Pollstar Live! Announces Poster Contest Winners

Chappell Roan, Jelly Roll and Usher weren’t the only big winners at the Pollstar Awards. The results are in for Pollstar Live!’s 36th annual Poster Contest with artist David Wilson in first place for his poster for Tyler Childers’ show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. 

Childers played two nights at Bridgestone Arena April 18-19, 2024, as a stop on his “Mule Pull 24 Tour,” with special guest 49 Winchester. The shows, which were presented by Live Nation, sold a total of 26,390 tickets and grossed $2,777,320, with tickets priced between $50-$160.

The neotraditional country singer/songwriter is managed by Whizzbang Booking And Management’s Ian Thornton and his agents in North America are Wasserman Music’s Jonathan Levine and Keith Levy.

The Second place winner was artist Chris Parks for his poster for Sleep Token’s May 6, 2024 show at Yuengling Center in Tampa Florida. The show, which was presented by AEG Presents, sold 6,763 tickets and grossed $1,145,293, with tickets priced between $46 – $219. 

The English alternative metal band is booked by Independent Artist Group in North America.

The Judge’s Choice went to artist Van Berkemeyer for his poster for Lainey Wilson’s Aug. 8, 2024, “Country’s Cool Again” show at The Orion Amphitheater, Huntsville Alabama. 

The Live Nation-promoted show, which featured Ian Munsick and Zach Top, sold 6,896 tickets and  grossed $490,744 (tickets priced $35 – $125). 

Wilson is managed by Red Light Management and her agent is WME’s Austin Mullins.  

The poster contest was open to legal U.S. residents who are, or are a representative of, a promoter, venue, manager, or similar position of (a) live event(s) and/or show(s) in the 2024 calendar year and who were at least 18 years old at time of entry.

Contest submissions were judged in accordance with the following criteria: content; creativity; originality; and public votes from the Pollstar Live! 2025 conference and Pollstar.com website.
Each attendee at Pollstar Live! were able to cast one voter for a contest submission at the 2025 conference.

The first prize winner will receive one full page, full color advertisement in Pollstar (approximate retail value $5,500). The second prize winner will receive a half-page, full color advertisement in Pollstar (approximate retail value $3,552) and the third prize winner will receive a third-page, full color advertisement in Pollstar (approximate retail value $2,516).

Check out the rest of the poster contest nominees here: https://pages.pollstar.com/poster-contest/poster-contest-2025