid-year report.
Bad Bunny , who held the record for most-streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history before Taylor Swift broke it in April, is in second place with his 48-stop Most Wanted Tour , which grossed $174.5 million.
Mexican singer Luis Miguel is in third place with $169.4 million in earnings over the course of his tour, which concluded its stops in Latin America, the United States and Canada so far this year and began its European performances on June 28.
U2 grossed $134.7 million from just 15 tour dates in 2024 (plus 25 in 2023) to become the fourth-highest-grossing tour of the year and the one with the highest average ticket price at $352.86 each.
Karol G ranked No. 5 with her «Mañana será bonito» Tour, which has grossed more than $110 million so far this year and will continue through Europe and end in Brazil in September.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour did not make this year’s list because the artist did not allow her official box office totals for The Eras Tour to be released by music publications, according to Pollstar, though the group used stadium capacities and potential grossing estimates to name The Eras Tour the first tour to cross the $1 billion mark on its 2023 year-end charts.
6 million. That’s how many people attended a free concert by Madonna in Rio de Janeiro in May to conclude her Celebration Tour. Promoter Live Nation called it the «biggest solo concert by any artist.»
Pollstar did not provide a mid-year estimate for The Era’s Tour in 2024, but projected that he will gross another $1 billion on the tour as it continues this year, meaning he will likely have grossed more than $2 billion by the time it ends in December.
The Top 10 Tours of 2024, According to Pollstar
- Madonna — $178,816,424
- Bad Bunny — $174,574,606
- Luis Miguel — $169,452,777
- U2 — $134,727,198
- Karol G — $111,296,660
- Bruno Mars — $102,177,957
- Coldplay — $100,459,853
- SEVENTEEN — $74,590,596
- Eagles — $69,407,908
- Nicki Minaj — $66,215,800
Three separate lawsuits were filed against Madonna for false advertising, unfair and deceptive trade practices and other charges after she began her concerts in Los Angeles, Brooklyn and Washington DC hours later than scheduled.
