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This is an incomplete list of the top concert tour grosses worldwide. Some of the gross may be higher than reported on this list because not all concerts are reported. Only tours using reliable references have been added to the list.

Rank	Actual Gross	Artist	Tour name	Year	Shows	Attendance	Average Gross per show ($Millions)	Average Attendance per show
1	$558,255,524^[1]^[2]^[3]	The Rolling Stones	A Bigger Bang Tour	2005–2007	144	4,680,000	3.8	32,500
2	$407,713,266^[4]	Madonna	Sticky & Sweet Tour	2008–2009	85	3,545,899	4.8	41,716
3	$389,000,000^[2]	U2	Vertigo Tour	2005–2006	131	4,619,021	2.96	35,259
4	$358,000,000^[5]	The Police	Reunion Tour	2007–2008	156	1,800,000	2.3	11,538
5	$320,000,000^[6]^[7]	The Rolling Stones	Voodoo Lounge Tour	1994-1995	129		2.48
6	$300,000,000^[8]	The Rolling Stones	Licks Tour	2002–2003	117	3,400,000	2.56	29,059
7	$299,000,000¹ ^[9]	U2	360° Tour	2009-2010	44	3,000,000	6.8	68,181
8	$279,200,000^[10]	Celine Dion	Taking Chances Tour	2008–2009	132	1,265,385	2.1	9,586
9	$235,000,000^[11]	Bruce Springsteen	Magic Tour	2007–2008	100	2,198,353	2.4	21,983
10	$221,500,000^[12]	Bruce Springsteen	The Rising Tour	2002–2003	120		1.8
11	$210,600,000^[11]	Bon Jovi	Lost Highway Tour	2007–2008	99	2,157,675	2.1	21,794
12	$194,754,447^[13]	Madonna	Confessions Tour	2006	60	1,210,294	3.2	20,171
13	$192,500,000^[14]	Cher	Living Proof: The Farewell Tour	2002-2005	325	2´000,000+	.592
14	$163,500,000^[15]	Michael Jackson	HIStory World Tour	1996–1997	82	4,500,000	2.0	54,878
15	$143,000,000^[16]	U2	Elevation Tour	2001	113	2,559,423	1.3	22,649
16	$141,000,000^[17]	Tim McGraw & Faith Hill	Soul2Soul II Tour	2006-2007	117	1,673,667	1.2	14,304
17	$126,800,000^[18]	Justin Timberlake	FutureSex/LoveShow	2007	119	1,547,145	1.06	13,001
18	$126,100,000^[19]	Paul McCartney	Driving Tour²	2002	58		2.1
19	$124,790,787^[20]	Madonna	Re-Invention World Tour	2004	56	896,787	2.2	16,014
20	$109,000,000^[21]	Bon Jovi	Have a Nice Day Tour	2005–2006	89	2,002,000	2.1	22,494

¹ Counting all performances in 2009 and only counting attendence and gross from tickets already sold as of October 9th 2009. Tour is ongoing, another 50+ dates are expected to be added in 2010.
² Encompasses Driving USA Tour, Back In The U.S. Tour, Driving Mexico Tour, and Driving Japan Tour.

Gross adjusted for inflation

This article uses inflation adjusted dollars inflated to 2008 to make the comparisons more accurate for tours that took place many years ago. The inflation calculator used is here.^[22]

Rank	Inflation Adjusted Gross	Actual Gross	Artist	Tour name	Year	Shows	Attendance	Average Gross per show ($Millions)	Average Attendance per show
1	$579,469,233	$558,255,524^[23]^[2]	The Rolling Stones	A Bigger Bang Tour	2005–2007	144	3,545,899	3.8	32,500
2	$447,915,290	$320,000,000^[24]	The Rolling Stones	Voodoo Lounge Tour	1994-1995	129		2.48
3	$415,087,896	$389,000,000^[2]	U2	Vertigo Tour	2005–2006	131	4,619,021	2.96	35,259
4	$407,713,266	$407,713,266^[25]	Madonna	Sticky & Sweet Tour	2008–2009	85	3,545,899	4.8	41,716
5	$358,000,000	$358,000,000^[26]	The Police	Reunion Tour	2007–2008	156	1,800,000	2.3	11,538
6	$350,474,519	$300,000,000^[27]	The Rolling Stones	Licks Tour	2002–2003	117	3,400,000	2.56	29,059
7	$299,000,000	$299,000,000¹ ^[28]	U2	360° Tour	2009-2010	44	3,000,000	6.8	68,181
8	$279,200,000	$279,200,000^[29]	Celine Dion	Taking Chances Tour	2008–2009	132	1,265,385	2.1	9,586
9	$258,221,000	$221,500,000^[30]	Bruce Springsteen	The Rising Tour	2002–2003	120		1.8
10	$250,545,065	$192,500,000^[31]	Cher	Living Proof: The Farewell Tour	2002-2005	325	2´000,000+	0.592
$235,000,000	$235,000,000^[11]	Bruce Springsteen	Magic Tour	2007–2008	100	2,198,353	2.4	21,983
$217,808,757	$163,500,000^[32]	Michael Jackson	HIStory World Tour	1996–1997	82	4,500,000	2.0	54,878
12	$217,808,757	$163,500,000^[33]	Michael Jackson	HIStory World Tour	1996–1997	82	4,500,000	2.0	54,878
$210,600,000^[11]	Bon Jovi	Lost Highway Tour	2007–2008	99	2,157,675	2.1	21,794
13	$210,600,000	$210,600,000^[11]	Bon Jovi	Lost Highway Tour	2007–2008	99	2,157,675	2.1	21,794
$192,500,000^[34]	Cher	Living Proof: The Farewell Tour	2002-2005	325		0.592
14	$207,815,459	$194,754,447^[35]	Madonna	Confessions Tour	2006	60	1,210,294	3.2	20,171
15	$174,319,259	$143,000,000^[36]	U2	Elevation Tour	2001	113	2,559,423	1.3	22,649
16	$168,000,000	$85,000,000^[37]	Bruce Springsteen	Born in the U.S.A. Tour	1984–1985	156		0.5
17	$150,100,000	$126,100,000^[38]	Paul McCartney	Driving Tour²	2002	58		2.1
18	$146,000,000	$141,000,000^[39]	Tim McGraw & Faith Hill	Soul2Soul II Tour	2006-2007	117	1,673,667	1.2	14,304
19	$141,129,367	$124,790,787^[40]	Madonna	Re-Invention World Tour	2004	56	896,787	2.2	16,014
20	$131,618,400	$126,800,000^[41]	Justin Timberlake	FutureSex/LoveShow	2007	119	1,547,145	1.06	13,001

¹ Counting all performances in 2009 and only counting attendence and gross from tickets already sold as of October 9th 2009. Tour is ongoing, another 50+ dates are expected to be added in 2010.
² Encompasses Driving USA Tour, Back In The U.S. Tour, Driving Mexico Tour, and Driving Japan Tour.

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