The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS
1. (1) Cirque du Soleil — "Michael Jackson: The Immortal"; $2,098,925; $109.13.
2. (2) Kanye West / Jay-Z; $2,015,303; $118.98.
3. (3) Taylor Swift; $1,163,424; $69.29.
4. (4) Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band; $702,897; $70.41.
5. (5) Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $571,979; $51.82.
6. (6) Zac Brown Band; $522,467; $45.22.
7. (7) Sting; $462,670; $91.80.
8. (8) Guns N' Roses; $353,181; $54.28.
9. (9) Jeff Dunham; $333,413; $47.79.
10. (12) Lady Antebellum; $244,691; $45.25.
11. (10) Paul Simon; $244,345; $77.48.
12. (11) Andre Rieu; $243,460; $83.25.
13. (13) Judas Priest; $206,952; $54.80.
14. (15) John Mellencamp; $169,771; $90.14.
15. (16) Avenged Sevenfold; $160,113; $39.09.
16. (17) The String Cheese Incident; $147,062; $39.19.
17. (21) Bassnectar; $144,841; $37.37.
18. (New) "Mythbusters"; $144,212; $53.09.
19. (22) Rain — A Tribute To The Beatles; $143,289; $43.99.
20. (18) "Scream Tour"; $133,275; $41.40.
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