| Rank | Artist/Event | Venue | City/State | Event Dates | Gross Sales | Attend/ Capacity |
Shows/ Sellouts |
Prices | Promoters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival | Empire Polo Field | Indio, Calif. | April 15-17, 22-24, 2016 | $94,218,000 | 198,000 / 198,000 |
6 / 6 | $899, $399 | Goldenvoice Presents |
| 2 | Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival | Empire Polo Field | Indio, Calif. | April 29-May1, 2016 | $25,385,000 | 72,000 / 72,000 |
3 / 3 | $899, $269 | Goldenvoice Presents |
| 3 | Governors Ball Music Festival | Randall's Island | New York, N.Y. | June 3-5, 2016 | $15,836,622 | 142,743 / 142,743 |
3 / 3 | $600, $275 | Live Nation |
| 4 | Osheaga Music & Arts Festival | Parc Jean-Drapeau | Montreal, Quebec | July 29-31, 2016 | $10,717,500 | 136,760 / 136,760 |
3 / 3 | $703.10, $87.41 | evenko |
| 5 | Barbra Streisand | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Aug. 11, 13, 2016 | $8,802,145 | 29,250 / 29,250 |
2 / 2 | $615.50, $365.50, $195.50, $104.50 | in-house |
| 6 | Music Midtown Festival | Piedmont Park | Atlanta, Ga. | Sept. 17-18, 2016 | $8,623,068 | 129,048 / 155,000 |
2 / 0 | $600, $135 | Live Nation |
| 7 | Kanye West | The Forum | Inglewood, Calif. | Oct. 25-27, Nov. 1-3, 2016 | $8,292,767 | 97,360 / 97,360 |
6 / 6 | $205, $110, $79, $29.50 | Live Nation |
| 8 | Watershed Festival | The Gorge | George, Wash. | July 29-31, Aug. 5-7, 2016 | $6,813,189 | 114,291 / 139,593 |
6 / 0 | $199 | Live Nation |
| 9 | Pearl Jam | Wrigley Field | Chicago, Ill. | Aug. 20, 22, 2016 | $5,712,625 | 83,478 / 84,951 |
2 / 0 | $70 | Live Nation |
| 10 | Pearl Jam | Fenway Park | Boston, Mass. | Aug. 5, 7, 2016 | $5,125,094 | 72,722 / 74,395 |
2 / 0 | $70 | Live Nation |
| 11 | The Tragically Hip | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | Aug. 10, 12, 14, 2016 | $4,743,640 | 54,566 / 54,566 |
3 / 3 | $126.17, $88.17, $65.36, $42.56 | Live Nation |
| 12 | Andre Rieu | Vrijthof | Maastricht, Netherlands | July 8-10, 14-17, 2016 | $4,492,459 | 55,608 / 55,608 |
7 / 7 | $105.45, $61.05 | Andre Rieu Productions |
| 13 | Paul McCartney | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | Aug. 17-18, 2016 | $4,362,515 | 31,869 / 35,968 |
2 / 0 | $250, $29.50 | Marshall Arts USA/Live Nation |
| 14 | Phish | MGM Grand Garden | Las Vegas, Nev. | Oct. 28-31, 2016 | $4,076,085 | 63,222 / 63,222 |
4 / 4 | $65 | MRES |
| 15 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Oracle Arena | Oakland, Calif. | Sept. 13-14, 2016 | $3,294,596 | 24,956 / 25,831 |
2 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 16 | Adele | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | Oct. 10-11, 2016 | $3,279,706 | 29,043 / 29,043 |
2 / 2 | $149.50, $39.50 | I.M.P. |
| 17 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | Aug. 19-20, 2016 | $3,259,446 | 27,663 / 28,584 |
2 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 18 | Andre Rieu | Luna Park | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Sept. 17-22, 2016 | $3,236,907 | 32,901 / 32,901 |
6 / 6 | $198, $29.70 | Andre Rieu Productions/Nuevos Aires |
| 19 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | United Center | Chicago, Ill. | July 26-27, 2016 | $3,214,405 | 27,037 / 30,294 |
2 / 0 | $129.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 20 | Adele | American Airlines Arena | Miami, Fla. | Oct. 25-26, 2016 | $3,199,011 | 27,906 / 27,906 |
2 / 2 | $149.50, $39.95 | AEG Live |
