other stats The 20 biggest concert tours of all time by female artists | T. Swift surpasses $1.0B

[Feanor]

 

Concert tours are becoming an increasingly bigger part of the music industry & pop culture, so I wanted to compile a list of the 20 highest-grossing concert tours/residencies of all time by female artists, which will be kept up-to-date over time as more data becomes available.

This list is unadjusted for inflation (more on that below) and the source (almost always Pollstar or Billboard) for each box office number is linked + the no. of shows & tickets sold is given.

 

 

1. Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour (2023-24)

$1.04B | 60/149 shows * | 4.35M tickets

 

2. Beyoncé - Renaissance World Tour (2023)

$579.8M | 56 shows | 2.78M tickets

 

3. P!nk - Summer Carnival (2023-24)

$472.9M | 78/95 shows * | 3.59M tickets

 

4. Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008-09)

$411.0M | 85 shows | 3.55M tickets

 

5. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma Tour (2018-19)

$397.3M | 156 shows | 3.09M tickets

 

6. Celine Dion - A New Day… (2003-07)

$385.1M | 714 shows | 2.80M tickets

 

7. Taylor Swift - Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)

$345.7M | 53 shows | 2.89M tickets

 

8. BLACKPINK - Born Pink World Tour (2022-23)

$331.8M | 66 shows | 1.82M tickets

 

9. Karol G - Mañana Será Bonito Tour (2023-24)

$307.2M | 62 shows | 2.28M tickets

 

10. Madonna - The MDNA Tour (2012)

$305.2M | 88 shows | 2.21M tickets

 

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11. Celine Dion, Celine (2011-19)

$296.2M | 417 shows | 1.74M tickets

 

12. Celine Dion, Taking Chances World Tour (2008-09)

$279.2M | 132 shows | 2.30M tickets

 

13. Adele, Adele Live 2016 (2016-17)

$278.4M | 120 shows | 2.48M tickets

 

14. Beyoncé, Formation World Tour (2016)

$256.1M | 49 shows | 2.24M tickets

 

15. Beyoncé, On The Run II Tour (2018)

$253.5M | 48 shows | 2.17M tickets

 

16. $250.7M - Taylor Swift, The 1989 World Tour (2015)

$250.7M | 83 shows | 2.28M tickets

 

17. Cher, Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2005-07)

$250.0M | 326 shows | 3.50M tickets

 

18. Beyoncé, The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013-14)

$229.7M | 132 shows | +2.05M tickets

 

19. Lady Gaga, The Monster Ball Tour (2009-11)

$227.4M | 201 shows | 2.50M tickets

 

20. $227.2M - Madonna, The Celebration Tour (2023-24)

$227.2M | 80 shows | 1.13M tickets

 

 

Honorable mention:

21. Katy Perry, Prismatic World Tour (2014-15)

$204.3M | 149 shows | 1.98M tickets

 

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And because inflation is an often debated topic for touring stats, here is also an estimation of the top 10 biggest female tours/residencies when adjusted for 2023 dollars:

Spoiler

1. Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour (2023-24)

$1.04B | 60/149 shows * | 4.35M tickets

 

2. Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008-09)

$583.7M | 85 shows | 3.55M tickets

 

3. Beyoncé - Renaissance World Tour (2023)

$579.8M | 56 shows | 2.78M tickets

 

4. Celine Dion - A New Day… (2003-07)

$565.7M | 714 shows | 2.80M tickets

 

5. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma Tour (2018-19)

$473.5M | 156 shows | 3.09M tickets

 

6. P!nk - Summer Carnival (2023-24)

$472.9M | 78/95 shows * | 3.59M tickets

 

7. Taylor Swift - Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)

$419.5M | 53 shows | 2.89M tickets

 

8. Madonna - The MDNA Tour (2012)

$405.1M | 88 shows | 2.21M tickets

 

9. Celine Dion - Taking Chances World Tour (2008-09)

$397.7M | 132 shows | 2.30M tickets

 

10. Cher - Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2002-05)

~$390.0M | 326 shows | 3.50M tickets

 

 

Honorable mention:

11. Celine Dion, Celine (2011-19)

$352.8M | 417 shows | 1.74M tickets

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And lastly, as a bonus, this is an unofficial list of the 10 most-attended tours of all time, based on ticket sales only (with sources linked):

Spoiler

1. Taylor Swift - The Eras Tour (2023-24)

4.35M tickets *

 

2. Tina Turner - Break Every Rule World Tour (1987-88)

4.00M tickets

 

3. P!nk - Summer Carnival (2023-24)

3.59M tickets *

 

4. Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour (2008-09)

3.55M tickets

 

5. Cher - Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (2002-05)

3.50M tickets

 

6. P!nk - Beautiful Trauma Tour (2018-19)

3.09M tickets

 

7. Tina Turner - Wildest Dreams Tour (1996-97)

+3.00M tickets

 

8. Taylor Swift - Reputation Stadium Tour (2018)

2.89M tickets

 

9. Celine Dion - A New Day… (2003-07)

2.80M tickets

 

10. Beyoncé - Renaissance World Tour (2023)

2.78M tickets

 

 

Honorable mention:

11. Lady Gaga, The Monster Ball Tour (2009-11)

2.50M tickets

* = the tour is still ongoing and/or not all numbers are reported yet

 

 

And for the ATRLers who care about stats/lists including all artists, there's a corresponding thread about that too:

 

 

Edited Friday at 10:43 AM by Feanor

[swifthino]

i had no idea karol's tour was THAT big 

 

 

[Tropez]

Taylor washes everyone else. Doing that with less shows, so her per show gross is insane. 

