Gross Average Average Total Average Cities

Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency

1 199.4 Taylor Swift 111.54 43,600 1,787,597 4,863,210 41/62 Messina Touring Group
2 116.4 Kenny Chesney 85.37 24,343 1,363,190 2,078,212 56/59 Dale Morris & Associates
3 114.9 Garth Brooks 64.47 77,488 1,782,224 4,995,652 23/120 Bob Doyle & Associates
4 109.7 The Rolling Stones 174.50 44,910 628,733 7,836,716 14/14 AEG Live
5 82.2 Kevin Hart 73.00 10,331 1,126,027 754,128 109/137 APA
6 76.2 U2 117.10 65,058 650,582 7,618,638 10/36 Live Nation Global Touring
7 72.3 One Direction 79.82 39,372 905,546 3,142,728 23/24 Creative Artists Agency
8 71.5 Luke Bryan 55.48 23,866 1,288,752 1,324,074 54/72 WME
9 69.9 Billy Joel 106.47 36,473 656,522 3,883,333 18/29 Ar tist Group International
10 69.0 Shania Twain 98.13 10,818 703,148 1,061,538 65/69 Creative Artists Agency
11 67.3 Fleetwood Mac 125.36 13,094 536,853 1,641,463 41/42 Creative Artists Agency
12 58.0 Juan Gabriel 100.71 10,284 575,911 1,035,714 56/72 God Is Music SA de CV
13 53.8 AC/DC 90.43 42,464 594,500 3,839,923 14/14 Creative Artists Agency
14 52.2 Grateful Dead - “Fare Thee Well” 144.32 180,967 361,933 26,116,207 2/5 Peter Shapiro
15 47.8 Trans-Siberian Orchestra 57.19 13,709 836,258 783,969 61/102 WME
16 45.2 Zac Brown Band 52.69 18,662 858,458 983,238 46/52 Creative Artists Agency
17 44.5 Cirque du Soleil - “Kurios” 87.82 16,364 507,281 1,437,076 31/274 Cirque du Soleil
18 44.0 Maroon 5 84.22 16,853 522,441 1,419,355 31/34 Creative Artists Agency
19 43.7 Madonna 142.50 15,333 306,666 2,185,000 20/24 Solo Agency
20 43.5 Elton John 123.26 16,805 352,912 2,071,429 21/53 The Howard Rose Agency
21 42.7 Chris Brown 60.45 11,773 706,368 711,667 60/61 ICM Par tners
22 41.1 Dave Matthews Band 58.03 17,701 708,054 1,027,253 40/48 Paradigm Talent Agency
23 40.5 Def Leppard 52.64 10,833 769,170 570,322 71/71 Ar tist Group International
24 40.4 Foo Fighters 58.34 21,645 692,642 1,262,708 32/37 WME
25 39.1 Ed Sheeran 57.87 15,014 675,652 868,889 45/49 Paradigm Talent Agency
26 37.8 Rush 85.41 13,010 442,337 1,111,182 34/35 Ar tist Group International / The Feldman Agency
27 37.7 Neil Diamond 109.84 10,101 343,439 1,109,537 34/36 WME
28 36.6 Cirque du Soleil - “Varekai” 60.50 18,313 604,338 1,107,976 33/239 Cirque du Soleil
29 34.5 Jason Aldean 48.52 12,946 712,015 628,115 55/58 WME
30 30.0 Eagles 126.42 9,888 237,304 1,250,000 24/24 Creative Artists Agency
31 29.5 Florida Georgia Line 41.37 13,205 713,077 546,296 54/54 WME
32 28.6 Ariana Grande 49.41 9,989 579,354 493,588 58/60 Creative Artists Agency
33 28.2 Bette Midler 126.25 9,299 223,168 1,173,915 24/26 Creative Artists Agency
34 28.1 Stevie Wonder 92.45 8,940 303,948 826,471 34/34 Creative Artists Agency
35 26.5 Chayanne 87.04 8,699 304,457 757,143 35/44 Chaf Enterprises
36 26.4 Phish 71.53 21,701 368,921 1,552,303 17/25 Paradigm Talent Agency
37 26.1 Britney Spears 136.83 3,181 190,847 435,211 1/60 Creative Artists Agency
38 26.1 New Kids On The Block 60.32 10,302 432,692 621,429 42/47 Creative Artists Agency
39 26.0 Mötley Crüe 71.47 6,737 363,789 481,481 54/57 Ar tist Group International
40 26.0 Van Halen 69.05 10,459 376,538 722,222 36/39 Azoffmusic Management
41 25.2 Imagine Dragons 52.99 9,911 475,740 525,208 48/48 Paradigm Talent Agency
42 25.0 Eric Church 46.77 11,136 534,530 520,833 48/49 WME
43 24.3 The Weeknd 76.39 15,905 318,104 1,215,000 20/23 WME
44 23.3 Romeo Santos 77.71 13,036 299,832 1,013,043 23/27 Angelo Medina Group
45 23.2 Lady Antebellum 38.96 11,466 596,245 446,737 52/52 Creative Artists Agency
46 23.0 Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band 87.34 9,753 263,338 851,852 27/27 ICM Par tners
47 22.6 Celine Dion 163.44 4,321 138,277 706,250 1/32 ICM Par tners
48 22.0 Brad Paisley 37.67 11,231 584,019 423,077 52/53 WME
49 22.0 Charlie Wilson 71.50 6,682 307,362 477,725 46/47 ICM Par tners
50 21.0 5 Seconds Of Summer 45.19 14,069 464,280 635,780 33/35 Creative Artists Agency