| 21 | Kanye West | American Airlines Arena | Miami, Fla. | Sept. 16-17, 2016 | $3,150,183 | 37,820 / 37,820 |
2 / 2 | $156, $25.50 | Live Nation |
| 22 | Adele | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | Nov. 1-2, 2016 | $3,143,958 | 27,823 / 27,823 |
2 / 2 | $149.50, $39.50 | C3 Presents |
| 23 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | SAP Center | San Jose, Calif. | Sept. 24-25, 2016 | $3,099,176 | 25,817 / 26,591 |
2 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 24 | Adele | Philips Arena | Atlanta, Ga. | Oct. 28-29, 2016 | $2,924,777 | 26,507 / 26,507 |
2 / 2 | $149.50, $39.50 | Live Nation |
| 25 | Adele | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tenn. | Oct. 15-16, 2016 | $2,828,954 | 26,434 / 26,434 |
2 / 2 | $149.50, $39.50 | AC Entertainment |
| 26 | IleSoniq | Parc Jean-Drapeau | Montreal, Quebec | Aug. 5-6, 2016 | $2,748,310 | 44,045 / 50,000 |
2 / 0 | $191.51, $72.77 | evenko/Live Nation |
| 27 | Adele | Frank Erwin Center | Austin, Texas | Nov. 4-5, 2016 | $2,725,292 | 25,267 / 25,267 |
2 / 2 | $149.50, $39.95 | C3 Presents |
| 28 | Drake & Future | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | July 31-Aug. 1, 2016 | $2,686,110 | 30,070 / 30,070 |
2 / 2 | $137.59, $37.94 | Live Nation |
| 29 | Kanye West | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | Aug. 30-31, 2016 | $2,439,870 | 26,716 / 26,716 |
2 / 2 | $152.90, $22.67 | Live Nation |
| 30 | KCON | Prudential Center | Newark, N.J. | June 24, 2016 | $2,279,825 | 18,300 / 18,300 |
1 / 1 | $255, $55 | CJ E&M |
| 31 | Metallica, Heresy | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica | San Jose, Costa Rica | Nov. 5, 2016 | $2,216,090 | 32,934 / 33,953 |
1 / 0 | $99.26, $39 | Move Concerts |
| 32 | Pearl Jam | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | May 10-11, 2016 | $2,145,450 | 36,296 / 36,296 |
2 / 2 | $67.57 | Paul Mercs Concerts |
| 33 | Metallica, Victimized | Hipodromo de los Andes | Bogota, Colombia | Nov. 1, 2016 | $2,145,370 | 23,434 / 29,255 |
1 / 0 | $126.62, $49.98 | Move Concerts |
| 34 | Rihanna | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | April 13-14, 2016 | $2,120,090 | 26,287 / 26,287 |
2 / 2 | $132.15, $23.71 | Live Nation |
| 35 | Kanye West | T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nev. | Oct. 29, 2016 | $2,107,440 | 18,100 / 18,100 |
1 / 1 | $175, $39 | Live Nation |
| 36 | Peter Maffay | Barclaycard Arena | Hamburg, Germany | Oct. 7-9, 2016 | $1,941,190 | 32,048 / 44,500 |
5 / 0 | $79.41, $34.67 | KPS Concertburo |
| 37 | Florence + the Machine, Grimes | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y. | June 14-15, 2016 | $1,823,896 | 24,770 / 24,770 |
2 / 2 | $100, $80, $70, $50 | Live Nation |
| 38 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec | Oct. 7, 2016 | $1,722,100 | 15,731 / 15,731 |
1 / 1 | $135.98, $37.50 | evenko/Live Nation |
| 39 | Andre Rieu | Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, Australia | Oct. 22-23, 2016 | $1,641,940 | 14,456 / 16,548 |
2 / 0 | $189.76, $60.20 | Andre Rieu Productions |
| 40 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | Oct. 8, 2016 | $1,561,900 | 15,485 / 15,485 |
1 / 1 | $135.44, $37.35 | Live Nation |
| 41 | Jimmy Buffett | XFINITY Center | Mansfield, Mass. | Aug. 20, 2016 | $1,558,498 | 19,615 / 19,627 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 42 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | First Niagara Center | Buffalo, N.Y. | Aug. 12, 2016 | $1,540,131 | 13,547 / 13,965 |
