The 14 Greatest Concert Tours of All Time

Record grosses sit next to tours remembered for a single stage prop or a bus full of poets. Choose the one you would have bought a ticket for.

1. 1
   The Eras Tour

   Taylor Swift's 149-show career retrospective (2023–24), the first tour to gross over $2 billion.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Stadium Arcadium World Tour

   Red Hot Chili Peppers' 2006–07 tour supporting their double album.
   795pts
3. 3
   Born in the U.S.A. Tour

   Bruce Springsteen's 1984–85 tour of marathon three-hour-plus shows.
   708pts
4. 4
   The Beatles' 1966 Tour

   The Beatles' final concert tour, ending at Candlestick Park in August 1966.
   610pts
5. 5
   Monster Ball Tour

   Lady Gaga's 2009–11 electro-pop opera, staged as a story set in New York.
   538pts
6. 6
   Not in This Lifetime... Tour

   Guns N' Roses' 2016–19 reunion tour with Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan.
   538pts
7. 7
   Rolling Thunder Revue

   Bob Dylan's loose 1975–76 traveling troupe of musicians playing small venues.
   466pts
8. 8
   Music of the Spheres World Tour

   Coldplay's tour from 2022 with LED wristbands and kinetic dance floors.
   466pts
9. 9
   Bigger Bang Tour

   The Rolling Stones' 2005–07 tour, including a free Copacabana show for about 1.5 million people.
   385pts
10. 10
    U2 360° Tour

    U2's 2009–11 stadium tour built around a giant four-legged stage nicknamed the Claw.
    384pts
11. 11
    Blonde Ambition Tour

    Madonna's 1990 theatrical tour with the Jean Paul Gaultier cone bra.
    384pts
12. 12
    Farewell Yellow Brick Road

    Elton John's 330-show farewell tour, 2018–2023.
    384pts
13. 13
    Divide Tour

    Ed Sheeran's 2017–19 tour, played largely solo with a loop pedal, once the highest-grossing ever.
    290pts
14. 14
    Zoo TV Tour

    U2's 1992–93 multimedia tour of TV screens, satire and prank calls from the stage.
    0pts

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