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:
- U2, 316 million
- Guns N’ Roses, $292.5 million
- Coldplay, $238 million
- Bruno Mars, $200.1 million
- Metallica, $152.8 million
- Depeche Mode, $141.1 million
- Paul McCartney, $132 million
- Ed Sheeran, $124.1 million
- The Rolling Stones, $120 million
- Garth Brooks, $101.4 million
- Celine Dion, $101.2 million
- Justin Bieber, $93.7 million
- Roger Waters, $92.1 million
- Bruce Springsteen, $87.8 million
- Lady Gaga, $85.7 million
- Billy Joel, $82.3 million
- The Weeknd, $80 million
- Tim McGraw / Faith Hill, $79.3 million
- Red Hot Chili Peppers, $73.5 million
- Ariana Grande, $99.2 million
Top 20 worldwide tours of 2017 [Infographic ]