1 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 43 | Kanye West | TD Garden | Boston, Mass. | Sept. 3, 2016 | $1,512,328 | 16,182 / 16,495 |
1 / 0 | $129.50, $29.50 | Live Nation |
| 44 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | Aug. 13, 2016 | $1,510,033 | 13,986 / 14,417 |
1 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 45 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, Mich. | Aug. 16, 2016 | $1,504,752 | 14,891 / 15,674 |
1 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 46 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | TD Garden | Boston, Mass. | Aug. 10, 2016 | $1,463,377 | 13,490 / 13,951 |
1 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 47 | Kanye West | American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas | Sept. 22, 2016 | $1,444,680 | 16,999 / 21,192 |
1 / 0 | $129.50, $29.50 | Live Nation |
| 48 | AC/DC | Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | Sept. 17, 2016 | $1,423,688 | 11,708 / 14,182 |
1 / 0 | $139.50, $75 | Live Nation |
| 49 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Amalie Arena | Tampa, Fla. | Aug. 27, 2016 | $1,401,166 | 13,337 / 13,337 |
1 / 1 | $149.50, $99.50, $69.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 50 | Power 105.1 Powerhouse: Usher, Bryson Tiller, Wiz Khalifa, Tory Lanez | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Oct. 27, 2016 | $1,378,674 | 12,918 / 12,918 |
1 / 1 | $199, $155, $69.50, $35 | Live Nation |
| 51 | Metallica | Coliseo de Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Oct. 26, 2016 | $1,368,148 | 13,039 / 13,641 |
1 / 0 | $160, $45 | Jose Dueno Entertainment |
| 52 | AC/DC | Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio | Sept. 4, 2016 | $1,366,460 | 11,032 / 15,771 |
1 / 0 | $139.50, $75 | Live Nation |
| 53 | Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin, The Swon Brothers | Madison Square Garden | New York, N.Y. | Oct. 25, 2016 | $1,362,263 | 17,815 / 17,815 |
1 / 1 | $89.50, $49.50 | AEG Live |
| 54 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | CONSOL Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Aug. 17, 2016 | $1,351,855 | 13,622 / 13,622 |
1 / 1 | $123.25, $47.25 | Live Nation |
| 55 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul, Minn. | July 24, 2016 | $1,346,114 | 13,624 / 14,014 |
1 / 0 | $129.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 56 | Andre Rieu | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, Australia | Oct. 18-19, 2016 | $1,338,810 | 11,909 / 13,364 |
2 / 0 | $189.46, $60.11 | Andre Rieu Productions |
| 57 | Britney Spears | The Axis at Planet Hollywood | Las Vegas, Nev. | Nov. 2, 4-5, 2016 | $1,319,731 | 8,721 / 12,297 |
3 / 0 | $495, $179, $94, $54 | Caesars Entertainment |
| 58 | Jimmy Buffett | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | Wantagh, N.Y. | Aug. 25, 2016 | $1,315,145 | 13,446 / 13,673 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 59 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Talking Stick Resort Arena | Phoenix, Ariz. | Sept. 6, 2016 | $1,310,117 | 12,084 / 12,542 |
1 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 60 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Mich. | July 28, 2016 | $1,308,351 | 12,325 / 12,325 |
1 / 1 | $129.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 61 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro, N.C. | Aug. 23, 2016 | $1,304,350 | 13,720 / 14,184 |
