The list of 100 highest grossing worldwide tours of 2017 has been released.
New stats: The average ticket price of 2017 was
$84.63, an increase of $3.97 or nearly 5% from 2016.
Popstars represented in the top100 include Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.
Also on the list at 46 is local legends Little Mix, despite not even touring the Americas (on their own- they did support Ariana on her NA leg).
1. U2- 316 million
2. Guns'n'Roses- 292.5 million
3. Coldplay- 238 million
4. Bruno Mars- 200.1 million
5. Metallica- 152.8 million
6. Depeche Mode- 141.1 million
7. Paul McCartney- 132 million
8. Ed Sheeran- 124.1 million
9. the Rolling Stones- 120 million
10. Garth Brooks- 101.4 million
also in the top100:
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12. Justin Bieber- 93.7 million
14. Lady Gaga- 85.7 million
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19. Ariana Grande- 66.5 million
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40. Britney Spears- 48.2 million
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43. Radiohead- 47.5 million
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46. Little Mix- 42 million
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49. Kendrick Lamar- 41.4 million
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77. Katy Perry- 28.1 million
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94. Chance the Rapper- 21.4 million
Full list (pdf, also linked in source)Source----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Who did you see live in 2017? Which one of you made U2 number one?