Pollstar's Top 100 Tours

Rk Grs Artist Avg. Ticket Price Avg. Tickets Total Tickets Avg. Gross City / Shows Agency
1 103.3 Paul McCartney 129.92 18,492 795,198 2,402,419 43/53 MPL Communications
2 87.9 The Rolling Stones 119.20 22,342 737,293 2,663,214 33/34 Grand Entertainment / CCE
3 73.6 Cher 71.89 13,172 1,106,471 875,593 84/93 Rock Steady Mgmt Agency
4 65.5 Billy Joel / Elton John 107.88 43,437 607,247 4,679,222 14/34 Artist Group Int. / Howard Rose
5 60.1 Dave Matthews Band 39.84 25,585 1,509,536 1,019,371 59/77 Monterey Peninsula Artists
6 42.6 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band 71.84 15,209 592,984 1,092,307 39/39 Creative Artists Agency
7 41.4 Aerosmith 49.95 15,638 828,828 781,132 53/55 Monterey Peninsula Artists
8 39.2 Creed 41.12 11,769 953,307 483,951 81/83 The Agency Group
9 36.5 Neil Diamond 55.31 13,198 659,916 730,000 50/54 Sal Bonafede
10 35.4 Eagles 89.89 12,703 393,814 1,141,935 31/32 William Morris Agency
11 34.8 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 79.72 12,143 437,169 968,010 36/40 Clear Channel Touring
12 33.2 *NSYNC 63.90 17,305 519,160 1,105,792 30/36 Evolution Talent
13 30.2 The Who 77.30 16,278 390,685 1,258,333 24/27 William Morris Agency
14 30.1 Britney Spears 56.97 15,539 528,348 885,294 34/36 Evolution Talent
15 28.0 Jimmy Buffett 46.85 22,135 596,652 1,037,037 27/31 The Howard Rose Agency
16 27.0 Rush 45.11 9,650 598,337 435,275 62/63 Artists Group International
17 26.3 "Ozzfest 2002" 49.49 20,436 531,360 1,011,427 26/29 Creative Artists Agency
18 23.1 Tool 35.99 7,463 641,844 268,605 86/86 William Morris Agency
19 22.8 "Lord Of The Dance" 44.43 4,981 513,089 221,299 103/253 The Road Company
20 22.5 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers 38.18 11,786 589,313 450,000 50/52 William Morris Agency
21 21.4 Barry Manilow 60.29 7,100 355,009 428,000 50/84 William Morris Agency
22 21.3 Kenny Chesney 26.73 9,159 796,857 244,828 87/88 Dale Morris & Associates
23 21.0 Toby Keith 27.27 9,747 770,077 265,108 79/80 Monterey Peninsula Artists
24 20.4 Alan Jackson 36.87 7,793 553,329 287,324 71/72 Creative Artists Agency
25 19.9 Green Day / Blink-182 31.08 14,230 640,374 443,262 45/45 Creative Artists Agency
26 18.6 Jerry Seinfeld 63.96 6,058 290,806 387,500 48/78 United Talent Agency
27 17.9 Brooks & Dunn "Neon Circus & Wild West Show" 33.05 9,026 541,603 298,333 60/61 William Morris Agency
28 17.6 Bob Dylan 43.48 5,782 404,751 251,439 70/76 Creative Artists Agency
29 17.1 Andrea Bocelli 138.61 9,489 123,367 1,315,385 13/13 MT Opera & Blues
30 16.8 Incubus 23.83 8,103 704,993 193,103 87/87 Variety Artists International
31 16.7 George Strait 58.93 11,807 283,387 695,833 24/24 The Erv Woolsey Agency
32 16.3 Robin Williams 83.46 4,650 195,303 388,095 42/56 Creative Artists Agency
33 16.0 Korn 31.32 7,624 510,855 238,806 67/68 William Morris Agency
34 15.0 "Anger Management Tour" / Eminem 34.13 14,649 439,496 508,050 30/30 William Morris Agency
35 14.9 Peter Gabriel 76.02 8,909 196,001 677,273 22/26 William Morris Agency
36 14.8 Bow Wow 32.92 8,347 450,750 274,868 54/54 Creative Artists Agency
37 14.5 Enrique Iglesias 40.74 6,244 355,915 254,386 57/58 William Morris Agency
38 14.1 Marc Anthony 52.47 7,903 268,724 414,706 34/36 Marc Anthony Productions
39 13.0 "Down From The Mountain" 46.99 4,853 276,654 228,070 57/60 United Talent Agency
40 12.9 John Mellencamp 39.91 10,750 322,500 428,991 30/31 Creative Artists Agency
41 12.5 Lenny Kravitz 33.85 10,257 369,276 347,222 36/36 Agency For The Perf. Arts
42 12.4 "Vans Warped Tour 2002" 24.11 11,071 509,281 266,977 46/48 Creative Artists Agency
43 12.3 Santana 38.40 9,668 319,046 371,265 33/35 Creative Artists Agency
44 11.9 Luis Miguel 74.39 9,999 154,967 743,750 16/25 William Morris Agency
45 11.7 Kid Rock 29.03 8,420 404,171 244,408 48/50 Creative Artists Agency
46 11.4 Luther Vandross 51.00 6,391 223,687 325,957 35/44 Artist Group International
47 11.2 Nelly 31.58 7,709 354,654 243,478 46/46 United Talent Agency
48 11.1 No Doubt 30.97 7,027 358,368 217,535 51/58 The M.O.B. Agency
49 11.0 The Other Ones 45.69 15,976 239,640 729,874 15/18 Monterey Peninsula Artists