The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all North American shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2015.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2016.

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 Gross Average Average Total Average Cities
Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows Agency

51 20.9 Cirque du Soleil - “Corteo” 79.50 17,531 262,959 1,393,683 15/128 Cirque du Soleil
52 20.6 Dead & Company 87.86 14,655 234,476 1,287,500 16/21 Paradigm Talent Agency
53 20.0 Miranda Lambert 56.42 8,244 354,484 465,116 43/43 WME
54 19.9 Jerry Seinfeld 86.63 3,961 229,712 343,103 58/87 ICM Partners
55 19.5 Maná 83.41 12,988 233,784 1,083,333 18/22 Angelo Medina Group
56 19.1 Paul McCartney 161.77 14,722 117,774 2,381,556 8/8 MPL Communications
57 18.7 Rascal Flatts 36.32 12,558 514,867 456,098 41/47 WME
58 18.7 Ricardo Arjona 80.69 7,476 231,751 603,226 31/34 Fenix Enter tainment Group
59 18.2 Fall Out Boy / Wiz Khalifa 34.52 12,873 527,812 444,389 41/41 Creative Ar tists Agency
60 17.9 Jimmy Buffett 93.05 7,695 192,369 716,000 25/25 The Howard Rose Agency
61 17.7 J. Cole 34.87 10,150 507,499 353,899 50/50 ICM Partners
62 17.4 Barry Manilow 72.98 8,219 238,342 599,785 29/33 WME
63 17.2 Luis Miguel 77.56 10,100 222,210 783,370 22/34 WME
64 17.0 Sam Smith 59.67 9,497 284,900 566,667 30/32 WME
65 16.8 “Vans Warped Tour” 39.26 10,440 428,026 409,906 41/41 Creative Ar tists Agency
66 16.7 Andrea Bocelli 202.95 8,229 82,286 1,670,000 10/12 Pentagon Music Management
67 15.7 Toby Keith 40.53 13,317 386,189 539,738 29/30 Paradigm
68 15.6 Journey 70.41 7,640 221,559 537,931 29/36 Creative Ar tists Agency
69 15.5 Jeff Dunham 76.65 5,322 202,217 407,895 38/152 United Talent Agency
70 15.4 Marco Antonio Solis 95.94 4,586 160,516 440,000 35/36 Villalobos Enterprises
71 15.3 Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga 86.80 8,813 176,267 765,000 20/27 Creative Ar tists Agency
72 15.2 John Mellencamp 90.08 2,377 168,738 214,085 71/80 Creative Ar tists Agency
73 15.2 Bryan Adams 57.27 5,417 265,409 310,204 49/51 Patriot Artists Agency
74 15.0 Janet Jackson 83.64 6,642 179,340 555,556 27/33 WME
75 14.9 Gabriel Iglesias 60.74 3,360 245,307 204,110 73/93 Creative Ar tists Agency
76 14.8 Cirque du Soleil - “Amaluna” 85.37 19,289 173,600 1,646,707 9/79 Cirque du Soleil
77 14.6 Marc Anthony 100.21 14,559 145,588 1,459,005 10/14 Cardenas Marketing Network
78 14.5 Enrique Iglesias / Pitbull 85.88 12,988 168,840 1,115,385 13/ 14 Creative Ar tists Agency
79 14.5 The Who 96.88 7,877 149,669 763,158 19/ 19 International Talent Booking
80 14.3 Alejandro Fernández 76.45 6,928 187,050 529,630 27/39 Star Productions
81 14.0 Train 31.86 9,553 439,422 304,348 46/46 Creative Ar tists Agency
82 14.0 Darius Rucker 31.37 8,926 446,286 280,000 50/50 Creative Ar tists Agency
83 14.0 Ricky Martin 67.54 6,909 207,284 466,667 30/34 Creative Ar tists Agency
84 13.9 Willie Nelson 64.16 3,051 216,645 195,775 71/80 Creative Ar tists Agency
85 13.9 Mumford & Sons 59.48 21,245 233,691 1,263,636 11/13 The Billions Corporation
86 13.8 “Dancing With The Stars” 56.98 2,633 242,190 150,000 92/100 ICM Partners
87 13.8 Marc Anthony / Carlos Vives 106.33 9,980 129,742 1,061,201 13/14 Cardenas Marketing Network / Ariel Rivas Ent.
88 13.6 Aerosmith 123.79 6,866 109,863 850,000 16/16 Paradigm
89 13.3 Chicago / Earth, Wind & Fire 47.65 10,752 279,544 512,321 26/26 Creative Ar tists Agency
90 13.1 Nicki Minaj 45.00 14,532 290,631 653,854 20/20 Maverick
91 12.9 Theresa Caputo 61.13 3,015 211,025 184,286 70/70 Super Ar tists
92 12.8 The Tragically Hip 58.61 5,079 218,392 297,674 43/46 United Talent Agency / The Feldman Agency
93 12.6 Blue Man Group 56.25 6,595 224,225 370,959 34/113 Columbia Artists Management
94 12.6 Chris Tomlin 31.13 4,997 404,754 155,556 81/81 Creative Ar tists Agency
95 12.5 Steely Dan 105.80 4,220 118,147 446,429 28/41 Creative Ar tists Agency
96 11.9 Mariah Carey 139.16 3,425 85,634 476,659 25/25 United Talent Agency
97 11.4 The Beach Boys 48.48 2,556 235,148 123,913 92/99 ICM Partners
98 11.3 Katt Williams 62.80 5,804 179,936 364,516 31/32 ICM Partners
99 10.4 “Gentlemen of the Road Stopovers” 90.53 28,632 114,528 2,591,957 4/8 Madison House
100 10.3 Diana Ross 102.13 3,879 100,851 396,154 26/44 Creative Ar tists Agency

