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Taylor Swift performing at the Eras Tour, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time.

The following is a list of the highest-grossing concert tours by women (soloists and all-female groups), divided in all-time terms and by decade. Many reported figures are taken from Billboard and Pollstar , two major publications that regularly provide the official figures of concerts' gross revenue worldwide; although both publications have had missing data in their early reporting, including the lattermost which did not begin to track overseas data until late 2000s.

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Female touring industry have been generally dominated by pop stars such as Madonna, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift —who have had their names among the all-time highest-grossing live music artists and have also tours among the highest-grossing concert tours in history— as well Tina Turner from the rock scene, Spice Girls and Blackpink among girl groups, and Celine Dion among adult contemporary balladers. Turner and Dion were among the first performers to have been claimed with revenue passing $100 million in a single tour.

As of November 2023, the highest-grossing tour by a woman is the Eras Tour by Swift, with a revenue of $1.039 billion from 60 concerts. [lower-alpha 1] The Eras Tour is also the overall highest-grossing tour ever; its figures were not reported to Billboard, which listed Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour as the all-time top female tour excluding the Eras Tour. In the Billboard Box Score history, previous record holders includes Tina Turner's Twenty Four Seven Tour (between 2000 and 2003) and Cher's Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (between 2003 and 2006), and Madonna's Confessions Tour (between 2006 and 2008) and Sticky & Sweet Tour (between 2008 and 2023).

Legend

Key
†Indicates an ongoing tour
‡Previous record holder

List of highest-grossing concert tours by women

List of Top 20 highest-grossing tours of all time by women
RankPeak All-time
peak 		Actual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistTour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross		Ref.
11 [1] 1 [1] $1,039,263,762$1,039,263,762 Taylor Swift The Eras Tour † [1] [lower-alpha 2] 2023–202460$17,321,063 [2]
21 [3] 7 [4] $579,813,546$579,813,546 Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour ‡ [5] [lower-alpha 2] 202356$10,353,571 [4]
31 [6] 2 [7] $411,000,000$583,700,326 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour ‡ [6] [lower-alpha 2] 2008–200985$4,835,294 [8]
42 [9] 10 [9] $397,300,000$473,471,144 Pink Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2018–2019156$2,546,795 [9]
52 [6] $345,675,146$419,427,728 Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour 201853$6,522,173 [10]
62 [6] 10 [11] $305,158,363$404,990,574 Madonna The MDNA Tour 201288$3,467,709 [11]
72 [12] $280,000,000$397,654,723 Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour 2008–2009131$2,137,405 [13]
8$257,600,000$257,600,000 Pink Summer Carnival †2023–202441$6,282,927 [14]
9$256,084,556$325,112,340 Beyoncé The Formation World Tour 201649$5,226,215 [15]
10$250,400,000$321,867,528 Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour 201585$2,945,882 [16]
11$229,100,000 [lower-alpha 3] $294,860,782 Beyoncé The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour 2013–2014132$1,735,606 [17] [18]
1214 [19] $227,400,000$307,457,396 Lady Gaga The Monster Ball Tour 2009–2011203$1,118,227 [20]
13$204,000,000$262,224,344 Katy Perry Prismatic World Tour 2014–2015151$1,350,993 [21]
141 [22] $200,000,000$312,012,268 Cher Living Proof: The Farewell Tour ‡ [23] [lower-alpha 2] 2002–2005325$615,385 [22]
152 [lower-alpha 4] $194,000,000$293,209,640 Madonna Confessions Tour 200660$3,233,333 [7]
16$184,000,000$236,815,294 Pink The Truth About Love Tour 2013–2014142$1,295,775 [24]
17$170,000,000$222,360,000 Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball 2012–201398$1,734,694 [lower-alpha 5]
18$169,800,000$215,569,717 Madonna Rebel Heart Tour 2015–201682$2,070,732 [6]
19$167,700,000$212,903,661 Adele [lower-alpha 6] Adele Live 2016 2016–2017121$1,552,778 [27]
20$150,000,000$193,055,946 Taylor Swift The Red Tour 2013–201486$1,744,186 [28]

List of highest-grossing concert tours by female groups

RankActual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistTourYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross		Ref.
1$281,033,955$281,033,955 Blackpink Born Pink World Tour 2022–202361$5,113,793 [29]
2$108,063,660$108,063,660 Twice Ready to Be World Tour †2023-202436$3,001,768 [30]
3$78,203,580$93,196,925 Spice Girls Spice World – 2019 Tour 201913$6,015,660 [31]
4$70,100,000$99,201,793 Spice Girls The Return of the Spice Girls Tour 2007–200845$1,491,489 [31]
5$64,200,000$106,334,153 The Chicks Top of the World Tour 200373$879,452 [32]
6$60,000,000$112,160,065 Spice Girls Spiceworld Tour 199841$618,557 [33]
7$56,756,285$71,503,659 Blackpink In Your Area World Tour 2018-202036$1,576,563 [34]