[JorgeM]

Eras tour is really going to end with +10 M tickets sold. M

 

Surprised with Renaissance tour selling less tickets that Rep tour even with more dates 

[PoisonedIvy]

It literally makes me laugh that people try to downplay Taylor's real world impact & success when this is one of the most objective metrics by which you can properly measure an artists' significance to the public at any given period in time.

[Kimi]

i think we shoud be ajusting with inflation tbh

[1989]

The Eras Tour has proven to be the tour of a lifetime. The significance, the impact. 

[tost1]

Taylor's numbers weren't confirmed so for all we know she might not even be in top 10

[Klein]

The fact Taylor is nearly doubling the #2 with only a bit more than a third of her total dates is insane. She's gonna end up quadrupling #2 when all is said and done. 

[Kimi]

also do we have highest grossing female artists of all time kind of list? like a touring chartmasters? when we talk about commercial success we dont talk about touring nearly enough, thats as important as music sales.

[family.guy123]

Show your work for the inflation calc please 

 

 

[piotrert]

eras will clear 2bln with all dates included

[Tylerbv]

P!nk and Celine  

[Green]

Karol G

 

I didn't know she was doing that great as a touring act

[Kimi]

10 minutes ago, family.guy123 said:

Show your work for the inflation calc please 

 

 

he probably took it from wikipedia

Edited July 25 by Kimi

[MatiRod]

1 hour ago, swifthino said:

i had no idea karol's tour was THAT big 

 

 

She's a megastar in the Spanish speaking world. Although she is the only person on this list that isn't a global household name.

[Enrique523]

I was NOT expecting to see Karol on the list but not Gaga 

 

Good for her thought, she's WAY better than Anitta on terms of female Latin artists 

[Enrique523]

3 hours ago, PoisonedIvy said:

It literally makes me laugh that people try to downplay Taylor's real world impact & success when this is one of the most objective metrics by which you can properly measure an artists' significance to the public at any given period in time.

Exactly. The whole "Taylor has no impact" OTH talking point never made any sense, it's always been extremely subjective and biased.

[Doctor Dick]

2 hours ago, PoisonedIvy said:

It literally makes me laugh that people try to downplay Taylor's real world impact & success when this is one of the most objective metrics by which you can properly measure an artists' significance to the public at any given period in time.

 

20 minutes ago, Enrique523 said:

Exactly. The whole "Taylor has no impact" OTH talking point never made any sense, it's always been extremely subjective and biased.

Taylor's accomplishment is huge but touring stats aren't the be all end all of metrics. That would mean Beyonce is the third biggest female in history and Karol G is bigger than Britney, Gaga, Whitney, Mariah etc. 

[BrokenMachine]

2 hours ago, tost1 said:

Taylor's numbers weren't confirmed so for all we know she might not even be in top 10

The dislikes. People can't take an obvious joke these days 

[PoisonedIvy]

4 minutes ago, Doctor Dick said:

 

Taylor's accomplishment is huge but touring stats aren't the be all end all of metrics. That would mean Beyonce is the third biggest female in history and Karol G is bigger than Britney, Gaga, Whitney, Mariah etc. 

All time career gross is one of the most significant factors that prove an artists' cultural reach, though. It's literally how we saw certain bands last the test of time and become some of the biggest artists in history, like The Rolling Stones for example. It's not the only factor but it's an extremely significant one. And Karol G doesn't really have an extensive touring history of this caliber, that's the combined factor. Success + longevity is what makes a legend.

[RobynYoBank]

2 hours ago, PoisonedIvy said:

All time career gross is one of the most significant factors that prove an artists' cultural reach, though. It's literally how we saw certain bands last the test of time and become some of the biggest artists in history, like The Rolling Stones for example. It's not the only factor but it's an extremely significant one. And Karol G doesn't really have an extensive touring history of this caliber, that's the combined factor. Success + longevity is what makes a legend.

Eras Tour will outgross every other female touring artist's cumulative touring gross. It may come close to U2/Rolling Stones all time cumulative gross too. 

 

[Prodigal Self]

Legends with Karol G and taylor swift

[tost1]

4 hours ago, BrokenMachine said:

The dislikes. People can't take an obvious joke these days 

Right 

[TheArgonaut]

Taylor needs to be serious and report the official numbers for further gaggery