When it comes to concert tours, 2018 is likely a year we won’t forget.
Fans experienced several record-breaking, money-making tours this year with Taylor Swift, Elton John and many others hitting the road. Let’s look back at the highest grossing tours of the year, starting with Taylor. The talented blonde brought in the big bucks with her worldwide “Reputation” stadium tour, which kicked off on May 8 and wrapped up on Nov. 21. Once all the receipts were tallied, it emerged that it was the highest grossing tour in U.S. history with 38 American dates earning $266.1 million on ticket sales of over 2 million, Billboard reported. Taylor bested previous title holders the Rolling Stones. She also broke her own record — which she’d initially set with 2015’s “1989” tour — for the highest grossing tour by a female artist in North American history. Keep reading to see what other concert treks made major money this year…
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Bruno Mars earned quite a nest egg from his “24K Magic” tour. The superstar singer’s world tour is estimated to have grossed $147 million in 2018 so far, with an overall gross of $240 million and counting. The concert series, which began in March 2017, sold more than 2.3 million tickets and Bruno still has shows left to play! Cha-ching!
Ed Sheeran is on track to have one of the highest grossing tours of the decade! The British crooner’s “÷ (Divide)” tour has earned over $383.2 million since it began in March 2017, with over 34.3 million tickets sold since January 2018 — and don’t expect the money train to stop any time soon. Ed’s tour isn’t scheduled to end until August 2019, guaranteeing him more huge paydays.
Beyonce and JAY-Z ran away with a few hundred million dollars from their “On the Run II” tour. The Carters’ global concert trek, which began in June and ended in October, scored the power couple a cool $253.5 million according to Billboard Boxscore.
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