2022 Top Touring Artists

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2022 Top Touring Artists

Rank; Artist; Revenue; Tickets Sold; Shows
#1; Bad Bunny; $435.18 million; 2,477,334; 81
#2; Elton John; $391.62 million; 2,421,594; 92
#3; Coldplay; $342.27 million; 3,802,812; 64
#4; Ed Sheeran; $247.01 million; 3,046,063; 62
#5; Harry Styles; $244.01 million; 1,900,975; 78
#6; Rammstein; $216.86 million; 2,192,674; 44
#7; Daddy Yankee; $198.09 million; 1,900,953; 83
#8; Red Hot Chili Peppers; $177.10 million; 1,465,525; 31
#9; Def Leppard & Motley Crue; $175.51 million; 1,341,035; 36
#10; The Weeknd; $148.68 million; 1,002,435; 21

#11; Guns N Roses; $146.92 million; 1,597,698; 44
#12; Kenny Chesney; $135.26 million; 1,296,079; 41
#13; Garth Brooks; $126.58 million; 1,575,020; 26
#14; Billie Eilish; $126.45 million; 1,090,207; 77
#15; Lady Gaga; $125.33 million; 879,994; 29
#16; The Rolling Stones; $120.76 million; 712,541; 14
#17; BTS; $118.28 million; 1,688,126; 7
#18; Eagles; $118.07 million; 606,494; 45
#19; Kendrick Lamar; $110.89 million; 929,056; 73
#20; Morgan Wallen; $109.41 million; 841,798; 55

#21; Paul McCartney; $105.08 million; 423,659; 16
#22; Dua Lipa; $101.35 million; 1,310,602; 80
#23; Andrea Bocelli; $96.89 million; 625,975; 61
#24; Grupo Firme; $91.73 million; 834,567; 31
#25; Backstreet Boys; $91.67 million; 1,154,220; 87
#26; Karol G; $89.47 million; 691,454; 53
#27; Justin Bieber; $89.11 million; 636,861; 42
#28; Imagine Dragons; $88.69 million; 1,061,626; 60
#29; My Chemical Romance; $87.93 million; 714,563; 55
#30; The Killers; $86.10 million; 1,083,339; 61

#31; Exile; $83.05 million; 1,031,500; 37
#32; Iron Maiden; $81.06 million; 1,053,787; 51
#33; Billy Joel; $80.25 million; 569,323; 21
#34; Phish; $78.48 million; 685,526; 46
#35; Blackpink; $78.48 million; 366,248; 26
#36; André Rieu; $75.13 million; 817,749; 90
#37; Tool; $72.57 million; 695,304; 55
#38; Roger Waters; $70.87 million; 571,216; 43
#39; Seventeen; $70.39 million; 717,059; 34
#40; Chris Stapleton; $70.31 million; 807,088; 57

#41; Post Malone; $69.54 million; 488,101; 39
#42; Trans-Siberian Orchestra; $66.54 million; 914,011; 98
#43; Queen + Adam Lambert; $66.26 million; 517,737; 36
#44; Dave Matthews Band; $66.23 million; 731,318; 56
#45; Eric Church; $65.73 million; 576,389; 38
#46; Michael Bublé; $65.04 million; 641,985; 60
#47; Wisin y Yandel; $56.35 million; 850,807; 69
#48; Kiss; $54.35 million; 593,079; 43
#49; John Mayer; $51.78 million; 382,800; 32
#50; Silk Sonic; $50.40 million; 169,757; 34

***The Year-End charts are based on in-person and virtual concerts that played between January 1 and December 31, 2022.***

Bad Bunny was the #1 touring act of 2022 with $435.2 million from 2.477 million tickets sold in 81 shows, surpassing Ed Sheeran‘s $432.4 million in 2018 as the highest yearly gross in history. The total is including $116.8 million with the El Último Tour Del Mundo, another $314.5 million with the World’s Hottest Tour and $3.9 million with the Un Verano Sin Ti special concerts.

Benito peaked in Inglewood, with the Oct. 1 performance at SoFi Stadium earning $15.754 million from 51,300 tickets. It’s the second highest-grossing concert of all-time, after George Strait at AT&T Stadium in Arlington (2014). The 21-date US tour earned $11.069 million in average per night, surpassing No Filter by The Rolling Stones ($10.290 million).

The Latin American dates earned $85.9 million from 958,000 tickets in 25 shows, making 19.75% of the total revenue. The 4 Mexican shows earned $27.8 million, including the highest-grossing concert in the country’s history with $8.849 million at Estadio BBVA in Monterrey on Dec. 4 and the most-attended concert of his career with 62,200 tickets sold at Estadio Azteca on Dec. 10.

Elton John (No. 2) earned $391.6 million from 2.422 million tickets sold in 92 shows as part of the Farewell: Yellow Brick Road, bringing $4.256 million and 26,322 tickets in average per concert. Elton earned the highest-grossing concert of his career on Nov. 9 with $8.842 million at Petco Park in San Diego.

