List of highest - grossing concert tours - wikipedia List of highest - grossing concert tours This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. The 360 ° Tour by U2 is the highest - grossing concert tour of all time This is an incomplete list of the highest - grossing concert tours. Only tours using reliable references and having grossed over $100 million ( adjusted for inflation ) have been added to the list. Some of the gross may be higher than reported on this list because not all concerts are reported. Billboard and Pollstar regularly provide the official figure of concerts ' gross revenue worldwide. Tours that span multiple decades are included in the decade that they concluded. In bold, the tours which, when completed, became the highest - grossing of all time. Contents 1 Highest - grossing tours of all time 2 Highest - grossing tours by decade 2.1 1980s 2.2 1990s 2.3 2000s 2.4 2010s 3 Notes 4 References Highest - grossing tours of all time The Rolling Stones had claimed the highest - grossing tour four multiple times, with the latest being A Bigger Bang Tour ( currently the second ). Roger Waters completed The Wall Live as the highest - grossing tour of all time by a solo artist. Madonna scored the top - two highest - grossing concert tours of all time by a female artist with Sticky & Sweet Tour and The MDNA Tour. One Direction completed their Where We Are Tour as the highest - grossing tour of all time by a vocal group. This list represents the top 20 grossing tours ( by actual gross, not adjusted for inflation ) of all time. Rank Actual gross Inflation ( adjusted 2017 gross ) Artist Tour name Year ( s ) Shows Attendance Average gross ( millions ) Average attendance Ref. $736,421,584 $784,027,536 U2 ! U2 U2 360 ° Tour ! U2 360 ° Tour 2009 -- 11 110 7,272,046 6.7 66,110 $558,255,524 $644,802,601 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour, A ! A Bigger Bang Tour 2005 -- 07 144 4,680,000 3.8 32,500 $523,033,675 $523,033,675 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour 2016 -- 17 114 5,389,586 4.59 45,128 $458,673,798 $471,582,189 Roger Waters The Wall Live 2010 -- 13 219 4,129,863 2.09 18,858 5 $441,121,000 $484,472,430 AC / DC Black Ice World Tour 2008 -- 10 167 4,846,965 2.6 29,023 6 $430,380,000 $430,380,000 Guns N ' Roses ! Guns N ' Roses Not in This Lifetime... Tour 2016 -- present 98 3,988,463 4.39 40,699 7 $408,000,000 $455,463,937 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008 -- 09 85 3,545,899 4.79 41,716 8 $389,047,636 $462,194,757 U2 ! U2 Vertigo Tour 2005 -- 06 131 4,619,021 2.96 35,259 9 $362,000,000 $402,676,043 Police, The ! The Police Police Reunion Tour, The ! The Police Reunion Tour 2007 -- 08 156 3,300,912 2.3 21,160 10 $355,600,000 $396,968,078 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Wrecking Ball World Tour 2012 -- 13 136 3,650,535 2.8 18,744 11 $320,000,000 $502,956,978 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour ! Voodoo Lounge Tour 1994 -- 95 124 6,336,776 2.6 51,103 12 $316,000,339 $316,000,339 U2 ! U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 ! The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 2017 51 2,713,136 6.3 53,198 13 $311,000,000 $404,896,346 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Licks Tour ! Licks Tour 2002 -- 03 115 3,470,945 2.6 30,182 14 $310,900,000 $310,900,000 Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood 2014 -- present 333 4,743,727 0.96 14,669 15 $306,500,000 $306,500,000 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The River Tour 2016 2016 -- 17 89 2,667,775 4.0 29,020 16 $305,158,363 $318,339,577 Madonna The MDNA Tour 2012 88 2,212,345 3.47 25,140 17 $290,178,452 $293,564,003 One Direction ! One Direction Where We Are Tour 2014 69 3,439,560 4.2 49,848 18 $279,200,000 $416,542,786 Dion, Celine ! Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour 2008 -- 09 132 2,200,000 2.1 21,667 19 $275,700,000 $278,564,215 Paul McCartney Out There ! Tour 2013 -- 15 84 1,958,754 3.28 23,319 20 $274,000,000 $402,608,820 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour ! Bridges to Babylon Tour 1997 -- 98 108 21 $259,500,000 $266,803,071 Bon Jovi ! Bon Jovi Because We Can 2013 102 2,657,502 2.67 27,397 Highest - grossing tours by decade 1980s Rank Actual gross Inflation ( adjusted 2017 gross ) Artist Tour name Year ( s ) Shows Attendance Average gross ( millions ) Average attendance Ref. $135,000,000 $260,830,872 Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour 1987 -- 90 199 4,250,000 0.68 21,250 $125,738,964 $254,626,709 Jackson, Michael ! Michael Jackson Bad 1987 -- 89 123 4,498,300 1.02 36,571 $98,000,000 $189,343,893 The Rolling Stones Steel Wheels Tour 1989 -- 90 115 3,253,563 0.85 28,291 $86,000,000 $181,295,255 David Bowie Glass Spider Tour 86 3,000,000 1.0 34,884 5 $85,000,000 $189,277,537 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Born in the U.S.A. Tour 1984 -- 85 156 0.55 6 $ 75,000,000 $ 172,893,978 The Jacksons Victory Tour 1984 55 2,750,000 1.36 50,000 7 $60,000,000 $121,502,532 Tina Turner ! Tina Turner Break Every Rule World Tour 1987 - 88 218 wikipedia page link 8 $56,278,095 $118,638,972 U2 ! U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 109 3,176,952 0.5 29,146 9 $26,795,382 $56,486,926 Madonna ! Madonna Who 's That Girl Tour 38 1,367,663 0.84 42,718 wikipedia page link ( data from 32 shows ) 1990s Rank Actual gross Inflation ( adjusted 2017 gross ) Artist Tour name Year ( s ) Shows Attendance Average gross ( millions ) Average attendance Ref. $320,000,000 $502,956,978 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour ! Voodoo Lounge Tour 1994 -- 95 124 6,336,776 2.6 51,103 $274,000,000 $402,608,820 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Tour ! Bridges to Babylon Tour 1997 -- 98 108 $250,000,000 $403,962,730 Pink Floyd The Division Bell Tour 120 6,000,000 2.3 45,000 $171,677,027 $256,127,604 U2 ! U2 PopMart Tour 1997 -- 98 93 3,936,841 1.8 42,332 5 $165,000,000 $246,166,045 Jackson, Michael ! Michael Jackson HIStory World Tour 1996 -- 97 83 4,500,000 2.01 54,878 6 $151,000,000 $250,344,851 U2 ! U2 Zoo TV Tour 1992 -- 93 157 5,350,554 0.96 34,080 7 $142,700,000 $224,287,377 Eagles Hell Freezes Over Tour 1994 -- 95 8 $133,000,000 $180,000,000 Céline Dion Let 's Talk About Love World Tour 1998 -- 99 97 2,300,000 9 $105,000,000 $154,284,402 Garth Brooks The Garth Brooks World Tour 1996 -- 98 220 5,500,000 0.49 25,346 10 $80,000,000 $110,000,000 Céline Dion Falling into You : Around the World 1996 -- 97 148 2,200,000 11 $74,000,000 $135,654,101 New Kids on the Block The Magic Summer Tour 1990 - 1991 152 3,291,987 21,657 12 $70,000,000 $116,053,905 Madonna The Girlie Show 39 1.79 13 $65,000,000 $119,155,629 Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990 1990 117 2,000,000 17,094 14 $62,700,000 $114,939,353 Madonna Blond Ambition World Tour 1990 57 2000s Rank Actual gross Inflation ( adjusted 2017 gross ) Artist Tour name Year ( s ) Shows Attendance Average gross ( millions ) Average attendance Ref. $558,255,524 $644,802,601 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Bigger Bang Tour, A ! A Bigger Bang Tour 2005 -- 07 144 4,680,000 3.8 32,500 $408,000,000 $455,463,937 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008 -- 09 85 3,545,899 4.79 41,716 $389,047,636 $462,194,757 U2 ! U2 Vertigo Tour 2005 -- 06 131 4,619,021 2.96 35,259 $362,000,000 $402,676,043 Police, The ! The Police Police Reunion Tour, The ! The Police Reunion Tour 2007 -- 08 156 3,300,912 2.3 21,160 5 $311,000,000 $404,896,346 Rolling Stones, The ! The Rolling Stones Licks Tour ! Licks Tour 2002 -- 03 115 3,470,945 2.6 30,182 6 $279,200,000 $310,572,241 Dion, Celine ! Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour 2008 -- 09 132 2,600,000 2.1 19,697 7 $250,000,000 $306,568,410 Cher Living Proof : The Farewell Tour 2002 -- 05 326 3,500,000 0.6 10,800 8 $235,000,000 $261,405,719 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Magic Tour 2007 -- 08 100 2,198,353 2.4 21,983 9 $221,500,000 $288,374,729 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Rising Tour, The ! The Rising Tour 2002 -- 03 120 3,232,384 1.8 31,081 10 $210,650,974 $234,320,720 Bon Jovi Lost Highway Tour 2007 -- 08 99 2,157,675 2.1 21,794 11 $194,754,447 $231,371,369 Madonna Confessions Tour 2006 60 1,210,294 3.2 20,171 12 $167,000,000 $186,427,641 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Working on a Dream Tour 2009 80 1,831,770 2.1 22,897 13 $142,844,463 $193,206,465 U2 ! U2 Elevation Tour 112 2,162,282 1.3 19,306 14 $141,000,000 $162,859,413 McGraw, Tim and Faith Hill ! Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Soul2Soul II Tour 2006 -- 07 117 1,673,667 14,304 15 $132,500,000 $147,914,146 Tina Turner Tina ! : 50th Anniversary Tour 2008 -- 09 90 1,176,199 1.47 13,068 16 $131,800,000 $147,132,713 Britney Spears The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 97 1,500,000 1.4 15,488 17 $131,388,461 $156,091,574 Bon Jovi Have a Nice Day Tour 2005 -- 06 89 1,823,834 1.7 23,382 18 $129,059,653 $149,067,938 Genesis Turn It On Again : The Tour 2007 46 1,262,393 2.8 27,443 19 $126,800,000 $146,457,968 Justin Timberlake FutureSex / LoveShow 2007 119 1,600,000 13,445 20 $126,165,542 $167,995,080 Paul McCartney Driving World Tour 2002 58 988,077 2.2 17,036 2010s Rank Actual gross Inflation ( adjusted 2017 gross ) Artist Tour name Year ( s ) Shows Attendance Average gross ( millions ) Average attendance Ref. $736,421,584 $784,027,536 U2 ! U2 U2 360 ° Tour ! U2 360 ° Tour 2009 -- 11 110 7,272,046 6.7 66,110 $523,033,675 $523,033,675 Coldplay A Head Full of Dreams Tour 2016 -- 17 114 5,389,536 4.59 45,128 $458,673,798 $471,582,189 Roger Waters The Wall 2010 -- 13 219 4,129,863 2.09 18,858 $441,121,000 $484,472,430 AC / DC Black Ice World Tour 2008 -- 10 167 4,846,965 2.6 29,023 5 $430,380,000 $430,380,000 Guns N ' Roses ! Guns N ' Roses Not in This Lifetime... Tour 2016 -- Present 98 3,988,463 4.39 40,699 6 $355,600,000 $365,607,600 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Wrecking Ball World Tour 2012 -- 13 127 3,650,535 2.8 28,744 7 $316,000,000 $316,000,000 U2 ! U2 The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 ! The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 2017 51 2,713,136 6.19 53,198 8 $310,900,000 $310,900,000 Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood 2014 -- 17 333 4,743,727 0.96 14,669 9 $306,500,000 $306,500,000 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The River Tour 2016 2016 -- 17 89 2,667,775 4.0 29,020 10 $305,158,363 $318,339,577 Madonna The MDNA Tour 2012 88 2,212,345 3.47 25,140 11 $290,178,452 $293,564,003 One Direction ! One Direction Where We Are Tour 2014 69 3,449,560 4.2 49,848 12 $275,700,000 $278,564,215 Paul McCartney Out There ! Tour 2013 -- 15 84 1,958,754 3.28 23,319 13 $259,500,000 $266,803,071 Bon Jovi ! Bon Jovi Because We Can 2013 102 2,657,502 2.67 27,397 14 $256,500,000 $256,500,000 Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour 2016 -- 17 149 2,757,368 1.8 20,484 15 $256,084,556 $256,084,556 Beyoncé The Formation World Tour 2016 49 2,242,099 5.2 45,757 16 $251,112,882 $275,791,151 Eagles Long Road Out of Eden Tour 2008 -- 11 155 2,001,773 1.6 12,915 17 $250,733,097 $253,337,933 Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour 2015 85 2,278,647 3.02 33,477 18 $243,100,000 $243,100,000 Billy Joel Billy Joel in Concert 2014 -- 17 105 2,065,755 2.2 22,205 19 $231,700,000 $234,403,275 Justin Timberlake The 20 / 20 Experience World Tour 2013 -- 15 134 1,986,386 1.81 15,765 20 $229,727,960 $232,408,227 Beyoncé ! Beyoncé The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013 -- 14 132 2,082,848 1.7 15,779 Notes Jump up ^ Figure for Hell Freezes Over Tour only includes North American dates. Official data for the rest of the world tour is unavailable. 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