Top 20 Highest-Grossing Rock And Pop Tours Of 2017; U2, Guns N’ Roses, Coldplay, and Bruno Mars Tops

Irish band U2 topped the list with the band’s massive 30th anniversary tour for The Joshua Tree album, which raked in $316 million, according to Pollstar’s top 20 worldwide tours of 2017. Guns N’ Roses came in a close 2nd, pulling $292.5 million with 2.68 million tickets sold.

British band Coldplay took 3rd place with $238 million, followed by Bruno Mars, who pulled into the 4th slot with $200.1 million in ticket revenues for 2017.

In 11th place, my favourite, Celine Dion was the highest-ranking female artist on the list, pulling in $101.2 million

Top 20 worldwide tours of 2017:

1. U2, 316 million
2. Guns N’ Roses, $292.5 million
3. Coldplay, $238 million
4. Bruno Mars, $200.1 million
5. Metallica, $152.8 million
6. Depeche Mode, $141.1 million
7. Paul McCartney, $132 million
8. Ed Sheeran, $124.1 million
9. The Rolling Stones, $120 million
10. Garth Brooks, $101.4 million
11. Celine Dion, $101.2 million
12. Justin Bieber, $93.7 million
13. Roger Waters, $92.1 million
14. Bruce Springsteen, $87.8 million
15. Lady Gaga, $85.7 million
16. Billy Joel, $82.3 million
17. The Weeknd, $80 million
18. Tim McGraw / Faith Hill, $79.3 million
19. Red Hot Chili Peppers, $73.5 million
20. Ariana Grande, $99.2 million

Top 20 worldwide tours of 2017 [Infographic ]