Decade rankings

1980s

RankActual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistTour titleYear(s)ShowsRef.
1$60,000,000$154,575,127 Tina Turner Break Every Rule World Tour 1987–1988220 [35]
2$40,000,000$113,316,832 Tina Turner Private Dancer Tour 1985182 [36]
3$32,368,629 [lower-alpha 7] $86,809,364 Madonna Who's That Girl World Tour 198738 [39]
4$20,100,000 [lower-alpha 8] $51,782,667 Whitney Houston Moment of Truth World Tour 1987–198889 [38]

1990s

RankActual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistTour titleYear(s)ShowsRef.
1$133,000,000 [lower-alpha 9] $243,257,691 Celine Dion Let's Talk About Love World Tour 1998–199997 [40]
2$130,000,000$246,741,294 Tina Turner Wildest Dreams Tour 1996–1997255 [41]
3$86,000,000$157,294,447 Shania Twain Come On Over Tour 1998–1999165 [42]
4$70,000,000$147,643,400 Madonna The Girlie Show 199339 [37]
5$62,700,000$146,225,471 Madonna Blond Ambition World Tour 199057 [43]

2000s

RankActual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistTour titleYear(s)ShowsRef.
1$411,000,000$583,700,326 Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008–200985 [7]
2$280,000,000$397,654,723 Celine Dion Taking Chances World Tour 2008–2009131 [13]
3$200,000,000$312,012,268 Cher Living Proof: The Farewell Tour 2002–2005325 [22]
4$194,000,000$293,209,640 Madonna Confessions Tour 200660 [7]
5$132,500,000$188,175,896 Tina Turner Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour 2008–200990 [44]

2010s

RankActual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistTour titleYear(s)ShowsRef.
1$397,300,000$473,471,144 Pink Beautiful Trauma World Tour 2018–2019156 [9]
2$345,675,146$419,427,728 Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour 201853 [10]
3$305,158,363$404,990,574 Madonna The MDNA Tour 201288 [11]
4$256,084,556$325,112,340 Beyoncé The Formation World Tour 201649 [15]
5$250,400,000$321,867,528 Taylor Swift The 1989 World Tour 201585 [16]

2020s

RankActual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistTour titleYear(s)ShowsRef.
1$1,039,263,762$1,039,263,762 Taylor Swift The Eras Tour †2023–2024152 [2]
2$579,800,000$579,800,000 Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour 202356 [4]
3$257,600,000$257,600,000 Pink Summer Carnival †2023–202441 [14]
4$148,300,000 [lower-alpha 10] $148,300,000 Blackpink Born Pink World Tour 2022–202329 [29]
5$146,900,000$146,900,000 Karol G Mañana Será Bonito Tour †2023–202419 [29]

List of highest average gross per concert

Average gross of over 3 million (updated as of September 2023)
ArtistTour titleYear(s)ShowsAverage
gross
Taylor Swift The Eras Tour † [45] [lower-alpha 2] 2023–2024152$17,321,063
Beyoncé Renaissance World Tour ‡ [45] [lower-alpha 2] 202356$10,353,571
Karol G Mañana Será Bonito Tour †2023–202419$7,731,579
Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour ‡ [46] [lower-alpha 2] 201853$6,522,173
Barbra Streisand Timeless 1999–200010$6,345,618
Pink Summer Carnival †2023–202441$6,282,927
Spice Girls Spice World – 2019 Tour 201913$6,015,660
Lady Gaga The Chromatica Ball 202220$5,620,000
Beyoncé The Formation World Tour 201649$5,226,215
Blackpink Born Pink World Tour 2022–202329$5,113,793
Madonna Sticky & Sweet Tour 2008–200985$4,835,294
Barbra Streisand Streisand 2006–200729$4,120,690
Madonna The MDNA Tour 201288$3,467,709
Barbra Streisand Barbra Live 201320$3,315,000
Madonna Confessions Tour ‡ [47] [lower-alpha 2] 200660$3,233,333

Annual highest-grossing tours

None female artists were included at various Pollstar year-end reports, including 1991 [48] or 1992 [49] for instance. Amusement Business, sister publication of Billboard , counted both U.S. and overseas data while Pollstar only reported North American statistics during several years, [50] until 2008. [51] List does not include concert residencies, which is the case of Celine Dion, whom topped the tours of 2005 and 2007 by female artists with her residency. [52] [53]

