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
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Gross
Millions
199.4
116.4
114.9
109.7
82.2
76.2
72.3
71.5
69.9
69.0
67.3
58.0
53.8
52.2
47.8
45.2
44.5
44.0
43.7
43.5
42.7
41.1
40.5
40.4
39.1
37.8
37.7
36.6
34.5
30.0
29.5
28.6
28.2
28.1
26.5
26.4
26.1
26.1
26.0
26.0
25.2
25.0
24.3
23.3
23.2
23.0
22.6
22.0
22.0
21.0
Artist
Taylor Swift
Kenny Chesney
Garth Brooks
The Rolling Stones
Kevin Hart
U2
One Direction
Luke Bryan
Billy Joel
Shania Twain
Fleetwood Mac
Juan Gabriel
AC/DC
Grateful Dead - “Fare Thee Well”
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Zac Brown Band
Cirque du Soleil - “Kurios”
Maroon 5
Madonna
Elton John
Chris Brown
Dave Matthews Band
Def Leppard
Foo Fighters
Ed Sheeran
Rush
Neil Diamond
Cirque du Soleil - “Varekai”
Jason Aldean
Eagles
Florida Georgia Line
Ariana Grande
Bette Midler
Stevie Wonder
Chayanne
Phish
Britney Spears
New Kids On The Block
Mötley Crüe
Van Halen
Imagine Dragons
Eric Church
The Weeknd
Romeo Santos
Lady Antebellum
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
Celine Dion
Brad Paisley
Charlie Wilson
5 Seconds Of Summer
Average
Ticket Price
Average
Tickets
Total
Tickets
Average
Gross
Cities
Shows
Agency
111.54
43,600
1,787,597
4,863,210
41/62
Messina Touring Group
85.37
24,343
1,363,190
2,078,212
56/59
Dale Morris & Associates
64.47
77,488
1,782,224
4,995,652
23/120
Bob Doyle & Associates
174.50
44,910
628,733
7,836,716
14/14
AEG Live
73.00
10,331
1,126,027
754,128
117.10
65,058
650,582
109/137
APA
7,618,638
10/36
Live Nation Global Touring
Creative Artists Agency
79.82
39,372
905,546
3,142,728
23/24
55.48
23,866
1,288,752
1,324,074
54/72
WME
106.47
36,473
656,522
3,883,333
18/29
Ar tist Group International
98.13
10,818
703,148
1,061,538
65/69
Creative Artists Agency
125.36
13,094
536,853
1,641,463
41/42
Creative Artists Agency
100.71
10,284
575,911
1,035,714
56/72
God Is Music SA de CV
90.43
42,464
594,500
3,839,923
14/14
Creative Artists Agency
144.32
180,967
2/5
Peter Shapiro
57.19
13,709
836,258
783,969
61/102
WME
52.69
18,662
858,458
983,238
46/52
Creative Artists Agency
361,933 26,116,207
87.82
16,364
507,281
1,437,076
31/274
Cirque du Soleil
84.22
16,853
522,441
1,419,355
31/34
Creative Artists Agency
142.50
15,333
306,666
2,185,000
20/24
Solo Agency
123.26
16,805
352,912
2,071,429
21/53
The Howard Rose Agency
60.45
11,773
706,368
711,667
60/61
ICM Par tners
58.03
17,701
708,054
1,027,253
40/48
Paradigm Talent Agency
Ar tist Group International
52.64
10,833
769,170
570,322
71/71
58.34
21,645
692,642
1,262,708
32/37
WME
57.87
15,014
675,652
868,889
45/49
Paradigm Talent Agency
Ar tist Group International / The Feldman Agency
85.41
13,010
442,337
1,111,182
34/35
109.84
10,101
343,439
1,109,537
34/36
WME
60.50
18,313
604,338
1,107,976
33/239
Cirque du Soleil
48.52
12,946
712,015
628,115
55/58
WME
126.42
9,888
237,304
1,250,000
24/24
Creative Artists Agency
41.37
13,205
713,077
546,296
54/54
WME
49.41
9,989
579,354
493,588
58/60
Creative Artists Agency
126.25
9,299
223,168
1,173,915
24/26
Creative Artists Agency
92.45
8,940
303,948
826,471
34/34
Creative Artists Agency
87.04
8,699
304,457
757,143
35/44
Chaf Enterprises
71.53
21,701
368,921
1,552,303
17/25
Paradigm Talent Agency
136.83
3,181
190,847
435,211
1/60
Creative Artists Agency
60.32
10,302
432,692
621,429
42/47
Creative Artists Agency
71.47
6,737
363,789
481,481
54/57
Ar tist Group International
69.05
10,459
376,538
722,222
36/39
Azoffmusic Management
52.99
9,911
475,740
525,208
48/48
Paradigm Talent Agency
46.77
11,136
534,530
520,833
48/49
WME
76.39
15,905
318,104
1,215,000
20/23
WME
77.71
13,036
299,832
1,013,043
23/27
Angelo Medina Group
38.96
11,466
596,245
446,737
52/52
Creative Artists Agency
87.34
9,753
263,338
851,852
27/27
ICM Par tners
163.44
4,321
138,277
706,250
1/32
ICM Par tners
37.67
11,231
584,019
423,077
52/53
WME
71.50
6,682
307,362
477,725
46/47
ICM Par tners
45.19
14,069
464,280
635,780
33/35
Creative Artists Agency
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, 2015.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2016.
