56 Lists of concert tours

This is an incomplete list of the highest-grossing concert tours. Only tours using reliable references and having grossed over $100 million have been added to the list. Some of the gross may be higher than reported on this list because not all concerts are reported. Billboard and Pollstar regularly provide the official figure of concerts' gross revenue worldwide.

South Korean girl group 2NE1 has embarked on three headlining concert tours, one of which is a worldwide tour. Their first concert appearance was at the "YG Family Concert" held in December 2010 in Seoul. The group's first headlining tour was "Nolza!" and then "Nolza! in Japan", in support of their second Korean EP and their first Japanese EP, respectively, which reached over 70,000 people in Japan alone.

American singer Christina Aguilera has embarked on six concert tours, four of which have been worldwide. Her debut tour, Christina Aguilera in Concert was held in North America in 2000, and later it was extended to South America and Asia in 2001. During the promotion of her fourth studio album Stripped (2002). in 2003, Aguilera toured with Justin Timberlake in North America with the Justified and Stripped Tour in 45 dates. The tour was the 16th highest-grossing tour of the year. In late 2003, Aguilera continued to tour alone without Timberlakes' act in Europe, Japan and Australia. Aguilera was expected to return to North America in the summer of 2004, however, 29 dates were canceled due to Aguilera's vocal cord injuries.

Japanese band Babymetal has embarked on five headlining tours, in addition to performing at various other one-off shows, award ceremonies, and television shows. Babymetal originated as a sub-unit of the Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin in 2010, and first promoted their first singles as part of the group at their various concerts in Japan. For the first three years, the band performed as a sub-unit of the main group called jūon-bu.

From 1961 to 1966, the English rock band the Beatles performed all over the Western world. They began performing live in England in 1961 and continued in various clubs during their visit to Hamburg, West Germany until 1962, with a lineup of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. Following Sutcliffe's departure, the Beatles continued performing throughout 1962, most notably at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, where they were discovered by Brian Epstein and George Martin. After firing Best and hiring Ringo Starr, the Beatles performed a series of concert tours throughout the UK in 1963, before they left for the US in early 1964. As Beatlemania and the British Invasion came into full force, they began a world tour and continued to perform in the UK and US throughout 1965, including a well-known performance at Shea Stadium in New York City.

South Korean boy band Big Bang have embarked on eleven headlining concert tours, two of which have been worldwide, and six others in Japan. The group made their headlining debut in December 2006 through The R.E.A.L concert at Olympic Gymnastics Arena. In 2008, they embarked on their first Asian tour, The Global Warning Tour, visiting South Korea, Japan and Thailand. In 2009 and 2010, the band toured Japan on The Electric Love Tour and began annual concerts in Seoul called The Big Show. In 2011, after a two-year hiatus, the group released their EP Tonight, and planned to support the album with a world tour. However, multiple members encountered legal issues and the tour was cancelled. They visited Japan on their Love and Hope Tour, with part of the proceeds going to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster relief.

Big Bang members have all released solo material since their debut album Bigbang Vol. 1, which included solo songs from each member. Four members: G-Dragon, Taeyang, Daesung, and Seungri have held solo concert tours. In 2008, Taeyang became the first member to hold a solo concert in support of his debut EP, Hot. In 2009, G-Dragon held his first concert, Shine a Light, in support of his debut album Heartbreaker. In 2010, Taeyang held his second concert in support of his first studio album Solar.

Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk has embarked on eleven concert tours and has performed live at various events and television shows. After leaving her band, The Sugarcubes, Björk promoted her first album Debut (1993) through performances at various shows and award ceremonies. While starting her Debut Tour, Björk served as an opening act for U2 during their Zoo TV Tour stop at the Wembley Stadium in London. Björk performed a cover of The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" with PJ Harvey at the 1994 Brit Awards. She also performed her single "Big Time Sensuality" at the inaugural MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, while accompanied by Fluke. After the end of the tour, Björk curated her own MTV Unplugged special. Björk premiered her single "Army of Me" with a performance alongside Skunk Anansie at Top of the Pops. To promote its parent album, Post (1995), Björk started the eponymous concert tour, which saw her performing in different festivals and arenas throughout Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia and South America.

South Korean girl group Blackpink has performed in two concert tours, two one-day concerts and one fan meeting since their debut in August 2016. In July 2017, Blackpink held their debut Japanese showcase at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo in front of 14,000 fans. The group's first concert tour commenced in July 2018 with their Blackpink Arena Tour, which held 8 shows throughout Japan and attracted 125,000 spectators. In November of that year, Blackpink embarked on their first worldwide concert tour, titled "In Your Area" in Seoul. The tour saw 36 shows in 18 countries across Asia, North America, Europe and Oceania. The tour garnered a record-breaking amount of attendees and has been regarded as the most successful concert tour conducted by a K-pop girl group.