YearTour titleActual gross Adjusted gross
(in 2023 dollars)		ArtistShowsRef.
1987 Moment of Truth World Tour $20.1 million$53,906,151 Whitney Houston 89 [38]
1990 Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990 $28.1 million$65,533,265 Janet Jackson 89 [54]
1994 Barbra Streisand in Concert $58.9 million$121,079,569 Barbra Streisand 26 [55]
1995Starting Over Tour$27.4 million$54,788,032 Reba McEntire [56]
199620th Anniversary Tour$26.1 million$50,704,77486 [57]
1997 Wildest Dreams Tour $24.8 million$47,070,647 Tina Turner [lower-alpha 11] 70 [58]
1998 The Velvet Rope Tour $32.3 million$60,379,502 Janet Jackson 60 [59]
1999 Come On Over Tour $40.8 million$74,623,412 Shania Twain 165 [60]
2000 Twenty Four Seven Tour $80.2 million$141,895,884 Tina Turner 121 [61]
2001 Drowned World Tour $74 million$127,333,960 Madonna 47 [62]
2002 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour $80.1 million$135,688,363 Cher 93 [63]
2003$76.2 million$126,324,583113 [64]
2004 Re-Invention World Tour $125 million$201,638,478 Madonna 56 [65] [66]
2005 Living Proof: The Farewell Tour $27.2 million$42,492,391 Cher 40 [67]
2006 Confessions Tour $195 million$294,721,030 Madonna 60 [68]
2007 Back to Basics Tour $48.1 million$70,679,442 Christina Aguilera 63 [69]
2008 Sticky & Sweet Tour $207.5 million$293,642,968 Madonna 39 [51] [70]
2009$222 million$315,283,38846 [71]
2010 The Monster Ball Tour $133.6 million$186,668,946 Lady Gaga 102 [72]
2011 Speak Now World Tour $97.3 million$131,786,805 Taylor Swift 89 [73]
2012 The MDNA Tour $296.1 million$392,968,778 Madonna 67 [74]
2013 The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour $188.6 million$246,688,800 Beyoncé 77 [17]
2014 Prismatic World Tour $153.3 million$197,303,177 Katy Perry 66 [18]
2015 The 1989 World Tour $250.4 million$321,867,528 Taylor Swift 53 [75]
2016 The Formation World Tour $256.4 million$325,512,812 Beyoncé 46 [76]
2017 Celine Dion Live 2017 $101.2 million$125,792,452 Celine Dion 29 [77]
2018 Reputation Stadium Tour $345.1 million$418,729,870 Taylor Swift 36 [78]
2019 Beautiful Trauma World Tour $215.2 million$256,458,571 Pink 59 [79] [80]
2020 Courage World Tour $71.2 million$83,825,023 Celine Dion 27 [81]
20212021 World Tour$29.4 million$33,057,399 Alanis Morissette 33 [82]
2022 The Chromatica Ball $125.3 million$130,457,903 Lady Gaga 20 [83]
2023 The Eras Tour $1.039 billion$1,039,263,762 Taylor Swift 60 [2]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The figure is an estimation "based on Pollstar box office reports combined with extensive research including ticket prices in each market, record capacities at each venue and comparable tour data". Swift has yet to report her numbers formally. [1] [2]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 As reported by either the Guinness World Records or touring-related publications such as Billboard Box Score and Pollstar.
  3. ↑ Divided in $188.6 million (2013) and $40.5 million (2014)
  4. ↑ According to Billboard boxscore, the Confessions Tour surpassed Cher's Living Proof: The Farewell Tour as the highest-grossing female tour of all time. [7] However, many of Cher's dates were not reported to the boxscore. Billboard estimated Cher's 2002–2005 gross at "well over $200 million". [22]
  5. ↑ Billboard Box Score reports divided in $124 million in 2012 [25] and $46.9 million in 2013. [26]
  6. ↑ Only 2016 dates.
  7. ↑ Other estimated reports stand at $25 million. [37] According to Pollstar, the tour generated $14.9 million from 22 shows in the United States alone. [38]
  8. ↑ Only North American shows reported until 1987.
  9. ↑ Other estimated reports stand at $91 million.
  10. ↑ Excluding Asian shows, which were not reported to Billboard. [30]
  11. ↑ Reba McEntire made appearance at the Top 10, but it was a tour co-headlined by Brooks & Dunn. [58]

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