Taylor Swift’s Eras dominates year-end tour charts

Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour earned US$1 billion-plus for the second year in succession to more than double the haul of its nearest rival, according to Pollstar‘s 2024 data.

The epoch-defining 21-month trek, which wrapped this month, grossed an all-time record US$2,077,618,725 (€1.96 billion) at the box office after selling more than 10.1 million tickets.

Eras‘ 80 shows this year raked in $1,043,421,552 (€993.4m) from 5.2m ticket sales at an average ticket price of $200.27 (€190.68).

Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres World Tour was a distant second – generating $421.7m, having moved 3.3m tickets for 54 concerts (average ticket price: $128.05). Nevertheless, the ongoing run now holds the overall record for tickets sold on a single tour, shifting 10.3m tickets since commencing in March 2022, and is already the second highest-grossing ever.

“While the industry has slowed since 2023, we still saw record-setting revenues, with the top two tours of all time running concurrently”

“2024 has proven to be a historic year for the live entertainment industry, one we may never see again in our lifetimes,” says Andy Gensler, Pollstar editor-in-chief. “While the industry has slowed since 2023, we still saw record-setting revenues, with the top two tours of all time running concurrently. Taylor Swift’s powerhouse The Eras Tour shattered the all-time touring record, while Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres Tour sold more tickets than any artist in live entertainment history. That tour also grossed over $1.3 billion and remains the second highest-grossing tour ever, with 48 more dates scheduled in 2025.”

Also featuring in Pollstar‘s top 5 rankings are P!nk, who placed third with a $367.3m gross, and veteran Latin singer Luis Miguel at No.4 on $261.5m, followed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band with $251.3m.

The Top 10 rankings are completed by the Rolling Stones ($235m), Bad Bunny ($210.9m), Zach Bryan ($199.2m), Metallica ($179.4m), and Madonna ($178.8m).

Total grosses for the Top 100 worldwide top touring artists increased to a record $9.5bn, up from 2023’s $9.2bn.

The Top 10 in North America were the Rolling Stones (No.1), Bad Bunny (No.2), Zach Bryan (No.3), Luke Combs (No.4), Luis Miguel (No.5), Kenny Chesney (No.6), P!nk (No.7), Madonna (No.8), Aventura (No.9), and Taylor Swift (No.10).

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