Top 20 Highest-Grossing Classic Rock/Pop Tours of 2022
The tour industry bounced back significantly in 2022 following a shutdown of nearly 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic. Billboard has an extensive breakdown of nearly every fact and figure…
The tour industry bounced back significantly in 2022 following a shutdown of nearly 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Billboard has an extensive breakdown of nearly every fact and figure related to touring in 2022. The biggest ranking of them all is the top 100 list of the highest-grossing tours of the year. While rapper Bad Bunny topped the list grossing over $373 million, many of classic rock/pop's biggest names weren't far behind. In fact, four classic rock/pop artists made up the top 10 highest-grossing tours of 2022.
So, which artists are likely swimming in tour revenue cash Scrooge McDuck-style? Scroll below to see the top 20 artists that grossed the most money on the road in 2022.
Santana
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty ImagesBEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 25: Carlos Santana performs onstage during the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean "Diddy" Combs on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
The Who
Rick Kern/Getty Images$27,695,308 (Ranked #72 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
James Taylor
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images$29,062,680 (Ranked #67 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Journey
Jason Kempin/Getty Images$31,928,772 (Ranked #60 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Pearl Jam
Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images$33,108,469 (Ranked #58 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Queen + Adam Lambert
Cole Bennetts/Getty Images$38,539,426 (Ranked #51 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Metallica
Theo Wargo/Getty Images$43,398,993 (Ranked #47on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Dead & Company
Theo Wargo/Getty Images$45,943,957 (Ranked #45 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Anna Webber/Getty Images$54,649,313 (Ranked #36 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Billy Joel
Ethan Miller/Getty Images$65,906,424 (Ranked #33 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Roger Waters
Kevin Winter/Getty Images$69,813,262 (Ranked #30 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Iron Maiden
Photo by Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via Getty ImagesGenesis
Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images$81,935,379 (Ranked #25 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Guns N' Roses
Amy Sussman/Getty Images$93,383,197 (Ranked #17 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
The Eagles
Ethan Miller/Getty Images$104,175,869 (Ranked #16 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Paul McCartney
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images$105,077,796 (Ranked #15 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Def Leppard & Motley Crue
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images$173,474,649 (Ranked #8 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images$176,998,650 (Ranked #7 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
The Rolling Stones
Ethan Miller/Getty Images$179,349,815 (Ranked #6 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
Elton John
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images$334,385,023 (Ranked #2 on Billboard's Top Tours of 2022 chart.)
