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Coldplay Tops Pollstar's Most Popular Touring Artists List

12/8/2025

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Pollstar ranked the top 25 "Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium" based on ticket sales from 2001 to 2025, with Coldplay leading at 24.8 million tickets sold.
U2 follows with 20.2 million tickets, and Ed Sheeran has 19.6 million.
Taylor Swift, the only woman in the top 10, sold 18.9 million tickets and grossed over $3.1 billion from her Eras Tour, the highest-grossing tour ever.
Coldplay's tour grossed nearly $2.5 billion, while The Weeknd's After Hours 'Til Dawn Tour surpassed $1 billion.

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Pollstar ranked the top 25 "Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium" based on ticket sales from 2001 to 2025, with Coldplay leading at 24.8 million tickets sold.
U2 follows with 20.2 million tickets, and Ed Sheeran has 19.6 million.
Taylor Swift, the only woman in the top 10, sold 18.9 million tickets and grossed over $3.1 billion from her Eras Tour, the highest-grossing tour ever.
Coldplay's tour grossed nearly $2.5 billion, while The Weeknd's After Hours 'Til Dawn Tour surpassed $1 billion.