1 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 62 | Sia, Miguel, AlunaGeorge | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Oct. 25, 2016 | $1,278,262 | 12,134 / 12,134 |
1 / 1 | $169.50, $100, $75, $35 | Live Nation |
| 63 | AC/DC | BB&T Center | Sunrise, Fla. | Aug. 30, 2016 | $1,263,029 | 11,930 / 12,944 |
1 / 0 | $139.50, $75 | Live Nation |
| 64 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans, La. | Sept. 2, 2016 | $1,243,871 | 13,241 / 14,073 |
1 / 0 | $179.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 65 | Andre Rieu | Perth Arena | Perth, Australia | Nov. 3, 2016 | $1,235,860 | 10,793 / 10,900 |
1 / 0 | $190.45, $60.42 | Andre Rieu Productions |
| 66 | Jimmy Buffett | CenturyLink Center | Omaha, Neb. | Sept. 1, 2016 | $1,216,238 | 13,555 / 13,803 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 67 | Jimmy Buffett | PNC Music Pavilion | Charlotte, N.C. | April 23, 2016 | $1,212,030 | 18,543 / 18,737 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 68 | La Salsa Vive, El Gran Combo, Ruben Blades, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Andy Montanez | Madison Square Garden | New York, N.Y. | Nov. 5, 2016 | $1,202,746 | 14,991 / 14,991 |
1 / 1 | $209, $169, $99, $43 | Latin Events |
| 69 | Jimmy Buffett | Darling's Waterfront Pavilion | Bangor, Maine | Aug. 18, 2016 | $1,202,097 | 13,491 / 13,697 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 70 | Tidal X: Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill, Common, DNCE, Robin Thicke, Prince Royce | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Oct. 15, 2016 | $1,187,845 | 14,864 / 14,864 |
1 / 1 | $179.50, $89.50, $69.50, $50.50 | Roc Nation |
| 71 | Drake & Future, Roy Woods, DVSN | Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo. | July 23, 2016 | $1,180,862 | 12,983 / 13,364 |
1 / 0 | $129.50, $49.50 | Live Nation |
| 72 | Andre Rieu | Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, Australia | Oct. 25, 2016 | $1,163,120 | 10,330 / 10,618 |
1 / 0 | $189.56, $60.14 | Andre Rieu Productions |
| 73 | Gary Tank Commander | SSE Hydro | Glasgow, U.K. | Oct. 20-22, 2016 | $1,156,640 | 24,134 / 24,735 |
3 / 0 | $49.37, $24.69 | Mick Perrin |
| 74 | Jimmy Buffett | BB&T Pavilion | Camden, N.J. | Aug. 27, 2016 | $1,152,775 | 24,262 / 24,532 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 75 | Pearl Jam | Rupp Arena | Lexington, Ky. | April 26, 2016 | $1,120,402 | 18,140 / 18,954 |
1 / 0 | $70 | Live Nation |
| 76 | Heavy Montreal Festival | Parc Jean-Drapeau | Montreal, Quebec | Aug. 6-7, 2016 | $1,117,950 | 22,771 / 27,000 |
2 / 0 | $210.29, $32.50 | evenko |
| 77 | Jimmy Buffett | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | Tinley Park, Ill. | June 25, 2016 | $1,117,524 | 22,571 / 22,571 |
1 / 1 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 78 | Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour: Puff Daddy, Faith Evans, Lil' Kim, Mase, 112 | Prudential Center | Newark, N.J. | Sept. 25, 2016 | $1,110,295 | 12,276 / 12,276 |
1 / 1 | $255, $39.50 | Live Nation |
| 79 | Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour: Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, Mase, 112 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | Sept. 6, 2016 | $1,103,130 | 14,594 / 14,594 |
1 / 1 | $96.52, $30.50 | Live Nation |
| 80 | Jimmy Buffett | Klipsch Music Center | Noblesville, Ind. | June 23, 2016 | $1,093,235 | 23,705 / 23,705 |