The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all North American shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2015.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2016.

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 Gross Average Average Average Gross Average Average Average
Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Gross Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Gross

101 10.1 Merle Haggard 74.81 1,776 135,008 151 6.1 Eric Clapton 205.62 14,825 3,048,310
102 10.0 Cirque du Soleil - “Kooza” 74.43 8,414 626,219 152 6.0 Bob Dylan 84.53 2,448 206,897
103 10.0 Muse 58.61 15,511 909,091 153 6.0 Shinedown/Breaking Benjamin 41.77 5,738 239,670
104 9.9 Reba / Brooks & Dunn 132.99 4,148 551,682 154 6.0 Scorpions 63.13 5,851 369,391
105 9.8 Diana Krall 75.20 1,650 124,051 155 6.0 Idina Menzel 72.93 2,057 150,000
106 9.7 Kelly Clarkson 53.44 5,855 312,903 156 6.0 Lana Del Rey 50.44 7,435 375,000
107 9.6 R. Kelly 86.32 3,835 331,034 157 6.0 “Life In Color” 48.44 2,212 107,143
108 9.6 Nickelback 57.45 6,963 400,000 158 5.9 Barry Humphries “Dame Edna” 66.19 14,877 984,738
109 9.5 Cirque Du Soleil - “Toruk” 65.50 24,189 1,584,321 159 5.9 Bill O’Reilly / Dennis Miller 120.41 3,500 421,429
110 9.5 The Avett Brothers 49.33 3,703 182,692 160 5.9 Zedd 41.82 4,275 178,788
111 9.4 James Taylor 74.47 6,311 470,000 161 5.8 Miguel Bosé 56.14 4,492 252,174
112 9.0 Jim Gaffigan 51.10 4,635 236,842 162 5.8 Counting Crows 51.12 2,182 111,538
113 9.0 Joe Bonamassa 106.64 1,875 200,000 163 5.7 Harry Connick Jr. 84.11 2,262 190,275
114 8.8 Incubus / Deftones 36.20 10,990 397,838 164 5.6 My Morning Jacket 43.54 3,213 139,899
115 8.8 Jackson Browne 63.68 2,303 146,667 165 5.6 Rob Thomas 68.03 1,524 103,704
116 8.6 Ron White 54.82 1,878 102,964 166 5.6 Death Cab For Cutie 42.05 3,415 143,590
117 8.6 ZZ Top 62.58 2,253 140,984 167 5.5 Keith Sweat 59.99 2,778 166,667
118 8.4 Tedeschi Trucks Band 51.27 2,482 127,273 168 5.4 Drake 90.22 9,976 900,000
119 8.4 Neil Young / Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real 70.78 5,934 420,000 169 5.4 Steve Miller Band 53.32 2,155 114,894
120 8.3 Santana 62.10 4,773 296,429 170 5.3 Celtic Woman 60.55 2,098 127,005
121 8.2 The Tenderloins 54.21 2,795 151,553 171 5.3 The Decemberists 39.01 2,949 115,041
122 8.2 “Weird Al” Yankovic 45.58 2,021 92,135 172 5.3 Amy Schumer 67.09 3,591 240,909
123 8.1 Julion Alvarez 54.95 10,548 579,676 173 5.2 Rain - A Tribute To The Beatles 52.07 2,226 115,893
124 8.0 Mark Knopfler 83.26 2,597 216,216 174 5.1 Sufjan Stevens 39.67 2,472 98,077