On Nov. 12, the tour reached $777 million after the third concert at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles and surpassed Divide by Ed Sheeran as the highest-grossing tour in history. The Farewell: Yellow Brick Road has earned $828 million in its first 283 shows as of Mar. 31 performance at SSE Arena in Belfast.

Coldplay (No. 3) earned $342.3 million from 3.803 million tickets sold in 64 shows as part of the Music of the Spheres, bringing $5.348 million and 59,419 tickets in average per concert. The total revenue includes $146.4 million in Europe, $127.9 million in Latin America and $68 million in North America. They were the highest-grossing band and the most-attended touring artists of the year.

Ed Sheeran (No. 4) earned $247.1 million from 3.046 million tickets sold in 62 shows — 52 as part of the Mathematics and 10 theater-dates played before the tour. All numbers came from Europe, making it the highest-grossing tour of the year in the continent. Sheeran is the only soloist to sell over 3 million tickets in a single calendar-year since himself in 2018.

Harry Styles (No. 5) earned $244.1 million from 1.901 million tickets sold in 78 shows as part of the Love On Tour, bringing $3.128 million and 24,371 tickets in average per concert. The total revenue includes $147.7 million in North America, $55.9 million in Europe and another $40.4 million in Latin America. Styles earned the highest-grossing report of the year with $63.1 million in 15 shows at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Billie Eilish (No. 14) was the highest-grossing female act of 2022 with $126.4 million from 1.090 million tickets sold in 77 shows as part of the Happier than Ever, including $63.3 million in North America, $26.8 million in Europe, $22.3 million in Oceania and another $13.9 million in Asia.

BTS (No. 17) was the highest-grossing vocal group of 2022 with $118.3 million from 1.688 million tickets sold in 7 shows as part of the Permission to Dance on Stage, including $35.9 million in Las Vegas, $5.9 million in Seoul and $76.5 million in livestreams.

The entire top 50 highest-grossing artists of 2022 earned a total of $6.122 billion from 54.506 million tickets sold in 2,514 shows, up 188.23% in revenue and 143.85% in tickets sold from the 2021 Year End charts.

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2022 Year-End (Solo):
Rank; Artist; Revenue; Tickets Sold; Shows
#1; Bad Bunny; $435.18 million; 2,477,334; 81
#2; Elton John; $391.62 million; 2,421,594; 92
#3; Ed Sheeran; $247.01 million; 3,046,063; 62
#4; Harry Styles; $244.01 million; 1,900,975; 78
#5; Daddy Yankee; $198.09 million; 1,900,953; 83
#6; The Weeknd; $151.62 million; 1,001,744; 21
#7; Kenny Chesney; $135.26 million; 1,296,079; 41
#8; Garth Brooks; $126.58 million; 1,575,020; 26
#9; Billie Eilish; $126.45 million; 1,090,207; 77
#10; Lady Gaga; $125.33 million; 879,994; 29

2022 Year-End (Bands/Groups):
Rank; Artist; Revenue; Tickets Sold; Shows
#1; Coldplay; $342.27 million; 3,802,812; 64
#2; Rammstein; $216.86 million; 2,192,674; 44
#3; Red Hot Chili Peppers; $177.10 million; 1,465,525; 31
#4; Def Leppard & Motley Crue; $175.51 million; 1,341,035; 36
#5; Guns N Roses; $150.32 million; 1,618,698; 44
#6; The Rolling Stones; $120.76 million; 712,541; 14
#7; BTS; $118.28 million; 1,688,126; 7
#8; Eagles; $118.07 million; 606,494; 45
#9; Grupo Firme; $91.73 million; 834,567; 31
#10; Backstreet Boys; $91.67 million; 1,154,220; 87

2022 Year-End (Male):
#1; Bad Bunny; $435.18 million; 2,477,334; 81
#2; Elton John; $391.62 million; 2,421,594; 92
#3; Ed Sheeran; $247.01 million; 3,046,063; 62
#4; Harry Styles; $244.01 million; 1,900,975; 78
#5; Daddy Yankee; $198.09 million; 1,900,953; 83
#6; The Weeknd; $151.62 million; 1,001,744; 21
#7; Kenny Chesney; $135.26 million; 1,296,079; 41
#8; Garth Brooks; $126.58 million; 1,575,020; 26
#9; BTS; $118.28 million; 1,688,126; 7
#10; Kendrick Lamar; $110.89 million; 929,056; 73

2022 Year-End (Female):
Rank; Artist; Revenue; Tickets Sold; Shows
#1; Billie Eilish; $126.45 million; 1,090,207; 77
#2; Lady Gaga; $125.33 million; 879,994; 29
#3; Dua Lipa; $101.35 million; 1,310,602; 80
#4; Karol G; $89.47 million; 691,454; 53
#5; Blackpink; $78.48 million; 366,248; 26
#6; Lizzo; $39.48 million; 348,504; 28
#7; Twice; $36.79 million; 339,672; 17
#8; Mary J. Blige; $35.31 million; 268,234; 25
#9; Alicia Keys; $34.69 million; 348,385; 50
#10; Rosalía; $30.43 million; 440,703; 45

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