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Post by notdarkyet on Jul 20, 2018 15:05:23 GMT -5
Not a lot I've seen this year from the lists...
North America: 6. U2 | 35. Steely Dan | 42. Lorde | 46. Cirque Du Soleil-"Corteo" Worldwide: 10. U2 | 56. Steely Dan | 67. Lorde | 78. Arcade Fire | 79. Cirque Du Soleil-"Corteo" |
A few shows that appear on the list(s) that I have coming up in next few months: Rod Stewart, David Byrne, Jay-Z/Beyonce
surprised that Pink is the highest grossing act of the year so far. i also don't know who Luis Miguel is. everything else in the top ten makes sense.
It’s partly to do with her total number of shows. The gross per show is a more interesting figure to me, especially since it gives you a sense of what a festival would have to shell out to book a given act. Taylor Swift is raking.
Found a Top 50 North American tours (annually) of all-time list in last year's report. Numbers are how many millions of dollars the tour grossed that year in North America alone.
(1) 199.4 Taylor Swift 2015 (2) 176.1 U2 2017 (3) 169.4 Beyoncé 2016 (4) 162.0 The Rolling Stones 2005 (5) 156.0 U2 2011 (6) 138.9 U2 2005 (7) 138.5 The Rolling Stones 2006 (8) 133.7 Madonna 2012 (9) 133.2 The Police 2007 (10) 130.8 Guns N’ Roses 2016 (11) 127.2 One Direction 2014 (12) 123.0 U2 2009 (13) 122.4 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2016 (14) 121.2 The Rolling Stones 1994 (15) 116.4 Kenny Chesney 2015 (16) 115.9 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2003 (17) 114.9 Garth Brooks 2015 (18) 112.9 Cirque du Soleil/Michael Jackson 2012 (19) 112.4 Bruno Mars 2017 (20) 110.6 Taylor Swift 2013 (21) 110.3 Metallica 2017 (22) 109.7 Rolling Stones 2015 (23) 109.7 U2 2001 (24) 108.2 Bon Jovi 2010 (25) 107.3 Bon Jovi 2013 (26) 105.3 Madonna 2008 (27) 104.7 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2012 (28) 103.5 Pink Floyd 1994 (29) 103.3 Paul McCartney 2002 (30) 101.4 Garth Brooks 2017 (31) 98.0 Guns N’ Roses 2017 (32) 98.0 The Rolling Stones 1989 (33) 97.7 Taylor Swift 2011 (34) 97.0 Garth Brooks 2016 (35) 96.5 Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw 2012 (36) 96.0 Beyonce / Jay Z 2014 (37) 95.1 Adele 2016 (38) 94.5 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2009 (39) 94.3 Katy Perry 2014 (40) 94.0 Celine Dion 2008 (41) 92.5 Barbra Streisand 2006 (42) 92.1 Roger Waters 2017 (43) 90.9 Kenny Chesney 2013 (44) 90.2 Roger Waters 2012 (45) 89.6 Justin Bieber 2016 (46) 89.5 Roger Waters 2010 (47) 89.3 The Rolling Stones 1997 (48) 88.8 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 2006 (49) 88.0 Elton John / Billy Joel 2009 (50) 87.9 The Rolling Stones 2002
* bold indicates I saw the tour on a date in the given year
Found a Top 50 North American tours (annually) of all-time list in last year's report.
1 199.4 Taylor Swift 2015 2 176.1 U2 2017 3 169.4 Beyoncé 2016 4 162.0 The Rolling Stones 2005 5 156.0 U2 2011 6 138.9 U2 2005 7 138.5 The Rolling Stones 2006 8 133.7 Madonna 2012 9 133.2 The Police 2007 10 130.8 Guns N’ Roses 2016 11 127.2 One Direction 2014 12 123.0 U2 2009 13 122.4 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2016 14 121.2 The Rolling Stones 1994 15 116.4 Kenny Chesney 2015 16 115.9 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2003 17 114.9 Garth Brooks 2015 18 112.9 Cirque du Soleil/Michael Jackson 2012 19 112.4 Bruno Mars 2017 20 110.6 Taylor Swift 2013 21 110.3 Metallica 2017 22 109.7 Rolling Stones 2015 23 109.7 U2 2001 24 108.2 Bon Jovi 2010 25 107.3 Bon Jovi 2013 26 105.3 Madonna 2008 27 104.7 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2012 28 103.5 Pink Floyd 1994 29 103.3 Paul McCartney 2002 30 101.4 Garth Brooks 2017 31 98.0 Guns N’ Roses 2017 32 98.0 The Rolling Stones 1989 33 97.7 Taylor Swift 2011 34 97.0 Garth Brooks 2016 35 96.5 Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw 2012 36 96.0 Beyonce / Jay Z 2014 37 95.1 Adele 2016 38 94.5 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2009 39 94.3 Katy Perry 2014 40 94.0 Celine Dion 2008 41 92.5 Barbra Streisand 2006 42 92.1 Roger Waters 2017 43 90.9 Kenny Chesney 2013 44 90.2 Roger Waters 2012 45 89.6 Justin Bieber 2016 46 89.5 Roger Waters 2010 47 89.3 The Rolling Stones 1997 48 88.8 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 2006 49 88.0 Elton John / Billy Joel 2009 50 87.9 The Rolling Stones 2002
* bold indicates I saw the tour on a date in the given year
I want to play!
