All it took was 12 shows and an average ticket price of $223 to give The Rolling Stones the highest-grossing tour of the year with $115 million, according to Pollstar, the concert trade publication.
Here's the Top 10:
- The Rolling Stones- $115.5 million
- Harry Styles- $86.7
- Hella Mega Tour(Green Day,Weezer&Fall Out Boy) - $67.3
- Eagles- $59.2
- Dead & Company- $50.2
- Los Bukis- $49.7
- Guns N' Roses- $47.3
- Dave Matthews Band- $46
- Phish- $44.4
- Jonas Brothers- $42.5
Other top rock tours include:
- 17.James Taylor & Jackson Browne- $26.6 million
- 21.Genesis- $23.7
- 29.Billy Joel- $17.4
- 30.KISS- $16.9
- 36.Eric Clapton- $14.5
- 42.Slipknot- $12.3
- 48.KORN- $10.3
- 53.ZZ Top- $9.4
- 61.Megadeth- 7.9
- 63.Shinedown- $7.5
- 64.Black Crowes- $7.4
- 69.Primus- $7
- 76.Foreigner- $6
- 80.Chicago- $5.2
- 85.Foo Fighters- $4.5
- 96.Doobie Brothers- $3.6