This is a chronological list of Brockhampton's known live performances.

The South Korean boy band BTS has performed in five concert tours, six fan meeting tours, four joint tours, eight showcases, and eleven concerts since their debut in 2013. BTS' debut solo concert tour in 2014, The Red Bullet Tour, began in Asia and then expanded to Australia, North America, and South America, attracting 80,000 spectators. In the midst of The Red Bullet Tour, BTS also held its first concert tour of Japan, Wake Up: Open Your Eyes Japan Tour. In 2015, BTS commenced The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage Tour, which visited various cities in Asia and sold over 182,500 tickets. In 2017, BTS embarked on The Wings Tour, which visited 17 cities in 10 countries around the world and attracted 550,000 spectators.

Emma Bunton's debut solo album, A Girl Like Me, was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2001 by Virgin Records. The album debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies, ultimately becoming the 147th best-selling album in the UK for 2001. The album brought the UK and New Zealand No. 1 single "What Took You So Long?" as well as top five hits "What I Am" and "Take My Breath Away" and the top 20 hit "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight". Bunton's second album, Free Me, was released in 2004 through 19 Entertainment/Universal Records. Four singles were taken from it: "Free Me", "Maybe", "I'll Be There" and "Crickets Sing for Anamaria". In 2006 she released her third album, Life in Mono.

This is a list of the concert tours undertaken by American actress and singer Sabrina Carpenter.

American singer-actress Cher has embarked on seven concert tours and three concert residencies. As a solo artist, Cher has made concerts in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Cher's first ever concert was with her ex-husband Sonny Bono in 1966 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.

South Korean boy band Day6 held their debut concert "D-Day" on November 21–22, 2015. They held 30 concerts during the Every Day6 project as they performed two to three times a month in Seoul in 2017. It includes the Finale Concert "The Best Moments" and four shows in Busan, Daegu and Daejeon which took place in early 2018. They completed their first world tour in January 2019: in seven months, they performed in 16 countries and 24 cities. They went on their first Japan tour in October 2018.

Since her debut, American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey has embarked on 5 headlining concert tours, performed at 78 festivals, and has made 13 appearances on television shows as a guest performer. Del Rey is often noted for having headlined many music festivals, most famous Coachella in 2014, numerous BBC events, and seven Lollapalooza festivals internationally.

Canadian singer Céline Dion has embarked on 15 concert tours and 2 concert residencies throughout her career. She has performed to 808 concert tour shows and 1,141 residency shows from 1990-2020 span. According to Pollstar, Dion is the second highest grossing female artists this century (2000-2020), with 1.18 billion gross and over 8.2 million tickets sold worldwide. Billboard ranked Dion as the sixth highest grossing female artist of 2010s decade.

Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, artist and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when he was both a chronicler and reluctant figurehead of social unrest. Early songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'" became anthems for the Civil Rights Movement and anti-war movement. Leaving his initial base in the American folk music revival, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" altered the range of popular music in 1965. His mid-1960s recordings, backed by rock musicians, reached the top end of the United States music charts while also attracting denunciation and criticism from others in the folk movement.

This is a list of concert tours by Gloria Estefan, an American pop music singer.

The following is a description of Jackie Evancho's concert tours, not including Evancho's joint concerts with other artists. This article also does not list filmings for Evancho's television appearances or include any information about her charity and festival concerts and private appearances. The most noteworthy of Evancho's concerts not listed here are mentioned in her main Wikipedia article.

Foo Fighters is an American alternative rock band, founded in 1994 by musician Dave Grohl. After recording by himself what would become the album Foo Fighters, Grohl decided to recruit a full band with him as singer and guitarist. The original line-up included bassist Nate Mendel, drummer William Goldsmith, and Pat Smear.

The following is a comprehensive list of South Korean girl group, (G)I-dle live performances.

British-Irish girl group Girls Aloud have embarked on six concert tours of the United Kingdom and Ireland, five of which were in arena-sized venues.

South Korean girl group Girls' Generation, known as Shoujo Jidai in Japan and Shàonǚ Shídài in the Sinophone world, have embarked on three concert tours across Asia, playing to more than half a million people. They embarked on their first tour, Into The New World Tour in November 2009, which then subsequently continued into 2010. Their next tour, The First Japan Tour in support of their first Japanese studio album Girls' Generation was played to more than 300,000 people, and saw two sold-out audiences at the Saitama Super Arena to a combined audience of up to 74,000 concertgoers.