1 199.4 Taylor Swift 2015 2 176.1 U2 2017 3 169.4 Beyoncé 2016 4 162.0 The Rolling Stones 2005 5 156.0 U2 2011 6 138.9 U2 2005 7 138.5 The Rolling Stones 2006 8 133.7 Madonna 2012 9 133.2 The Police 2007 10 130.8 Guns N’ Roses 2016 11 127.2 One Direction 2014 12 123.0 U2 2009 13 122.4 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2016 14 121.2 The Rolling Stones 1994 15 116.4 Kenny Chesney 2015 16 115.9 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2003 17 114.9 Garth Brooks 2015 18 112.9 Cirque du Soleil/Michael Jackson 2012 19 112.4 Bruno Mars 2017 20 110.6 Taylor Swift 2013 21 110.3 Metallica 2017 22 109.7 Rolling Stones 2015 23 109.7 U2 2001 24 108.2 Bon Jovi 2010 25 107.3 Bon Jovi 2013 26 105.3 Madonna 2008 27 104.7 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2012 28 103.5 Pink Floyd 1994 29 103.3 Paul McCartney 2002 30 101.4 Garth Brooks 2017 31 98.0 Guns N’ Roses 2017 32 98.0 The Rolling Stones 1989 33 97.7 Taylor Swift 2011 34 97.0 Garth Brooks 2016 35 96.5 Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw 2012 36 96.0 Beyonce / Jay Z 2014 37 95.1 Adele 2016 38 94.5 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2009 39 94.3 Katy Perry 2014 40 94.0 Celine Dion 2008 41 92.5 Barbra Streisand 2006 42 92.1 Roger Waters 2017 43 90.9 Kenny Chesney 2013 44 90.2 Roger Waters 2012 45 89.6 Justin Bieber 2016 46 89.5 Roger Waters 2010 47 89.3 The Rolling Stones 1997 48 88.8 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 2006 49 88.0 Elton John / Billy Joel 2009 50 87.9 The Rolling Stones 2002
Not as many as I would have expected. I'm a bit surprised none of Paul McCartney's recent tours made the list.
I was supposed to see the Roger Waters 2017 tour in February, but we went to Hawaii instead. I'm okay with that decision, just a bit annoyed I couldn't resell my $300 ticket. Why you gotta add more dates, Roger?!
1 199.4 Taylor Swift 2015 2 176.1 U2 2017 3 169.4 Beyoncé 2016 4 162.0 The Rolling Stones 2005 5 156.0 U2 2011 6 138.9 U2 2005 7 138.5 The Rolling Stones 2006 8 133.7 Madonna 2012 9 133.2 The Police 2007 10 130.8 Guns N’ Roses 2016 11 127.2 One Direction 2014 12 123.0 U2 2009 13 122.4 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2016 14 121.2 The Rolling Stones 1994 15 116.4 Kenny Chesney 2015 16 115.9 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2003 17 114.9 Garth Brooks 2015 18 112.9 Cirque du Soleil/Michael Jackson 2012 19 112.4 Bruno Mars 2017 20 110.6 Taylor Swift 2013 21 110.3 Metallica 2017 22 109.7 Rolling Stones 2015 23 109.7 U2 2001 24 108.2 Bon Jovi 2010 25 107.3 Bon Jovi 2013 26 105.3 Madonna 2008 27 104.7 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2012 28 103.5 Pink Floyd 1994 29 103.3 Paul McCartney 2002 30 101.4 Garth Brooks 2017 31 98.0 Guns N’ Roses 2017 32 98.0 The Rolling Stones 1989 33 97.7 Taylor Swift 2011 34 97.0 Garth Brooks 2016 35 96.5 Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw 2012 36 96.0 Beyonce / Jay Z 2014 37 95.1 Adele 2016 38 94.5 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2009 39 94.3 Katy Perry 2014 40 94.0 Celine Dion 2008 41 92.5 Barbra Streisand 2006 42 92.1 Roger Waters 2017 43 90.9 Kenny Chesney 2013 44 90.2 Roger Waters 2012 45 89.6 Justin Bieber 2016 46 89.5 Roger Waters 2010 47 89.3 The Rolling Stones 1997 48 88.8 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 2006 49 88.0 Elton John / Billy Joel 2009 50 87.9 The Rolling Stones 2002
* bold indicates I saw the tour on a date in the given year
I think it would be cool if they did one that was inflation adjusted. Since ticket pricing has outpaced inflation it may just mostly be these same tours shuffled around but still curious to see. Also a worldwide list would be cool too.
