Highest-Grossing Concert Tours
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the highest-grossing concert tour ever at about $2.078 billion over 149 shows; Coldplay's is second at $1.524 billion.
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What the data shows
- Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023–2024) ranks #1 with $2,078M, ahead of Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022–2025) ($1,524M) and The Weeknd: After Hours til Dawn Tour (2022–2026) ($1,070M).
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Taylor Swift's Eras Tour (2023 to 2024) was the first to pass $1 billion and then $2 billion, finishing at about $2.078 billion across 149 shows. Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022 to 2025) is second at about $1.524 billion over 223 shows, and The Weeknd's After Hours til Dawn Tour is third at about $1.07 billion. Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018 to 2023) took about $939 million over 330 shows.
Ed Sheeran has two tours in the top six, the +-=÷x Tour at about $876 million and the ÷ Tour at about $776 million. Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour (2023) grossed about $580 million in only 56 shows, and BTS's Arirang World Tour (2026) is listed at about $574.5 million over 48 shows. Grosses are unadjusted US dollars from Billboard Boxscore and Pollstar or artist announcements, and ongoing tours such as The Weeknd's and Metallica's may still rise.
The data
Source: Wikipedia, List of highest-grossing concert tours (compiled from Billboard Boxscore and Pollstar reports and artist-announced totals). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Unadjusted gross in US dollars as reported to Billboard Boxscore / Pollstar or announced by promoters; some totals are artist or promoter announcements rather than audited reports. Several tours (The Weeknd, Metallica, Shakira, BTS) are ongoing or recently ended, so totals may rise.
| Date | Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023–2024) | Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022–2025) | The Weeknd: After Hours til Dawn Tour (2022–2026) | Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road (2018–2023) | Ed Sheeran: +−=÷× Tour (2022–2025) | Ed Sheeran: ÷ Tour (2017–2019) | U2: 360° Tour (2009–2011) | E Street Band: 2023–2025 Tour (2023–2025) | Metallica: M72 World Tour (2023–2027) | Harry Styles: Love On Tour (2021–2023) | Pink: Summer Carnival (2023–2024) | Guns N' Roses: Not in This Lifetime... Tour (2016–2019) | Beyoncé: Renaissance World Tour (2023) | BTS: Arirang World Tour (2026) | Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour (2025–2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross ($M) | $2,078M | $1,524M | $1,070M | $939M | $876M | $776M | $736M | $730M | $668M | $617M | $585M | $584M | $580M | $575M | $566M |
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What is the highest-grossing concert tour of all time?
Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour (2023 to 2024) is the highest-grossing tour ever, at about $2.078 billion over 149 shows. Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour is second at about $1.524 billion.
Which band has the highest-grossing tour?
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022 to 2025) is the highest-grossing tour by a band, at about $1.524 billion over 223 shows. The Weeknd's After Hours til Dawn Tour is third overall at about $1.07 billion.
How much did Beyoncé's Renaissance tour make?
Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour (2023) grossed about $580 million in just 56 shows. That is a far higher average per show than longer tours such as Elton John's, which took about $939 million over 330 shows.
Where does this data come from?
Wikipedia, List of highest-grossing concert tours (compiled from Billboard Boxscore and Pollstar reports and artist-announced totals). Retrieved November 4, 2026. Unadjusted gross in US dollars as reported to Billboard Boxscore / Pollstar or announced by promoters; some totals are artist or promoter announcements rather than audited reports. Several tours (The Weeknd, Metallica, Shakira, BTS) are ongoing or recently ended, so totals may rise. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.
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