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Top Tours: Luke Combs Returns To Artist Power Index With Oceania Tour Launch

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Luke Combs returns to the Artist Power Index following the launch of his “Live in Australia + New Zealand” trek in mid-January.
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After grossing over $165 million from stadiums on his “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour” last year, Luke Combs headed Down Under to kick off 2025 with a string of eight more sold-out stadium shows.

With the launch of his “Live in Australia + New Zealand” trek in mid-January, he returns to the Artist Power Index for his first appearance on the chart since Nov. 4.

He enters APX at No. 7 with the fifth highest Live score of the week based on the first two shows on the tour. Auckland, New Zealand, hosted the concerts on Jan. 17-18 at the 50,000-seat Eden Park sports venue. Then in Australia, three more two-night engagements are planned, beginning Jan. 24-25 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane followed by two Sydney shows at Accor Stadium, Jan. 31-Feb. 1.

Then, the final stop in Melbourne will see the country superstar on stage, Feb. 7-8, at Marvel Stadium.
Combs’ 2024 stadium tour was set in 12 U.S. markets with back-to-back weekend concerts and a 13th city with a single stadium performance.

The highest gross and attendance were recorded at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey last July. Ticket sales totaled 123,958 for a gross of $17.97 million.

The artist with the highest debut on the Artist Power Index is Camila Cabello, ranked No. 11 following her Jan. 19 headlining performance on the second night of the “AT&T Playoff Playlist Live!” at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, held prior to the College Football National Championship on Jan. 20. At the first concert on Jan. 18, Lil Wayne played the headline set, contributing to his own APX ranking at No. 12.

Bruno Mars continues his stand at No. 1 on the Artist Power Index for a second consecutive week, due largely to top finishes in both the Streaming and Social categories, which contribute to determining chart placement. He also claims the third highest Airplay score for the second time in 2025.

On LIVE75, Phish moves up one position to make the jam band’s first appearance ever at No. 1 on the weekly chart. An average of 18,792 sold tickets per show from four concerts leading up to New Year’s Eve at New York’s Madison Square Garden earns the group the top ranking, while a gross average of $2.4 million is the second highest among the 75 touring artists on the chart. Andrea Bocelli (No. 5) has the top gross average of $2.77 million per concert, earning “Heavy Hitter” status for the Italian tenor.

Electronic music artist Of The Trees has the top-ranked debut on LIVE75 in his first appearance on the chart, based on a 3,978-ticket average from four shows at three venues. One was Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, where the artist, who resides in the Denver area, sold 13,837 tickets on Nov. 16-17. Also included in the chart tallies are sales figures from his concerts at two smaller venues in Montana during December. He performed for a crowd of 1,052 at The Elm in Bozeman on the 13th and then for 1,025 fans at Missoula’s The Wilma the following evening.

On Global Live Boxoffice, Zach Bryan only appears with one concert engagement, but it earns the highest ranking on the chart. The country artist is No. 1 with a gross of $5.48 million from two concerts at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Produced by AEG Presents, his shows on Dec. 18-19 moved a total of 33,134 sold tickets.

Rounding out the top five, Usher follows Bryan at No. 2 with a two-show engagement, Nov. 15-16, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas that grossed $4.77 million from 29,208 tickets. He also charts with his own two-show run at Barclays Center, Dec. 5-6, that earns the fifth ranking. His Brooklyn concerts grossed $3.72 million.

Paul McCartney is third on Global Live Boxoffice with a two-night stand in Madrid, Spain, at WiZink Center, named Movistar Arena since the beginning of 2025. His shows there, Dec. 9-10, grossed $3.9 million from 31,018 tickets.

Then, at No. 4, Billy Joel logged a $3.78 million boxoffice take from 16,597 sold tickets for his New Year’s Eve concert at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York. 2024 marked his second consecutive year to ring in the New Year at the Long Island arena.

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