Rank |
Artist/Event
Total Gross
Show Dates
Show Venue/City (Shows/Sellouts)
Total Attendance (Capacity) |
1 |
GLEE LIVE! IN CONCERT!
$40,854,811 |
May 21-July 3 |
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas (1/1) |
Power Balance Pavilion, Sacramento (1/1) |
HP Pavilion, San Jose (2/2) |
Honda Center, Anaheim (1/1) |
Staples Center, Los Angeles (2/2) |
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego (1/1) |
Target Center, Minneapolis (1/1) |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (1/1) |
Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. (3/3) |
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. (1/1) |
TD Garden, Boston (1/1) |
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia (1/1) |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (1/1) |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto (4/4) |
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich. (1/1) |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland (1/1) |
Izod Center, East Rutherford, N.J. (2/2) |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. (2/2) |
Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, U.K. (2/2) |
O2 Arena, London (7/7) |
O2, Dublin (4/4) |
485,852 (485,852) |
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2 |
SADE
$28,827,756 |
June 16-Aug. 7 |
1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore (1/1) |
CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh (1/0) |
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia (1/0) |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. (1/0) |
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego (1/1) |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (1/1) |
Izod Center, East Rutherford, N.J. (1/1) |
Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. (1/1) |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto (1/1) |
Bell Centre, Montreal (1/1) |
Trump Taj Mahal, Mark Etess Arena, Atlantic City, N.J. (1/1) |
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. (1/0) |
TD Garden, Boston (1/0) |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (1/0) |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland (1/0) |
Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio (1/0) |
Philips Arena, Atlanta (2/2) |
BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Fla. (1/1) |
American Airlines Arena, Miami (1/1) |
Amway Center, Orlando (1/0) |
New Orleans Arena, New Orleans (1/1) |
Toyota Center, Houston (1/1) |
American Airlines Center, Dallas (1/1) |
Sprint Center, Kansas City (1/0) |
Scottrade Center, St. Louis (1/0) |
FedExForum, Memphis (1/0) |
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte (1/0) |
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville (1/0) |
Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Mich. (1/0) |
United Center, Chicago (3/2) |
312,840 (340,098) |
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3 |
TAYLOR SWIFT
$12,639,252 |
June 30-July 30 |
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. (1/1) |
Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn. (1/1) |
Bell Centre, Montreal (1/1) |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto (2/2) |
Prudential Center, Newark, N.J. (4/4) |
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. (1/1) |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (1/1) |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland (1/1) |
162,827 (162,827) |
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4 |
IRON MAIDEN
$7,279,444 |
July 20-Aug. 6 |
Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre, Glasgow, U.K. (1/1) |
Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, Aberdeen, U.K. (1/1) |
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, U.K. (1/1) |
Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield, U.K. (1/1) |
Capital FM Arena, Nottingham, U.K. (1/1) |
Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester, U.K. (1/1) |
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, U.K. (1/1) |
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Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, U.K. (1/1) |
O2 Arena, London (2/2) |
115,582 (115,582) |
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5 |
U2
$6,127,953 |
July 30 |
Magnetic Hill, Moncton, New Brunswick (1/1) |
66,823 (66,823) |
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6 |
AMERICAN IDOLS LIVE
$2,523,885 |
Aug. 2-7 |
Sprint Center, Kansas City (1/1) |
Target Center, Minneapolis (1/1) |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee (1/1) |
Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Ill. (1/1) |
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (1/1) |
47,725 (47,725) |
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7 |
BRAD PAISLEY
$1,688,997 |
Aug. 6-7 |
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill. (1/1) |
Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio (1/1) |
46,710 (46,710) |
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8 |
NKOTBSB
$1,139,814 |
May 30-Aug. 7 |
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn. (2/1) |
John Labatt Centre, London, Ontario (1/0) |
14,586 (15,374) |
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9 |
MÖTLEY CRÜE
$945,482 |
July 27-29 |
Cheyenne Frontier Days, Cheyenne, Wyo. (1/1) |
Covelli Centre, Youngstown, Ohio (1/1) |
15,153 (15,153) |
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10 |
KEITH URBAN
$748,785 |
July 22-31 |
Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Mich. (1/0) |
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind. (1/0) |
15,010 (17,477) |
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