“THE BIG ASS STADIUM TOUR”Gross:  $197,825,039Tickets Sold:  1,370,069Avg. Ticket Price:  $144.39No. of Dates:  36 It was inevitable that Post Malone would eventually end up playing a stadium tour of his own — if he’d only find a way to fit…

At the start of the year, Wasserman Music made headlines when Kevin Shivers, James Rubin and Cristina Baxter announced they would be joining the company with Shivers and Rubin as EVPs and Managing Executives and Baxter Senior Vice President, leaving…

‘THE MAYHEM BALL’ TOURGROSS: $208,956,518TICKETS SOLD: 969,718AVG. TICKET PRICE: $215.49NO. OF DATES: 51 Once Lady Gaga released the single “Abracadabra” last February, it was clear her album MAYHEM would dominate conversation and be a strong contender for the best pop…

The Asian concert business continued to grow in 2025, spurred in large part by Western acts visiting certain countries and territories for the first time, the most prominent being Coldplay, which had already toured the continent in 2024 but returned…

International tours have been generating huge attendance numbers and substantial customer cash splash Down Under, but the Australian live sector is calling for government aid as two recent reports showed streaming algorithms were working against music fans’ exposure to domestic…

This past fall, Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson took to social media to announce, “This is kind of the last time we’ve decided we’re going to get on a bus and just tour all over North America,” largely because “the economics…

Europe has been the setting of many a live entertainment drama in 2025, some economic and some political. One on the latter end of the spectrum involves EXIT festival in Serbia, which made the 25th edition its last for the…

In many ways, 2025 has been a disheartening year for the environment, with climate catastrophes – including the Los Angeles wildfires, European heatwaves and flooding from Pakistan to Texas – killing thousands worldwide. And in the U.S., the Trump administration…

Pollstar pauses to remember the artists and industry leaders, from Rock And Roll Hall Of Famers to those behind the scenes bringing the magic to the stage, whom we lost in 2025. Wayne Osmond | Jan. 1The second-oldest of the…

‘Grand National Tour’Gross: $358,708,521Tickets Sold: 1,761,880Avg. Ticket Price: $203.59No. of Dates: 39 One major 2025 tour showing that success can come from sticking to your guns and doing it your own way is Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Grand National Tour,”…

Music festivals are simultaneously considered one of the riskier and fickle endeavors in the live music industry but also a barometer for the overall business. Case in point is Coachella, the longtime bellwether for the whole industry, due to its…

The movie business may not be booming like it was pre-COVID, but not all is doom and gloom for the industry. This year’s box office figures are projected to surpass 2024’s totals, and while there are myriad factors contributing to…