125 7.8 Barenaked Ladies 44.23 2,713 120,000 175 5.1 Above & Beyond 42.25 3,449 145,714
126 7.8 Bigbang (Korea) 123.48 15,750 1,944,706 176 5.0 “Mythbusters” 53.57 1,951 104,509
127 7.8 Widespread Panic 46.40 5,423 251,613 177 5.0 Doobie Brothers 47.61 2,442 116,279
128 7.7 Dierks Bentley 35.02 7,853 275,000 178 5.0 Brit Floyd 41.67 1,276 53,191
129 7.6 Hozier 38.71 2,975 115,152 179 5.0 Gloria Trevi 41.86 5,193 217,391
130 7.6 “Winter Jam” / Skillet 11.34 11,947 135,513 180 5.0 Casting Crowns 30.32 2,660 80,645
131 7.5 Alan Jackson 51.01 6,393 326,087 181 4.9 “Move Live On Tour” 56.13 3,511 197,077
132 7.5 Heart 51.25 2,695 138,130 182 4.9 Straight No Chaser 43.95 1,487 65,333
133 7.1 Daryl Hall & John Oates 68.03 2,746 186,842 183 4.8 Lyle Lovett 57.88 1,152 66,667
134 7.0 Rodney Carrington 47.70 1,550 73,911 184 4.8 Slipknot 35.72 3,125 111,628
135 7.0 Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band 88.80 2,543 225,806 185 4.7 Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club 47.91 2,973 142,424
136 6.9 OV7/Kabah 42.14 8,234 346,998 186 4.7 Five Finger Death Punch / Papa Roach 39.42 4,586 180,769
137 6.9 Rod Stewart 104.01 9,477 985,714 187 4.7 Brandi Carlile 40.59 1,868 75,806
138 6.9 Alabama Shakes 41.87 4,120 172,500 188 4.7 Jill Scott 72.65 1,848 134,286
139 6.9 Alt-J 42.40 4,173 176,923 189 4.6 A.R. Rahman 86.94 4,070 353,846
140 6.8 Sublime With Rome 29.69 4,491 133,333 190 4.6 Of Monsters And Men 38.31 3,532 135,294
141 6.8 Florence + The Machine 61.41 7,909 485,714 191 4.6 Bill Maher 66.20 1,511 100,000
142 6.7 Donny & Marie Osmond 95.02 573 54,472 192 4.6 Bill Burr 43.08 3,051 131,429
143 6.6 Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 68.02 3,468 235,917 193 4.5 Twenty One Pilots 38.00 3,404 129,338
144 6.6 Emmanuel / Manuel Mijares 58.86 6,576 387,009 194 4.5 David Gray / Amos Lee 51.05 4,198 214,286
145 6.5 Enrique Iglesias 78.80 8,249 650,000 195 4.5 Slightly Stoopid 30.94 3,030 93,750
146 6.5 Gladys Knight 60.90 2,946 179,408 196 4.5 Pepe Aguilar 58.98 3,317 195,652
147 6.4 TobyMac 26.05 4,893 127,483 197 4.4 Justin Timberlake 178.90 12,400 2,218,227
148 6.3 Little Big Town 40.33 3,124 126,000 198 4.4 “Outcry Tour” / Hillsong United 33.33 10,911 363,620
149 6.2 Daddy Yankee 61.83 16,760 1,036,300 199 4.4 Billy Idol 55.59 2,062 114,638
150 6.2 Boston 55.14 3,039 167,568 200 4.4 Duran Duran 77.04 6,346 488,889

The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all North American shows worked between January 1 and December 31, 2015.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2016.

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