Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Gross
Millions
156.0
97.7
84.6
63.7
57.1
51.8
48.6
48.3
44.4
41.2
40.7
40.3
38.4
38.3
37.4
34.0
32.9
32.4
30.9
30.0
28.5
28.4
28.3
27.5
27.3
Artist
U2
Taylor Swift
Kenny Chesney
Lady Gaga
Bon Jovi
Elton John
Sade
Kanye West / Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Celine Dion
New Kids On The Block / Backstreet Boys
Cirque du Soleil - “Dralion”
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Britney Spears
Journey
Cirque du Soleil “Michael Jackson: The Immortal”
Luis Miguel
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Paul McCartney
“Dave Matthews Band Caravan” (Estimate)
Phish
Katy Perry
Jason Aldean
Cirque du Soleil - “Alegria”
Keith Urban
Average
Ticket Price
Average
Tickets
Total
Tickets
Average
Gross
Cities
Shows
91.67
81,023
1,701,486
7,427,631
21/25
71.54
23,146
1,365,618
1,655,979
59/80
72.78
22,788
1,162,210
1,658,597
51/55
96.77
17,796
658,446
1,722,078
37/39
99.63
21,231
573,224
2,115,092
27/34
111.14
11,368
466,078
1,263,415
41/58
91.49
11,301
531,156
1,033,917
47/54
121.34
14,216
398,055
1,725,000
28/35
70/71
79.79
7,949
556,460
634,286
166.71
4,336
247,135
722,807
1/57
67.41
12,582
603,935
848,206
48/52
66.04
13,265
610,202
876,085
46/299
71.67
11,900
535,508
852,938
45/48
90.54
9,196
423,017
832,609
46/47
53.39
12,065
699,789
644,174
58/58
116.04
15,421
293,002
1,789,474
19/51
94.29
11,256
348,923
1,061,290
49.37
6,191
656,268
305,660
126.57
40,689
244,133
5,150,000
6/9
125.00
48,000
240,000
6,000,000
5/13
53.95
24,012
528,266
1,295,455
22/38
42.93
11,810
661,368
506,952
56/60
31/70
106/129
34.63
13,181
817,210
456,452
62/62
62.99
16,198
437,333
1,020,291
27/210
57.96
8,551
470,325
495,678
55/57
The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all North American shows worked between
January 1 and December 31, 2011. All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and
extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2012.