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Pollstar’s 2023 Year-End Hub: Taylor Swift’s $1B Year, Golden Age, U2, Sphere, Charts & Way More
If 2022 was a historic record-setting year, which it was, then 2023 blew it out of the water— by double digits. It was led by two record-setting tours by female artists: Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour,” which, for the first time ever, broke the billion dollars gross revenue threshold; and Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour, which in any other year would have easily topped the charts. Beyond revenues and grosses, the year’s most game changing live event, and most appropriately this special Year-End Issue’s cover feature, was easily U2’s opening of Sphere. This technological marvel, filled with so much cutting edge and immersive technologies, will profoundly impact the live industry going forward and performance as we know it. This special issue also features a look at the year through a number of live industry buckets including agencies, festivals, ticketing, country, Latin, sustainability, comedy and more. Here, too, is an executive survey and our industry-leading charts
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Taylor Swift Sets All-Time Touring Record
With $1 Billion Gross
2023 Year-End Business Analysis: The Great
Return Becomes Historic Golden Age
2023 Game-Changers: U2 & Sphere Expand The Possible
in front of the art piece “Surrender (for U2) 2023”
by John Gerrard. Photo by Rich Fury. Buy this issue HERE.
2023 YEAR IN REVIEW
Welcome To Pollstars 2023 Year-End Special Issue
Beyoncé Shines With Record-Setting ‘Renaissance’ Trek
Top 10 Tours Alone Gross $3.8B In Banner Year
The Year In Agencies; Acquisitions, Mergers & More
The Year In Festivals: Launches, Cancellations & Switcheroos
How Taylor Swift Became A Historic Global Supernova Juggernaut Of Epic Proportions & Positively Disrupted The F Out Of The Status Quo
The Year In Clubs: Record Revenues For Some, Struggles For Others
The Year In Country: Stadium-Size It! Country Goes Big
The Year In Latin: Old, New Generaciones Keep Strong Momentum
The Year In Ticketing: Politicians Keep Talking Ticketing
The Year In Comedy: Belly Laughs Are Booming Business
The Year In Europe: What’s Next After The Year of the Stadium?
Live Thrives: But How Long Will The Good Times Roll?
The Year In Weather Woes: How Climate Impacted Live in 2023
The Year In Sustainability: Saving The Planet One Show At A Time
The Year In Tech: Sphere Dominates Tech Talk
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost In 2023
2023 YEAR-END CHARTS
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Top 200 Worldwide Tours
Top 200 North American Tours
Top 100 Promoters
Top Stadiums
Top Amphitheaters
Top 200 Arenas
Top 200 Auditoriums / Theatres
Top 200 Clubs
Top 20 Worldwide Festival Grosses
Top 300 Concert Gross