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Rank
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
Gross
Millions
20.9
20.6
20.0
19.9
19.5
19.1
18.7
18.7
18.2
17.9
17.7
17.4
17.2
17.0
16.8
16.7
15.7
15.6
15.5
15.4
15.3
15.2
15.2
15.0
14.9
14.8
14.6
14.5
14.5
14.3
14.0
14.0
14.0
13.9
13.9
13.8
13.8
13.6
13.3
13.1
12.9
12.8
12.6
12.6
12.5
11.9
11.4
11.3
10.4
10.3
Artist
Cirque du Soleil - “Corteo”
Dead & Company
Miranda Lambert
Jerry Seinfeld
Maná
Paul McCartney
Rascal Flatts
Ricardo Arjona
Fall Out Boy / Wiz Khalifa
Jimmy Buffett
J. Cole
Barry Manilow
Luis Miguel
Sam Smith
“Vans Warped Tour”
Andrea Bocelli
Toby Keith
Journey
Jeff Dunham
Marco Antonio Solis
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
John Mellencamp
Bryan Adams
Janet Jackson
Gabriel Iglesias
Cirque du Soleil - “Amaluna”
Marc Anthony
Enrique Iglesias / Pitbull
The Who
Alejandro Fernández
Train
Darius Rucker
Ricky Martin
Willie Nelson
Mumford & Sons
“Dancing With The Stars”
Marc Anthony / Carlos Vives
Aerosmith
Chicago / Earth, Wind & Fire
Nicki Minaj
Theresa Caputo
The Tragically Hip
Blue Man Group
Chris Tomlin
Steely Dan
Mariah Carey
The Beach Boys
Katt Williams
“Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers”
Diana Ross
Average
Ticket Price
Average
Tickets
Total
Tickets
Average
Gross
Cities
Shows
Agency
79.50
17,531
262,959
1,393,683
15/128
Cirque du Soleil
87.86
14,655
234,476
1,287,500
16/21
Paradigm Talent Agency
56.42
8,244
354,484
465,116
43/43
WME
86.63
3,961
229,712
343,103
58/87
ICM Partners
83.41
12,988
233,784
1,083,333
18/22
Angelo Medina Group
161.77
14,722
117,774
2,381,556
8/8
MPL Communications
36.32
12,558
514,867
456,098
41/47
WME
80.69
7,476
231,751
603,226
31/34
Fenix Enter tainment Group
34.52
12,873
527,812
444,389
41/41
Creative Ar tists Agency
93.05
7,695
192,369
716,000
25/25
The Howard Rose Agency
34.87
10,150
507,499
353,899
50/50
ICM Partners
72.98
8,219
238,342
599,785
29/33
WME
77.56
10,100
222,210
783,370
22/34
WME
59.67
9,497
284,900
566,667
30/32
WME
39.26
10,440
428,026
409,906
41/41
Creative Ar tists Agency
202.95
8,229
82,286
1,670,000
10/12
Pentagon Music Management
40.53
13,317
386,189
539,738
29/30
Paradigm
70.41
7,640
221,559
537,931
29/36
Creative Ar tists Agency
76.65
5,322
202,217
407,895
38/152
United Talent Agency
95.94
4,586
160,516
440,000
35/36
Villalobos Enterprises
86.80
8,813
176,267
765,000
20/27
Creative Ar tists Agency
90.08
2,377
168,738
214,085
71/80
Creative Ar tists Agency
57.27
5,417
265,409
310,204
49/51
Patriot Artists Agency
83.64
6,642
179,340
555,556
27/33
WME
60.74
3,360
245,307
204,110
73/93
Creative Ar tists Agency
85.37
19,289
173,600
1,646,707
9/79
Cirque du Soleil
100.21
14,559
145,588
1,459,005
10/14
Cardenas Marketing Network
85.88
12,988
168,840
1,115,385
13/ 14
Creative Ar tists Agency
96.88
7,877
149,669
763,158
19/ 19
International Talent Booking
76.45
6,928
187,050
529,630
27/39
Star Productions
31.86
9,553
439,422
304,348
46/46
Creative Ar tists Agency
31.37
8,926
446,286
280,000
50/50
Creative Ar tists Agency
67.54
6,909
207,284
466,667
30/34
Creative Ar tists Agency
64.16
3,051
216,645
195,775
71/80
Creative Ar tists Agency
59.48
21,245
233,691
1,263,636
11/13
The Billions Corporation
56.98
2,633
242,190
150,000
92/100
ICM Partners
106.33
9,980
129,742
1,061,201
13/14
Cardenas Marketing Network / Ariel Rivas Ent.
