As 2012 draws to a close, it’s time to tally up the totals from the year’s big headlining concert tours. As one would expect, the top tours are those names that can pack in the stadiums. Coincidentally the top 3 tours all held the same number of shows, 72, with each of them having a similar ticket price point it came to the number of sell-outs to determine the #1.
The Top Ten Grossing Tours of 2012 as compiled by Billboard Magazine are:
#1 Madonna
Total Gross: $228,406,085 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,635,176 Number of Sell-Outs: 72
#2 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Total Gross: $199,371,791 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 2,165,925 Number of Sell-Outs: 54
#3 Roger Waters
Total Gross: $186,466,703 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,680,042 Number of Sell-Outs: 51
#4 Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil
Total Gross: $147,310,505 Number of Shows: 183
Total Attendance: 1,374,482 Number of Sell-Outs: 9
#5 Coldplay
Total Gross: $147,188,828 Number of Shows: 67
Total Attendance: 1,811,787 Number of Sell-Outs: 56
#6 Lady Gaga
Total Gross: $124,879,545 Number of Shows: 65
Total Attendance: 1,111,099 Number of Sell-Outs: 65
#7 Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
Total Gross: $96,458,890 Number of Shows: 23
Total Attendance: 1,085,382 Number of Sell-Outs: 9
#8 Van Halen
Total Gross: $54,425,548 Number of Shows: 46
Total Attendance: 522,296 Number of Sell-Outs: 9
#9 Jay-Z & Kanye West (pictured)
Total Gross: $46,986,464 Number of Shows: 31
Total Attendance: 371,777 Number of Sell-Outs: 15
#10 Andre Rieu
Total Gross: $46,785,717 Number of Shows: 99
Total Attendance: 490,165 Number of Sell-Outs: 2
To read about more top tours, see Billboard’s Top 25 List