1 / 1 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 81 | Kanye West | Amalie Arena | Tampa, Fla. | Sept. 14, 2016 | $1,066,669 | 14,027 / 14,027 |
1 / 1 | $136.25, $85.25, $65.25, $25.75 | Live Nation |
| 82 | Kanye West | Schottenstein Center | Columbus, Ohio | Sept. 25, 2016 | $972,855 | 14,970 / 18,384 |
1 / 0 | $129.50, $29.50 | Live Nation |
| 83 | Sia, Miguel, AlunaGeorge | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | Oct. 22, 2016 | $967,973 | 13,141 / 13,141 |
1 / 1 | $112.63, $64.04, $48.97, $26.37 | Live Nation |
| 84 | Carrie Underwood, Easton Corbin, The Swon Brothers | Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul, Minn. | Oct. 17, 2016 | $961,143 | 14,714 / 14,714 |
1 / 1 | $79.50, $49.50 | AEG Live |
| 85 | Jimmy Buffett | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | The Woodlands, Texas | June 4, 2016 | $958,230 | 15,315 / 15,315 |
1 / 1 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 86 | Cornbury Music Festival | Great Tew Park | Oxfordshire, U.K. | July 8-10, 2016 | $954,145 | 28,900 / 30,000 |
3 / 0 | $258.98, $6.47 | 3A Entertainment |
| 87 | AC/DC | Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills, Mich. | Sept. 9, 2016 | $904,984 | 7,897 / 12,626 |
1 / 0 | $139.50, $75 | Live Nation |
| 88 | AC/DC | Quicken Loans Arena | Cleveland, Ohio | Sept. 5, 2016 | $901,870 | 8,355 / 9,113 |
1 / 0 | $139.50, $75 | Live Nation |
| 89 | Muse, X Ambassadors | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | Jan. 16, 2016 | $890,261 | 17,852 / 17,852 |
1 / 1 | $58.82, $31.14 | Live Nation |
| 90 | Jimmy Buffett | Alpine Valley Music Theatre | East Troy, Wis. | Sept. 3, 2016 | $868,388 | 18,930 / 35,505 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 91 | Jimmy Buffett | Riverbend Music Center | Cincinnati, Ohio | June 21, 2016 | $861,889 | 16,907 / 20,365 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 92 | Kanye West | First Niagara Center | Buffalo, N.Y. | Aug. 27, 2016 | $844,143 | 11,238 / 11,678 |
1 / 0 | $129.50, $29.50 | Live Nation |
| 93 | Salsa Fest | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y. | June 11, 2016 | $841,289 | 10,338 / 10,338 |
1 / 1 | $133, $113, $93, $73 | Adam Torres Concerts |
| 94 | Stevie Nicks, The Pretenders | Amalie Arena | Tampa, Fla. | Nov. 2, 2016 | $823,927 | 7,930 / 9,379 |
1 / 0 | $146.25, $85.75, $65.75, $45.75 | Live Nation |
| 95 | Selena Gomez, Bea Miller, DNCE | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, Ontario | May 25, 2016 | $821,528 | 13,448 / 13,448 |
1 / 1 | $68.82, $53.61, $38.40 | Live Nation |
| 96 | Hero-Cup | Barclaycard Arena | Hamburg, Germany | Jan. 16, 2016 | $817,743 | 3,034 / 7,127 |
1 / 0 | $49.71, $15.81 | Kofahl Ballstrategien |
| 97 | Sia, Miguel, AlunaGeorge | Bell Centre | Montreal, Quebec | Oct. 23, 2016 | $810,037 | 13,352 / 13,352 |
1 / 1 | $93.69, $33.35 | evenko/Live Nation/Greenland Productions |
| 98 | ASAP Live in New York | Barclays Center | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Sept. 3, 2016 | $808,820 | 8,241 / 8,350 |
1 / 0 | $155.50, $125.50, $100.50, $55.50 | ASAP CBN International |
| 99 | Jimmy Buffett | Atlantic City Beach | Atlantic City, N.J. | Aug. 13, 2016 | $805,162 | 13,620 / 35,000 |
1 / 0 | $125.50, $45.50 | Live Nation |
| 100 | Twenty One Pilots | BB&T Pavilion | Camden, N.J. | June 11, 2016 | $791,117 | 23,157 / 25,000 |
1 / 0 | $45, $35 | Live Nation |
