Gross Average Average Total Average Cities

Rank Millions Artist Ticket Price Tickets Tickets Gross Shows

1 177.5 AC/DC 97.38 56,973 1,823,122 5,547,952 32/40

2 75.7 Bon Jovi 94.99 25,707 796,925 2,441,935 31/52
3 60.8 Metallica 86.50 28,116 702,890 2,432,000 25/28
4 53.9 James Taylor / Carole King 94.98 16,228 567,977 1,541,271 35/45
5 48.4 The Black Eyed Peas 65.90 15,968 734,540 1,052,375 46/53
6 42.1 Lady Gaga 68.66 16,572 613,166 1,137,838 37/53
7 42.0 Michael Bublé 80.50 11,101 521,739 893,617 47/48
8 40.4 Taylor Swift 63.06 18,305 640,659 1,154,286 35/46
9 39.7 “Walking With Dinosaurs” 40.88 26,273 972,119 1,074,129 37/260
10 38.7 Eric Clapton 98.71 12,252 392,057 1,209,375 32/35
11 38.6 John Mayer 65.04 9,273 593,480 603,125 64/68
12 34.9 Paul McCartney 128.97 38,658 270,605 4,985,714 7/9
13 33.9 Cirque du Soleil - “Quidam” 132.25 64,035 256,139 8,468,540 4/177
14 32.3 Whitney Houston 122.62 7,119 263,415 872,973 37/46
15 32.0 Depeche Mode 82.75 19,311 386,228 1,598,048 20/24
16 30.5 Nickelback 62.97 12,109 484,357 762,500 40/40
17 29.8 George Strait / Reba / Lee Ann Womack 86.51 17,209 344,186 1,488,837 20/20
18 29.6 Rammstein 80.27 12,311 369,321 988,147 30/35
19 28.2 Tim McGraw 48.53 12,111 581,339 587,785 48/48
20 28.0 Cirque du Soleil - “Saltimbanco” 72.12 21,569 388,241 1,555,556 18/118
21 26.2 “Riverdance” 59.56 7,855 439,892 467,857 56/205
22 24.8 Coldplay 77.07 45,943 321,598 3,540,763 7/8
23 24.2 Jay-Z 82.25 12,794 294,261 1,052,327 23/23
24 23.5 Cirque du Soleil - “Alegria” 65.80 16,234 357,142 1,068,182 22/165
25 22.1 Elton John / Billy Joel 119.27 16,845 185,293 2,009,091 11/12
26 22.0 Alicia Keys 79.22 9,899 277,171 784,220 28/30
27 21.8 Guns N’ Roses 75.10 10,367 290,279 778,571 28/28
28 21.7 André Rieu 88.96 5,307 244,111 472,092 46/54
29 21.7 Michael Flatley’s “Lord Of The Dance” 60.30 2,641 359,154 159,253 136/189
30 21.5 Rod Stewart 105.59 16,968 203,617 1,791,667 12/18
31 19.8 “X Factor Live” 43.72 30,219 453,287 1,321,037 15/51
32 19.2 Pink 70.59 17,008 272,134 1,200,625 16/16
33 18.9 Elton John 83.39 7,083 226,645 590,625 32/34
34 18.4 Westlife 65.83 23,292 279,507 1,533,333 12/24
35 18.4 Carrie Underwood 48.93 6,946 375,058 339,850 54/54
36 18.2 Aventura 66.98 11,814 271,722 791,304 23/28
37 18.1 Brad Paisley 47.68 12,274 380,484 585,172 31/31
38 17.7 Jeff Dunham 46.21 6,947 382,099 321,057 55/58
39 17.2 Beyoncé 102.23 21,020 168,157 2,148,875 8/9
40 15.2 Muse 45.81 13,825 331,805 633,333 24/24
41 14.8 George Michael 144.82 34,138 102,413 4,943,833 3/3
42 14.7 Tiësto 61.58 6,282 238,713 386,842 38/43
43 14.2 Alejandro Sanz 47.91 10,585 296,389 507,143 28/34
44 13.9 Cher 127.04 3,310 109,228 420,493 1/33
45 13.8 Brooks & Dunn 45.60 12,608 302,598 574,989 24/24
46 13.3 Pearl Jam 63.53 14,954 209,349 950,000 14/15
47 13.3 Cliff Richard and the Shadows 81.73 11,622 162,712 949,860 14/20
48 12.3 Celtic Woman 55.13 3,780 223,027 208,380 59/76
49 11.8 Rascal Flatts 59.04 9,557 200,698 564,205 21/22
50 11.8 “Strictly Come Dancing Live!” 67.51 25,067 175,467 1,692,317 7/32

The annual POLLSTAR ranking of the concert industry’s top performing artists is tabulated for all worldwide shows worked between January 1 and June 30, 2010.
All ticket sales figures are calculated in U.S. dollars and are based on reported information and extensive research by POLLSTAR.™ Copyright 2010.

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