Pollstar 2023 Mid-Year Hub: The Year Of The Blockbuster

062623.cv — **Taylor Swift performing at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field on May 12, 2023. (Photo by Lisa Lake/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Mgmt**.)

Box office highlights point to a banner year in 2023, with stadium blockbuster tours leading the way after an already stadium-heavy 2022. Plus, from Taylor Swift to Coldplay to Kevin Hart – a look at the artists with the Top 10 highest-grossing tours at the halfway mark of what looks to be a record-setting year for the live industry.

2023 MID-YEAR SPECIAL FEATURES

2023 Mid-Year Business Analysis

The Age Of Blockbuster Tours Is Upon Us

It’s A Global Business, But A (Price) Gap Remains

TOP 10 TOURS

No. 1 Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’

No. 2 Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s ‘2023 Tour’

No. 3 Harry Styles’ ‘Love On Tour’

No. 4 Elton John’s ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Tour’

No. 5 Ed Sheeran’s ‘ +–=÷× Tour’

No. 6 Red Hot Chili Peppers’ ‘2023 Global Stadium Tour’

No. 7 Coldplay’s ‘Music Of The Spheres Tour’

No. 8 Daddy Yankee’s ‘La Última Vuelta World Tour’

No. 9 Kevin Hart’s ‘The Reality Check Tour’