123.79
6,866
109,863
850,000
16/16
Paradigm
47.65
10,752
279,544
512,321
26/26
Creative Ar tists Agency
45.00
14,532
290,631
653,854
20/20
Maverick
61.13
3,015
211,025
184,286
70/70
Super Ar tists
58.61
5,079
218,392
297,674
43/46
United Talent Agency / The Feldman Agency
56.25
6,595
224,225
370,959
34/113
Columbia Artists Management
31.13
4,997
404,754
155,556
81/81
Creative Ar tists Agency
105.80
4,220
118,147
446,429
28/41
Creative Ar tists Agency
139.16
3,425
85,634
476,659
25/25
United Talent Agency
48.48
2,556
235,148
123,913
92/99
ICM Partners
62.80
5,804
179,936
364,516
31/32
ICM Partners
90.53
28,632
114,528
2,591,957
4/8
Madison House
102.13
3,879
100,851
396,154
26/44
Creative Ar tists Agency
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, 2015.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2016.
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Rank
Gross
Millions
101 10.1
102 10.0
103 10.0
104
9.9
105
9.8
106
9.7
107
9.6
108
9.6
109
9.5
110
9.5
111
9.4
112
9.0
113
9.0
114
8.8
115
8.8
116
8.6
117
8.6
118
8.4
119
8.4
120
8.3
121
8.2
122
8.2
123
8.1
124
8.0
125
7.8
126
7.8
127
7.8
128
7.7
129
7.6
130
7.6
131
7.5
132
7.5
133
7.1
134
7.0
135
7.0
136
6.9
137
6.9
138
6.9
139
6.9
140
6.8
141
6.8
142
6.7
143
6.6
144
6.6
145
6.5
146
6.5
147
6.4
148
6.3
149
6.2
150
6.2
Average
Ticket Price
Artist
Average
Tickets
Average
Gross
Merle Haggard
74.81
1,776
135,008
Cirque du Soleil - “Kooza”
74.43
8,414
626,219
Muse
58.61
15,511
909,091
132.99
4,148
551,682
Reba / Brooks & Dunn
Diana Krall
75.20
1,650
124,051
Kelly Clarkson
53.44
5,855
312,903
R. Kelly
86.32
3,835
331,034
Nickelback
57.45
6,963
400,000
Cirque Du Soleil - “Toruk”
65.50
24,189
1,584,321
The Avett Brothers
49.33
3,703
182,692
James Taylor
74.47
6,311
470,000
Jim Gaffigan
51.10
4,635
236,842
106.64
1,875
200,000
Incubus / Deftones
Joe Bonamassa
36.20
10,990
397,838
Jackson Browne
63.68
2,303
146,667
Ron White
54.82
1,878
102,964
ZZ Top
62.58
2,253
140,984
Tedeschi Trucks Band
51.27
2,482
127,273
Neil Young / Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real
70.78
5,934
420,000
Santana
62.10
4,773
296,429
The Tenderloins
54.21
2,795
151,553
“Weird Al” Yankovic
45.58
2,021
92,135
Julion Alvarez
54.95
10,548
579,676
Mark Knopfler
83.26
2,597
216,216
Barenaked Ladies
44.23
2,713
120,000
123.48
15,750
1,944,706
Widespread Panic
Bigbang (Korea)
46.40
5,423
251,613
Dierks Bentley
35.02
7,853
275,000
Hozier
38.71
2,975
115,152
“Winter Jam” / Skillet
11.34
11,947
135,513
Alan Jackson
51.01
6,393
326,087
Heart
51.25
2,695
138,130
Daryl Hall & John Oates
68.03
2,746
186,842
Rodney Carrington
47.70
1,550
73,911
Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band
88.80
2,543
225,806
OV7/Kabah
42.14
8,234
346,998
Rod Stewart
104.01
9,477
985,714
41.87
4,120
172,500
Alabama Shakes
Alt-J
42.40
4,173