1 199.4 Taylor Swift 2015 2 176.1 U2 2017 3 169.4 Beyoncé 2016 4 162.0 The Rolling Stones 2005 5 156.0 U2 2011 6 138.9 U2 2005 7 138.5 The Rolling Stones 2006 8 133.7 Madonna 2012 9 133.2 The Police 2007 10 130.8 Guns N’ Roses 2016 11 127.2 One Direction 2014 12 123.0 U2 2009 13 122.4 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2016 14 121.2 The Rolling Stones 1994 15 116.4 Kenny Chesney 2015 16 115.9 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2003 17 114.9 Garth Brooks 2015 18 112.9 Cirque du Soleil/Michael Jackson 2012 19 112.4 Bruno Mars 2017 20 110.6 Taylor Swift 2013 21 110.3 Metallica 2017 22 109.7 Rolling Stones 2015 23 109.7 U2 2001 24 108.2 Bon Jovi 2010 25 107.3 Bon Jovi 2013 26 105.3 Madonna 2008 27 104.7 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2012 28 103.5 Pink Floyd 1994 29 103.3 Paul McCartney 2002 30 101.4 Garth Brooks 2017 31 98.0 Guns N’ Roses 2017 32 98.0 The Rolling Stones 1989 33 97.7 Taylor Swift 2011 34 97.0 Garth Brooks 2016 35 96.5 Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw 2012 36 96.0 Beyonce / Jay Z 2014 37 95.1 Adele 2016 38 94.5 Bruce Springsteen & E St. Band 2009 39 94.3 Katy Perry 2014 40 94.0 Celine Dion 2008 41 92.5 Barbra Streisand 2006 42 92.1 Roger Waters 2017 43 90.9 Kenny Chesney 2013 44 90.2 Roger Waters 2012 45 89.6 Justin Bieber 2016 46 89.5 Roger Waters 2010 47 89.3 The Rolling Stones 1997 48 88.8 Tim McGraw / Faith Hill 2006 49 88.0 Elton John / Billy Joel 2009 50 87.9 The Rolling Stones 2002
surprised that Pink is the highest grossing act of the year so far. i also don't know who Luis Miguel is. everything else in the top ten makes sense.
It’s partly to do with her total number of shows. The gross per show is a more interesting figure to me, especially since it gives you a sense of what a festival would have to shell out to book a given act. Taylor Swift is raking.
I wonder how much Taylor has in overhead, its a pretty massive show from what I have seen.
It’s partly to do with her total number of shows. The gross per show is a more interesting figure to me, especially since it gives you a sense of what a festival would have to shell out to book a given act. Taylor Swift is raking.
I wonder how much Taylor has in overhead, its a pretty massive show from what I have seen.
i'm curious about profitability as well. i know U2 brings in the revenues but their expenses must be astronomical.
reading an article a new (pretty sweet) venue in Houston ran today using Pollstar data.
“Our expectations were we were gonna sell 250,000 tickets in year five,” Smart Financial Centre President Gary Becker tells me when I ask him about expectations versus reality at the Sugar Land venue. He continues, “and we sold 326,000 tickets in year one.”
"according to Pollstar, the Smart Financial Centre was the twelfth best-selling theater in the world in 2017. Those same ticket sales would put it in the top 15 percent of the world’s amphitheaters and top third in the world’s arenas."
Since it opened I've seen the Moz, Slayer, Hans Zimmer, happy to hear it's doing really well.
Post by Delicious Meatball Sub on Dec 17, 2018 16:41:57 GMT -5
Was not expecting Pearl Jam to be doin $4.6 mil per show. And hopefully all the dummies who were saying Drake’s tour wasn’t selling well will read this.
Was not expecting Pearl Jam to be doin $4.6 mil per show. And hopefully all the dummies who were saying Drake’s tour wasn’t selling well will read this.
Those numbers are pretty skewed this year. Only 7 North American Shows, 6 in Safeco/Wrigley/Fenway, average gross of 5.9 million each.
I think I'm always surprised at how popular Pink still is. Not hating, just surprised.
My sister who's not really into music but sees one or two big arena shows a year thinks Pink was the best performance she's seen, over stuff like Beyonce/U2/Bruno Mars, etc. Apparently it's a big ol spectacle with her flying across the crowd while singing and whatnot.
Bonnaroo isn't on the festivals list (nor are many other fests you'd expect to be) so maybe don't they report their financials but seems reasonable to guess they make around $25 million off the ticket sales, right? Simply unfathomable how much Coachella does! I don't know how they possibly accommodate 99,000 people in a space smaller than Bonnaroo. I went back in 2009 and I think they were selling about 60-70,000 then and it was already quite crowded.
Not a new phenomena but still frustrating that they can't have a more representative list of fests.
Personally saw more than I expected to from the North America list. 8 Acts in top 100 (though not many super highly placed) then 7 more to make 15/200. (Parentheses is placement on international list)
2. Jay-Z / Beyonce (3) 12. U2 (9) 44. Rod Stewart / Cyndi Lauper (63) 53. Cirque du Soleil "Corteo" (84) 58. Smashing Pumpkins (91) 67. Steely Dan / Doobie Brothers (100) 70. David Byrne (82) 89. Radiohead (61)
122. Lorde | 129. ZZ Top/John Fogerty | 151. The Beach Boys | 152. Weezer/Pixes | 160. The National | 190. Deep Purple/Judas Priest | 199. A Perfect Circle/Tricky
