Making the big bucks.
According to data collected by Finance Buzz, here’ the top 10 highest-grossing country tours from 2017-2021:
By collecting the average ticket price and total ticket sales from 800 of the top concert tours from 2017-2021, they was able to determine which tours from each genre generated the most money and which artists come with the heftiest price tag in their most recent study.
The date revealed on average that Classic Rock acts draw the highest ticket prices, however Pop artists tend to sell the most tickets.
As far as country music goes, Eric Church’s 2019 tour came with the most expensive average ticket price, clocking in at $91.32. Meanwhile, Luke Bryan’s 2017 tour came in the cheapest at $54.54.
Garth Brooks 2017 tour sold the most tickets at a whopping, 1,431,921, but does that mean he made the most money?
Take a look:
10. Florida Georgia Line (2019) – $51,944,033.58
9. Luke Bryan (2017) – $55,999,981.26
8. Florida Georgia Line (2017) – $56,199,983.86
7. Eric Church (2017) – $58,099,985.37
6. Eric Church (2019) – $68,577,758.52
5. Luke Bryan (2018) – $73,265,771.68
4. Garth Brooks (2019) – $75,405,040.00
3. Tim McGraw & Faith Hill (2017) – $79,319,030.49
2. Garth Brooks (2017) – $101,394,326.01
1. Kenny Chesney (2018) – $114,394,987.65
And with concerts back in full swing for 2022, it’ll be interesting to see who can carve out a spot on the top of this list.
