Beyoncé tops the ranking of the highest-grossing music tours of 2025 with $408 million in revenue, just ahead of Oasis ($405 million) and Coldplay ($390 million), while Kendrick Lamar/SZA ($359 million) and Shakira ($320 million) round up the top 5, according to Pollstar data. The narrow gap at the top highlights the continued strength of the live music market, with multiple global acts capable of generating blockbuster revenues at a similar scale, driven in part by large stadium tours and high ticket prices.
A look at ticket pricing reveals significant differences: Beyoncé averages $255 per ticket, compared to $204 for Kendrick Lamar/SZA, $182 for Oasis and around $130 for Coldplay and Shakira. The length of the tours also varies greatly: from 32 shows (Beyoncé) to 64 (Shakira). This suggests that the pricing strategy, along with the number of concerts performed, plays a key role in driving total revenue.
Notably absent is Taylor Swift, whose record-breaking Eras Tour in 2023 and 2024 (around $2 billion in revenue in 21 months) leaves room for other artists to dominate the ranking this year. This also underscores the outsized impact that individual mega-tours can have on the market.
