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60. J. Cole
gross $36 mil
470k attending
61 shows in 56 cities -
59. Volta – Cirque du Soleil
Canadian – Circus – founded in 1984
gross $36 million
480k people attended
246 shows in 30 cities -
58. Zac Brown Band
American – Country – founded in 2002
gross $37 million
780k people attended
53 shows in 42 cities -
57. Kings of Leon
American – Rock – formed in 1999
gross $37 mil
700k people attended
75 shows in 72 cities -
56. Iron Maiden
English – Metal – formed in 1975
gross $37 mil
550k people attended
45 shows in 41 citiesranked 14th in 2016
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55. Shawn Mendes
Canadian – Pop – active since 2013
Shawn Mendes was born in 1998
(but 67% of this list's career had already started by then)gross $38 mil
700k people attended
59 shows in 57 cities -
54. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Collaboration: American – Rock – active since 1964
gross $38 mil
260k attended
14 shows in 9 cities (!! => that's $4 mil per show on average)ranked 13th in 2014 & 2nd in 2016
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53. Chris Stapleton
American – Country – active since 2001
gross $38 mil
820k people attended
68 shows in 63 cities -
52. Jay-Z
American – Hip-hop – active since 1986
gross $39 mil
380k people attended
32 shows in 28 citiesranked 8th in 2014 on tour with Beyoncé
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51. Phil Collins
English – Pop – active on/off since 1968
gross $39 mil
280k people attended
24 shows in 12 cities
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49. Kendrick Lamar
American – Rap – active since 2004
(goosebump alert on that video btw)gross $41 mil
450k people attended
36 shows in 33 cities -
48. Jerry Seinfeld
American – Comedy – active since 1976
gross $42 mil
385k people attended
101 shows in 60 cities -
47. Varekai – Cirque du Soleil
Canadian – Circus – founded in 1984
gross $42 mil
675k people attended
282 shows in 41 cities -
46. Little Mix
English – Pop – formed in 2011
gross $42 mil
675k people attended
71 shows in 57 cities -
45. Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull
Collaboration: American – Pop – active since ~2000
gross $43 mil
470k people attended
41 shows in 40 cities -
44. Bon Jovi
American – Rock – active since 1983
gross $45 mil
535k people attended
32 shows in 30 citiesranked 23rd in 2014
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43. Radiohead
English – Rock – formed in 1985
gross $48 mil
635k people attended
23 shows in 21 cities -
42. André Rieu
Dutch – Classical – active since 1978
gross $48 mil
580k people went
89 shows in 74 citiesranked 20th in 2014, 17th in 2015 & 23rd in 2016
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41. Amaluna – Cirque du Soleil
Canadian – Circus – founded in 1984
gross $48 mil
600k people attended
290 shows in 38 cities
