The British pop superstar Ed Sheeran has the highest grossing tour in 2018 according to Billboard magazine. Sheeran topped their yearly Top 25 Tours list with his Divide Tour, which saw him playing 99 live shows this year and grossing a total of $429 million.
Billboard reports that the Divide Tour is not only the biggest tour of 2018 but also highest grossing since 1990, eclipsing The Rolling Stones’ A Bigger Bang Tour, which earned $425 million. Ed Sheeran is also only the sixth music act to have a $300+ million grossing tour in that period.
Taylor Swift claimed the second spot on the list with her Reputation Stadium Tour, which grossed $315 million worldwide. It became the most successful U.S. tour of all time earning Swift more than $266 million nation-wide and another $50 million in Europe and Canada.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s joint tour is on the third spot, with $253.5 million earnings while Bruno Mars banked $237.8 million for fourth, and Pink managed to earn $180.4 million to round the top five.
You can check out Billboard’s full list of highest grossing tours in 2018 below.
1. Ed Sheeran – $429 million
2. Taylor Swift – $315 million
3. Beyoncé and Jay-Z – $253 million
4. Bruno Mars – $237 million
5. Pink – $180 million
6. Justin Timberlake – $149 million
7. U2 – $119 million
8. The Rolling Stones – $117 million
9. Kenny Chesney – $114 million
10. Journey & Def Leppard – $97 million
11. Eagles – $93 million
12. Drake – $81 million
13. Depeche Mode – $78 million
14. Foo Fighters – $77 million
15. Celine Dion – $76 million
16. Billy Joel – $70 million
17. Luke Bryan – $67 million
18. Luis Miguel – $64 million
19. Harry Styles – $61 million
20. Dead & Company – $56 million
21. Andre Rieu – $55 million
22. Elton John – $55 million
23. Shania Twain – $52 million
24. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – $50 million
25. Jay-Z – $45 million