American Latin pop duo Ha*Ash has embarked on six tours as a headlining artist and two tour as a supporting act. On April 23, 2002, they released their debut single, "Odio Amarte". They recorded their self-titled first album Ha*Ash with the Mexican producer Áureo Baqueiro in 2003.

Iron Maiden are a British heavy metal band, founded in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris in London, England. After several personnel changes in the 1970s, the band settled on a lineup of Harris, Paul Di'Anno, Dave Murray, Dennis Stratton and Clive Burr (drums), before they set out on their first professional tour, the Metal for Muthas Tour which supported the compilation album of the same name. After taking on a supporting slot with Judas Priest on their British Steel Tour and setting out on their own headline tour in support of their debut album, Iron Maiden, the band supported Kiss on the European leg of their Unmasked Tour, following which Stratton was dismissed because of musical differences. Guitarist Adrian Smith was hired, following which Iron Maiden set out on a short series of UK dates before recording their second studio album, Killers.

The Jackson 5 are an American music group, formed in 1964 by the Jackson family brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael. The brothers first invitation to perform was in Glen Park in 1965, with other early concerts at Theodore Roosevelt College and Career Academy, Gilroy Stadium, Gary’s Memorial Auditorium, Regal Theater, Chicago and Apollo Theater, Harlem in 1967.

JoJo is an American Pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actress. Her first concert tour was across North America, where she performed at nine malls, starting at Atlanta's Northlake Mall and ending at South Shore Plaza in her home state. Later that year JoJo embarked on her first European Tour with Usher for Usher's Truth Tour where she was the opening act.

From September 1968 until the summer of 1980, English rock band Led Zeppelin were the world's most popular live music attraction, performing hundreds of sold-out concerts around the world.

The Puerto Rican recording artist Ricky Martin has embarked on fourteen concert tours. His 1992 debut, Ricky Martin Tour was based in Latin America only and supported his first studio album Ricky Martin (1991). In 1993 and 1994, Martin embarked on his second Latin America tour, Me Amaras Tour to further promote his second studio album Me Amaras (1993). In September 1995, he released his third studio album, A Medio Vivir. To further promote its material, Martin embarked on his third concert tour, the A Medio Vivir Tour, in October 1995. The tour lasted for more than two years, through which he performed 63 shows and visited Europe, Latin America and the United States. A DVD, titled Europa: European Tour was released on July 3, 2001. It features the show from his sold-out tour in Europe in 1997.

American singer-songwriter Bridgit Mendler has embarked on two concert tours, one of which have been worldwide. Her debut tour, Bridgit Mendler: Live in Concert, started on August 25, 2012. Mendler played at state fairs and music festivals in the United States and Canada to promote her debut album Hello My Name Is... with the new songs. "Rocks at My Window" and "Hold On for Dear Love" were the only songs from the album not to be performed. She performing two covers songs in the shows, "Animal", originally by Neon Trees, and "This Love, by Maroon 5. She also sang a song from the soundtrack of Lemonade Mouth, "Somebody". On January 19, 2013 Mendler in New York from UNICEF charity. Her second concert, the Summer Tour, visited North America in the leg one and started in Iowa and ended in Washington. In 2014 Mendler announced the second leg of the tour as part of the release of her upcoming second album. The leg started in Charlottetown, Canada, on June 28, 2014.

Metallica is an American heavy metal band, founded in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield. Aside from Ulrich, the original lineup for some of the 1982 concerts included James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine and Ron McGovney. Cliff Burton replaced McGovney in 1982 and played with the band until his death in 1986. After his death, bassists Jason Newsted (1986–2001), and Robert Trujillo were recruited in the band. While the lead guitarist role was taken by Kirk Hammett after Dave Mustaine was fired from the band. During the first years Metallica played in small festivals and as supporting acts on tours for bands such as Venom. Since their first live gig at Radio City, Anaheim on March 14, 1982, Metallica has performed on all seven continents numbering live events every year in a total of over 1,600 shows. The majority of these were played in the United States, but numerous concerts were also played in Canada, the United Kingdom, and Germany, among other countries. The band also went on seven worldwide tours: Damage, Inc. Tour (1986–1987), Damaged Justice (1988–1989), Wherever We May Roam Tour (1991–1992), Nowhere Else to Roam (1993), Madly in Anger with the World Tour (2003–2004), Escape from the Studio '06, and World Magnetic Tour (2008–2010). During these tours, South Africa as well as several countries in Central and South America, Asia, and Oceania were visited.