50 9.6 Sammy Hagar & David Lee Roth 31.10 7,717 308,681 240,000 40/41 Evolution Talent / ICM
51 9.4 John Mayer 24.85 3,485 379,914 86,599 109/188 Creative Artists Agency
52 9.4 Widespread Panic 31.19 10,414 302,003 324,796 29/44 Progressive Global Agency
53 9.2 Willie Nelson 34.64 2,603 265,588 90,196 102/113 William Morris Agency
54 9.1 Alicia Keys 38.76 4,192 234,778 162,500 56/61 Creative Artists Agency
55 9.1 Bill Gaither & Friends "Homecoming" 19.99 9,896 455,227 200,254 46/50 Clear Channel Touring
56 8.9 Shakira 57.13 11,949 155,347 682,598 13/14 Artist Group International
57 8.5 Weezer 24.13 7,024 351,223 169,523 50/50 Creative Artists Agency
58 8.3 Mary J. Blige 40.20 4,703 206,942 189,064 44/51 Creative Artists Agency
59 8.3 The Allman Brothers Band 32.56 6,717 255,257 218,678 38/54 Evolution Talent
60 8.2 Goo Goo Dolls 24.33 4,110 337,032 100,000 82/83 William Morris Agency
61 8.1 Bonnie Raitt / Lyle Lovett 38.11 5,771 213,536 219,909 37/39 Monterey Peninsula Artists
62 8.1 "American Idols Live" 31.38 8,589 257,680 269,520 30/30 Creative Artists Agency
63 8.0 Aaron Carter 28.19 4,892 283,786 137,931 58/58 Evolution Talent
64 7.9 Prince 82.27 2,923 96,450 239,664 33/37 Paisley Park Enterprises
65 7.8 Yes 44.68 3,494 174,679 156,113 50/51 Artist Group International
66 7.5 String Cheese Incident 29.34 5,135 256,727 150,661 50/70 Madison House Inc.
67 7.3 Phil Lesh & Friends 32.24 5,768 224,956 185,958 39/43 Monterey Peninsula Artists
68 7.1 Diana Krall 52.48 3,656 135,289 191,629 37/44 William Morris Agency
69 7.1 Travis Tritt 25.54 3,641 276,678 92,978 76/76 Monterey Peninsula Artists
70 6.9 "Tony Hawk's BoomBoom HuckJam" 38.14 8,223 180,912 313,636 22/22 SLAM Management
71 6.8 Jewel 37.61 3,101 179,859 116,619 58/63 Creative Artists Agency
72 6.7 Poison 23.38 4,876 287,661 113,993 59/59 Agency For The Perf. Arts
73 6.7 Elvis Costello 61.62 1,948 109,098 120,032 56/59 MVO Ltd.
74 6.6 Chicago 29.07 4,054 227,038 117,857 56/78 The Howard Rose Agency
75 6.5 Guns N' Roses 46.72 8,660 138,564 404,611 16/16 Creative Artists Agency
76 6.3 Indigo Girls 36.12 2,341 173,217 84,553 74/80 High Road Touring
77 6.0 Tim McGraw 48.01 8,297 124,448 398,369 15/15 Creative Artists Agency
78 6.0 Janet Jackson 49.56 10,943 120,375 542,386 11/11 Rock Steady Management
79 5.8 The Tragically Hip 27.46 5,132 210,406 140,924 41/62 Entourage Talent Assoc.
80 5.6 Linkin Park 28.40 10,415 197,895 295,780 19/19 Artist Group International
81 5.5 Nickelback 18.95 3,869 290,237 73,333 75/78 The Agency Group
82 5.4 Mana 41.61 9,232 129,254 384,156 14/18 Creative Artists Agency
83 5.1 Third Day 17.54 3,949 292,246 69,273 74/75 Creative Artists Agency
84 5.0 The Moody Blues 52.00 2,747 96,154 142,857 35/51 Creative Artists Agency
85 4.9 Trey Anastasio 33.89 4,975 144,271 168,580 29/32 Monterey Peninsula Artists
86 4.8 James Taylor 41.80 6,379 114,832 266,667 18/18 Trident Media Group
87 4.7 Bill Cosby 39.02 5,277 121,371 205,884 23/38 William Morris Agency
88 4.7 "Jeep World Outside Festival" 25.83 7,911 181,958 204,348 23/23 William Morris Agency
89 4.6 Styx / REO Speedwagon 33.36 3,726 137,889 124,324 37/37 Creative Artists Agency
90 4.6 Jethro Tull 38.16 2,511 120,545 95,833 48/52 William Morris Agency
91 4.5 "B.B. King's Blues Festival" 27.23 4,348 165,258 118,421 38/39 Associated Booking Corp.
92 4.3 Counting Crowes 30.66 3,895 140,297 119,444 36/38 Creative Artists Agency
93 4.2 Tim Conway / Harvey Korman "Together Again" 51.59 3,134 81,487 161,696 26/48 Marty Klein Enterprises
94 4.1 Michael W. Smith / Third Day 22.17 10,878 184,934 241,176 17/17 Creative Artists Agency
95 4.0 Steven Curtis Chapman 21.79 3,559 181,508 77,553 51/51 Creative Artists Agency
96 3.7 Alanis Morissette 28.35 5,674 130,511 160,870 23/24 Creative Artists Agency
97 3.4 Ja Rule 31.25 5,772 109,677 178,947 19/19 Evolution Talent
98 3.4 Chris Isaak / Natalie Merchant 34.21 5,846 99,386 200,191 17/17 Monterey Peninsula / CAA
99 3.3 Jay-Z / 311 21.67 10,530 157,954 221,895 15/15 Famous Artists / Variety Artists
100 3.3 The Strokes 24.23 2,971 136,666 71,987 46/48 MVO Ltd.