Ed Sheeran had the top-grossing tour of 2018, according to figures released Monday by Pollstar.
The singer’s divide tour sold 4,860,482 tickets in 53 cities worldwide, raking in $432.4 million (all figures U.S.), making it the most successful tour in Pollstar’s 30-year history.
In second place was Sheeran’s friend Taylor Swift, whose reputation tour earned $345.1 million. At the North American box office, Swift was No. 1 and Sheeran was sixth.
Worldwide, Sheeran and Swift were followed by Jay-Z and Beyoncé, whose joint tour grossed $245.1 million.
Pink and Bruno Mars rounded out the Top 5 with $169.2 million and $167.6 million respectively.
Only three of the Top 10 tours were by bands – the Eagles (No. 6), U2 (No. 9) and Rolling Stones (No. 10).
Canadians on the list include Drake, who grossed $79 million to earn 17th place, and Céline Dion, who is at No. 25 with $65.2 million. Shania Twain raked in $51.5 million for 34th and Bryan Adams is at No. 73 with $24.7 million.
Top 10 Worldwide Tours
$432.4 — Ed Sheeran
$345.1 — Taylor Swift
$254.1 — Jay-Z / Beyoncé
$169.2 — Pink
$167.6 — Bruno Mars
$166.0 — Eagles
$151.0 — Justin Timberlake
$131.3 — Roger Waters
$126.2 — U2
$116.6 — The Rolling Stones
Top 10 North American Tours
$277.3 — Taylor Swift
$166.4 — Jay-Z / Beyoncé
$166.0 — Eagles
$114.4 — Kenny Chesney
$110.0 — Justin Timberlake
$105.0 — Ed Sheeran
$97.8 — Journey / Def Leppard
$95.3 — Pink
$88.3 — Springsteen On Broadway
$79.0 — Drake
Montreal’s Osheaga, held on the August long weekend, was the sixth top-grossing music festival of 2018, according to Pollstar. It grossed $10.6 million to be the only Canadian fest in the Top 20.
Canada’s hottest live music venues are in Montreal, according to Pollstar. Its list of the 200 top clubs in the world has MTelus at No. 10, Olympia at No. 21, Corona Theatre at No. 51, Le Club Dix30 at No. 154, and New City Gas at No. 191. They are the only Canadian venues on the list.
On a list of the 100 top-earning amphitheatres in the world, Canada is represented at No. 29 by Toronto’s Budweiser Stage, which sold 236,997 tickets. In the stadiums category, Toronto’s Rogers Centre is No. 16 and Montreal’s Parc Jean Drapeau is No. 28.