The following is a list of tours and notable live acts performed by British singer George Michael (1963-2016).

Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj has embarked on three concert tours, all of which have been worldwide. Her 2012 debut, Pink Friday Tour, which was worldwide and supported her first and second studio album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded, received favorable reviews from music critics. The Pink Friday Tour was extended with the Reloaded Tour. During the Pink Friday: Reloaded Tour, Minaj visited Europe, Oceania, and Asia. Following the release of her 2014 third studio album The Pinkprint, Minaj embarked on her next world concert venture, The Pinkprint Tour, to promote the album.

Since 1989, Australian-British singer Kylie Minogue has embarked on fifteen concert tours including performances in Australia, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America and North America. Minogue's first live concert performance was in 1988 at Canton, a nightclub in Hong Kong. The following year she embarked on her first tour, performing in front of 38,000 at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock act, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. Since 1988, Nine Inch Nails has performed throughout the world, including tours in North America, South America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia. During its earliest incarnations, Nine Inch Nails as a live band acted as supporting acts on tours for bands and musicians such as Skinny Puppy, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Peter Murphy, and Guns N' Roses. Subsequent tours have featured Nine Inch Nails as the headlining act, with support from bands such as Unkle, Marilyn Manson, Atari Teenage Riot, and A Perfect Circle.

The NME Tours consist of a variety of tours organised by British music industry publication NME. Throughout the year, NME sponsors numerous tours of the United Kingdom by various up-and-coming and established bands in a variety of formats. The tours are titled to reflect the genre and type of bands playing on them.

Owl City has toured North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

American pop rock band R5 has embarked on five concert tours, two of which have been worldwide, and two promotional tours. In March 2010, they self-released an EP, Ready Set Rock, and in September released their debut studio album with Hollywood Records. The second EP, Loud, was released on February 19, 2013, which featured the lead single and title track "Loud", the debut single from upcoming album. The band's first full-length album, Louder, was released on September 24, 2013 and the album not only includes the four songs from Loud and also seven new songs. The second single from the album, "Pass Me By", premiered on Radio Disney on August 16. The music video premiered on 29 August on Disney Channel and is available for public viewing on the band's Vevo channel. The third single, "(I Can't) Forget About You", was released on December 25, 2013 and reached number 47 on Billboard Digital Pop Songs, and the fourth single "One Last Dance" on May 29, 2014.

Radiohead, an alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, have had concerts and other live performances in Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and South America. The band's line-up has been constant since its founding, consisting of Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood (guitar), Ed O'Brien (guitar), Colin Greenwood, and Phil Selway (drums). The role that each band member plays during performances has changed dramatically throughout the band's history. Drummer and percussionist Clive Deamer has joined Radiohead for performances since the release of their 2011 album The King of Limbs.

Since forming in 1962, the English rock band The Rolling Stones have performed more than two thousand concerts around the world, becoming one of the world's most popular live music attractions in the process.

American recording artist Kelly Rowland has embarked on 17 concert tours during her career, ten of which with Destiny's Child, and seven of which as a solo artist. In her seven solo live tours and notable events dates, she has performed as a solo singer in over 128 shows in six continents through twenty-two countries: in Asia, in Africa, in Europe, in North America, in South America (Brazil) and in Oceania. Throughout a career spanning 18 years, Rowland has sold over 40 million records as a solo artist with four studio albums, two compilation albums, one box set, two extended plays and forty-three singles, including nineteen as a featured artist and five promotional singles, and a further 60 million records with Destiny's Child. Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including four Grammy Awards, a Billboard Music Award and a Soul Train Music Award. Rowland has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with Destiny's Child, and as a solo artist she has been honored by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers and Essence for her contributions to music. In 2014, Fuse ranked Rowland in their "100 Most Award-Winning Artists" list at number 20.

S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group. This entry is a list of all concert tours and live performances held by Taiwanese girl group S.H.E so far.

The South Korean boy band Seventeen embarked on their first concert tour entitled Seventeen 1st Asia Tour 2016 Shining Diamonds in July through September 2016, performing at venues in nations including Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and China. The string of concerts began in South Korea where 13,000 tickets were sold. They have also held four showcases.

This is the tour history of the Scottish rock band Simple Minds.

