Elton John and the Rolling Stones sold over half a billion dollars in total concert tickets throughout 2022 with their respective tours. John earned over $334 million with 85 Farewell Yellow Brick Road dates and was second only to Bad Bunny on Billboard’s 2022 Top Tours chart. The Stones were at number six with over $179 million, a high number considering they only played 20 shows total.
Elton John’s farewell tour, which started in September of 2018, is currently set to end with a July 8th show in Stockholm. The Rolling Stones are working on a new album, which will be their first collection of original material since 2005’s A Bigger Bang.
Four other rock tours were able to earn over $100 million, including the Red Hot Chili Peppers with $176 million, Def Leppard and Motley Creu earned $ 173 million, Paul McCartney with $105 million, and Eagles with $104 million.
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