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==Revenue==
{{Main|List of highest-grossing concert tours|List of most-attended concert tours}}
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As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time is [[Taylor Swift]]'s [[The Eras Tour|Eras Tour]], with $2.089&nbsp;billion earned from 149 shows.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Friedman |first=Vanessa |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Grand Total: A Record $2 Billion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-eras-tour-ticket-sales.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241209183704/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/arts/music/taylor-swift-eras-tour-ticket-sales.html |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> It was the first run to collect over $1 and $2&nbsp;billion in revenue.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gensler |first=Andy |date=December 8, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record With $1 Billion Gross |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2023/12/08/taylor-swift-sets-all-time-touring-record-with-billion-dollar-gross/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208150250/https://news.pollstar.com/2023/12/08/taylor-swift-sets-all-time-touring-record-with-billion-dollar-gross/ |archive-date=December 8, 2023 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |magazine=[[Pollstar]]}}</ref> [[Coldplay]]'s [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]] ranks at second place, being the most-attended tour in history and the first by a group to reach $1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 December 2024 |title=Coldplay Sells the Most Tickets of All Time While Trying to Save the Planet |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/16/coldplay-sells-the-most-tickets-of-all-time-while-trying-to-save-the-planet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216164837/https://news.pollstar.com/2024/12/16/coldplay-sells-the-most-tickets-of-all-time-while-trying-to-save-the-planet/ |archive-date=16 December 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |website=Pollstar}}</ref>  At third is [[Elton John]]'s [[Farewell Yellow Brick Road]], with a total gross of $939&nbsp;million from 2018–2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Conor |title=Taylor Swift's Eras Tour Is First In History To Gross Over $1 Billion, Report Says |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/12/08/taylor-swifts-eras-tour-is-first-in-history-to-gross-over-1-billion-report-says/ |access-date=2023-12-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> At fourth place is [[Ed Sheeran]]'s [[÷ Tour]], with a gross of $776.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 27, 2019 |title=Ed Sheeran Concludes 'Divide' Tour, Sets All-Time Touring Record At $775.6M |url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/ed-sheeran-concludes-divide-tour-sets-all-time-touring-record-at-7756m-140863 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217075431/https://www.pollstar.com/article/ed-sheeran-concludes-divide-tour-sets-all-time-touring-record-at-7756m-140863 |archive-date=Dec 17, 2019 |access-date=November 26, 2019 |website=[[Pollstar]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Frankenberg |first=Eric |date=2019-08-27 |title=Ed Sheeran's Record-Breaking Divide Tour Posts Final Numbers: 255 Shows, $776.2 Million Grossed |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ed-sheeran-divide-tour-final-numbers/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-02-28 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> On fifth place is [[U2]]'s [[U2 360° Tour|360° Tour]], with $736.4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=December 8, 2011 |title=The Year In Touring |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/the-year-in-touring-1158342/ |access-date=August 25, 2023 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

Global touring revenue reported to ''Billboard'' Boxscore exceeded $5.5&nbsp;billion in 2016.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Waddell |first=Ray |date=Dec 13, 2016 |title=How 'The Shared Live Experience' and Even Streaming Fueled the $25 Billion Concert Biz |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7616524/concert-touring-business-2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223124728/https://www.billboard.com/articles/events/year-in-music-2016/7616524/concert-touring-business-2016 |archive-date=23 December 2017 |access-date=4 December 2017 |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Due to the collapse of [[record sales]] in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Jesse |date=Dec 30, 2014 |title=With Touring Still A Focal Point, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC And U2 Fight For Top Honors In Rock And Roll History |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/12/30/with-touring-still-a-focal-point-the-rolling-stones-acdc-and-u2-fight-for-top-honors-in-rock-and-roll-history/#7ae08ca5697d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816020031/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/12/30/with-touring-still-a-focal-point-the-rolling-stones-acdc-and-u2-fight-for-top-honors-in-rock-and-roll-history/#7ae08ca5697d |archive-date=2017-08-16 |access-date=2019-05-06 |work=Forbes}}</ref> Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of [[merchandise]] and meet-and-greet packages.<ref>{{cite web |date=2012-08-28 |title=Nine Ways Musicians Actually Make Money Today |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/9-ways-musicians-actually-make-money-today-20120828/t-shirts-and-merch-19691231 |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630081052/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/9-ways-musicians-actually-make-money-today-20120828/t-shirts-and-merch-19691231 |archive-date=2018-06-30 |access-date=2019-05-06 |publisher=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Adams |first=Cameron |date=2012-11-14 |title=$1500 packages to meet rock band KISS sell out in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth ahead of Australian tour |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/packages-to-meet-rock-band-kiss-sell-out-in-mebourne-sydney-and-perth-ahead-of-australian-tour/news-story/360bda71c2ef03387417c68ad7717733 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630081131/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/packages-to-meet-rock-band-kiss-sell-out-in-mebourne-sydney-and-perth-ahead-of-australian-tour/news-story/360bda71c2ef03387417c68ad7717733 |archive-date=2018-06-30 |access-date=2019-05-06 |publisher=news.com.au}}</ref> However, the touring business [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the music industry|suffered in the early 2020s]] because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. ''[[Pollstar]]'' estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $30&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/elton-john-celine-dion-coronavirus-pandemic-b63179e05d0768dcd907da5beeccad52|title=Pollstar: Live events industry lost $30B as a result of the pandemic|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|first=Mesfin|last=Fekadu|date=December 11, 2020|accessdate=February 4, 2021}}</ref>