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Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar

The Associated Press

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week’s ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

1. (2) One Direction; $6,058,097; $84.06.

2. (3) Paul McCartney; $3,309,683; $129.42.

3. (4) Katy Perry; $1,865,496; $102.79.

4. (6) Luke Bryan; $1,456,031; $50.78.

5. (5) Bruno Mars; $1,366,083; $80.25.

6. (7) Phish; $1,249,473; $54.05.

7. (9) Rod Stewart/Santana; $1,173,683; $102.84.

8. (8) Marc Anthony; $1,170,987; $104.43.

9. (10) Jason Aldean; $1,069,342; $48.52.

10. (12) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers; $1,006,858; $92.03.

11. (11) Dave Matthews Band; $991,449; $60.17.

12. (13) Zac Brown Band; $956,538; $53.39.

13. (15) Blake Shelton; $891,302; $50.41.

14. (16) “Walking With Dinosaurs”; $830,361; $41.03.

15. (14) Michael Buble; $790,959; $75.65.

16. (17) Motley Crue; $758,414; $50.63.

17. (18) Eric Church; $691,844; $51.04.

18. (19) Journey/Steve Miller Band; $607,802; $65.39.

19. (New) Marco Antonio Solis; $537,166; $92.89.

20. (20) Miranda Lambert; $528,946; $34.25.

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