176,923
Sublime With Rome
29.69
4,491
133,333
Florence + The Machine
61.41
7,909
485,714
Donny & Marie Osmond
95.02
573
54,472
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
68.02
3,468
235,917
Emmanuel / Manuel Mijares
58.86
6,576
387,009
Enrique Iglesias
78.80
8,249
650,000
Gladys Knight
60.90
2,946
179,408
TobyMac
26.05
4,893
127,483
Little Big Town
40.33
3,124
126,000
Daddy Yankee
61.83
16,760
1,036,300
Boston
55.14
3,039
167,568
Rank
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
Gross
Millions
Artist
Average
Ticket Price
Average
Tickets
Average
Gross
6.1
Eric Clapton
205.62
14,825
3,048,310
6.0
Bob Dylan
84.53
2,448
206,897
6.0
Shinedown/Breaking Benjamin
41.77
5,738
239,670
6.0
Scorpions
63.13
5,851
369,391
150,000
6.0
Idina Menzel
72.93
2,057
6.0
Lana Del Rey
50.44
7,435
375,000
6.0
“Life In Color”
48.44
2,212
107,143
984,738
5.9
Barry Humphries “Dame Edna”
5.9
Bill O’Reilly / Dennis Miller
5.9
Zedd
66.19
14,877
120.41
3,500
421,429
41.82
4,275
178,788
5.8
Miguel Bosé
56.14
4,492
252,174
5.8
Counting Crows
51.12
2,182
111,538
190,275
5.7
Harry Connick Jr.
84.11
2,262
5.6
My Morning Jacket
43.54
3,213
139,899
5.6
Rob Thomas
68.03
1,524
103,704
5.6
Death Cab For Cutie
42.05
3,415
143,590
5.5
Keith Sweat
59.99
2,778
166,667
5.4
Drake
90.22
9,976
900,000
5.4
Steve Miller Band
53.32
2,155
114,894
5.3
Celtic Woman
60.55
2,098
127,005
5.3
The Decemberists
39.01
2,949
115,041
5.3
Amy Schumer
67.09
3,591
240,909
5.2
Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles
52.07
2,226
115,893
5.1
Sufjan Stevens
39.67
2,472
98,077
5.1
Above & Beyond
42.25
3,449
145,714
5.0
“Mythbusters”
53.57
1,951
104,509
5.0
Doobie Brothers
47.61
2,442
116,279
5.0
Brit Floyd
41.67
1,276
53,191
5.0
Gloria Trevi
41.86
5,193
217,391
5.0
Casting Crowns
30.32
2,660
80,645
4.9
“Move Live On Tour”
56.13
3,511
197,077
4.9
Straight No Chaser
43.95
1,487
65,333
4.8
Lyle Lovett
57.88
1,152
66,667
4.8
Slipknot
35.72
3,125
111,628
4.7
Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club
47.91
2,973
142,424
180,769
4.7
Five Finger Death Punch / Papa Roach
39.42
4,586
4.7
Brandi Carlile
40.59
1,868
75,806
4.7
Jill Scott
72.65
1,848
134,286
4.6
A.R. Rahman
86.94
4,070
353,846
4.6
Of Monsters And Men
38.31
3,532
135,294
4.6
Bill Maher
66.20
1,511
100,000
4.6
Bill Burr
43.08
3,051
131,429
4.5
Twenty One Pilots
38.00
3,404
129,338
4.5
David Gray / Amos Lee
51.05
4,198
214,286
4.5
Slightly Stoopid
30.94
3,030
93,750
4.5
Pepe Aguilar
58.98
3,317
195,652
2,218,227
4.4
Justin Timberlake
178.90
12,400
4.4
“Outcry Tour” / Hillsong United
33.33
10,911
363,620
4.4
Billy Idol
55.59
2,062
114,638
4.4
Duran Duran
77.04
6,346
488,889
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, 2015.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2016.
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