Last year was truly a year of blockbuster tours. From the sheer scale of the productions to the mega-wattage of talent taking to the road, 2023 was next level. And the audiences enthusiastically responded. According to Pollstar: “The total grosses for the 2023 Worldwide Top 100 Tours were up 46% to $9.17 billion from $6.28 billion the year previous; average grosses were up a whopping 53.2% to $2.37 million per show from $1.54 million. The growth trends in North American box-office were similarly impressive. Grosses for the top 100 North American tours topped out at $6.63 billion, a 39.5% rise over 2022.” It is also noteworthy that two women, one of color, headlined the two top tours of 2023. Pollstar notes that two women haven’t held the top two spots since Madonna and Celine Dion in 2008.
Tours and Links:
1 Taylor Swift: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/1-taylor-swift/
2 Beyoncé: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/2-beyonce-2/
3 Bruce Springsteen: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/3-bruce-springsteen/
4 Coldplay: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/4-coldplay/
5 Harry Styles: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/5-harry-styles/
6 Morgan Wallen: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/6-morgan-wallen/
7 Ed Sheeran: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/7-ed-sheeran/
8 P!nk: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/8-pnk/
9 Elton John: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/9-elton-john/
10 The Weeknd: https://plsn.com/articles/showtime/10-the-weeknd-2/
*The Top Tours of 2023 List order and grosses were sourced from Pollstar (www.pollstar.com) and Billboard (www.billboard.com). Data is from Nov. 17, 2022 to Nov. 15, 2023 (Pollstar) and Nov. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023 (Billboard).
