There are a new face on the Rock Olympia podium. They have been in the industry for decades and many of their songs are authentic anthems of the current century.
During their last visit to Barcelona they transformed Barcelona into a real party city. and they can boast the first British group to reach number one in both the UK and the US. Long live life shot to the top of the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100 in the same week in 2008. The group is of course Coldplay.
Her most recent success came during the third European part of their world tour, Music of the Sphereswhich put them on a prestigious chart and suddenly rose to the top. As Billboard reported, The band’s current tour has grossed a total of $945.7 million and sold 8.8 million tickets Since its launch in March 2022, the numbers that make up this tour have been the highest-grossing film in rock history since the specialist portal started collecting data.
Record numbers
The Ticket sales figures are from Januarywhich is the youngest month due to inflation and constant market movements. If you look at the calendar, Coldplay still have 21 concerts ahead of themso that the number of tickets, if you add their remaining shows in Europe and Oceania, is expected to increase by another million, bringing Chris Martin’s group closer to the unthinkable number of 10,000,000 tickets sold. The list, as far as ticket sales are concerned, features a top 10 that is full of rock, music and legends:
Record ticket sales
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022-2024): 8.82 million.
- U2: U2 360 Tour (2009-2011): 7.27 million.
- The Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge Tour (1994-1995): 6.44 million.
- Elton-John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (2018-2023): 6.03 million.
- Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams Tour (2016-2017): 5.39 million.
- Guns N’ Roses: Not in This Lifetime… Tour (2016–2019): 5.37 million.
- U2: Vertigo Tour (2005-2006): 4.62 million.
- The Rolling Stones: Bridges to Babylon Tour (1997-1998): 4.52 million.
- Roger Waters: The Wall Live (2010–2013): 4.13 million.
- U2: PopMart Tour (1997-1998): 3.98 million.
In financial terms, the English group Elton-Johnis legendary Farewell tour through the Yellow Brick Roadwhat rich 939.1 million US dollars between 2018 and 2023; Previously, the Brit had dethroned the record of the Irish rockers U2its 360 tour 736.4 million US dollars between 2009 and 2011.
Before that, it seemed like a pipe dream to reach the top spot, monopolized by the The Rolling Stones‘ legendary A tour with bigger bandsthe 558 million US dollars between 2005 and 2007. In this case, the list, in monetary terms, is as follows:
Tours with the highest revenue
- Coldplay: Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022-2024): 944.7 million.
- Elton-John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (2018-2023): 939.1 million.
- U2: U2 360 Tour (2009-2011): 736.4 million.
- Guns N’ Roses: Not in This Lifetime… Tour (2016–2019): $584.2 million.
- The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang Tour (2005-2007): 558 million.
- The Rolling Stones: No Filter Tour (2017–2021): 546.5 million.
- Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams Tour (2016-2017): 523.3 million.
- Roger Waters: The Wall Live (2010–2013): 459.2 million.
- Alternating current/direct current: Black Ice World Tour (2008-2010): 441.6 million.
- Red hot chili peppers: Unlimited Love Tour (2022-2024): 390.8 million.
Taylor Swift wants to break the record
The record could soon change hands again. Taylor Swift’s 152nd date Epoch tour is expected the highest-grossing tour of all time by a single artist or group until the end in Canada in December.
Swift has sold an average of 72,500 tickets per show, with each ticket costing an average of $238.95. Based on these figures, one can calculate that the singer probably sold about 6.02 million tickets.
By the end of 2024, the tour is expected to last approx. 2.165 billion US dollars According to estimates by Pollstar. Elton John’s Farewell tour through the Yellow Brick Roadsold six million tickets over the course of 328 shows and grossed $939.1 million.