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. The band's first concert tour was of the United States with the 1999 Ozzfest, a festival founded in 1996 featuring live performances by heavy metal bands. After the Livin la Vida Loco tour, the band embarked in November 1999 on its first international circuit, the World Domination Tour. After being on the road for a year through North America, Europe, Japan, and Australia, the band briefly attended Tattoo the Earth, during which the band recorded the performance at Dynamo Open Air and later released it as part of the film 10 Years of Life Death Love Hate Pain Scars Victory War Blood and Destruction.

Super Junior is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of S.M. Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak. Super Junior originally debuted with twelve members, consisting of leader Leeteuk, Heechul, Hangeng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kibum. Kyuhyun joined the group in 2006.

American singer Justin Timberlake has embarked on five concert tours during his solo career, three of which have been worldwide and two of which have been collaborative. His 2003 debut The Justified World Tour began at intimate gigs at clubs and theatres in the United States and Australia before expanding to arenas in Europe. In summer 2003, Timberlake and Christina Aguilera headlined the Justified/Stripped Tour. Later that year he recorded a song "I'm Lovin' It", used by McDonald's as the theme to its "I'm Lovin' It" campaign. The deal with McDonald's earned Timberlake an estimated $6 million. A tour titled Justified and Lovin' It Live was included with the deal, following his initial Justified World Tour. For the release of his sophomore record FutureSex/LoveSounds, Timberlake embarked on his second worldwide tour FutureSex/LoveShow in 2007, which eventually became the third highest-grossing concert tour of the year. During the tour, he visited Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania.

South Korean girl group Twice held their debut concert under the name Twice 1st Tour: Twiceland – The Opening at SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium in Seoul on February 17–19, 2017. This was followed by debut concerts in Bangkok and Singapore in April, and the tour concluded with an additional two concerts in Seoul in June. In July, they held their debut concert in Japan. They embarked on their first Japan tour in January 2018 under the name Twice Showcase Live Tour 2018 "Candy Pop", before subsequently touring Singapore once again later that year.

American singer Usher has embarked on six concert tours, four of which have been worldwide. He first served as an opening act for Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, and Puff Daddy from 1997–1999. His solo tour debut, 8701 Evolution Tour began in North America then expanded to Europe and visiting Africa, supporting his third studio album, 8701 (2001). Following the release of his fourth studio album, Confessions, Usher embarked on his next world concert venture The Truth Tour. For this tour Usher collaborated with MasterCard, the company gave him his own prepaid debit card with his picture on it that was sold at his concert. The card gave his fans access to his website where you get discounts on concert tickets and Usher merchandise, T-shirts and key chains. In 2008, to promote his fifth studio album, Here I Stand, he began his 14 date One Night Stand: Ladies Only Tour at intimate clubs and theaters venues in the United States.

This is a list of Luther Vandross concert tours. Luther Vandross was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Throughout his career, Vandross was an in demand background vocalist for several different artists including Chaka Khan, Bette Midler, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, and Donna Summer. He later became the lead singer of the group Change which released its certified gold debut album, The Glow of Love, in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. After Vandross left the group, he was signed to Epic Records as a solo artist and released his debut solo album, Never Too Much in 1981. During his career, Vandross sold over 25 million records worldwide and received eight Grammy Awards.

Filipino singer Regine Velasquez has headlined concerts and performed live at award ceremonies and on television specials. Her first live television performance came when she competed in the reality television talent show Ang Bagong Kampeon (1985), which she won with a performance of George Benson's "In Your Eyes". She released her first single, "Love Me Again", in 1986, under the name Chona. Since adopting the stage name Regine Velasquez, she appeared in televised performances on The Penthouse Live!, Triple Treat and other shows. She represented the Philippines at the 1989 Asia-Pacific Singing Contest, performing "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going". She was a guest act for several performers, including Pops Fernandez, Kuh Ledesma, Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano, and her debut concert "Regine at 17" was held at the Manila Midtown Hotel.

This is a complete list of tours by Australian band the Veronicas. As of 2015, they have headlined five national tours, two international tours and have supported six other tours. They have also done many mini tours.

American hip hop recording artist and record producer Kanye West has embarked on six concert tours and performed live at various award ceremonies and television shows.

The Who are an English rock band, whose most commercially successful line-up was Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle and Keith Moon. Originally known as the Detours, the group performed with varying personnel in and around the London area until 1964, when Moon joined. They continued to perform exclusively in Europe until their first American tour in 1967.

Japanese heavy metal band X Japan has performed more than 250 concerts from 1987 until October 2018, not counting the so-called "film gig" concerts.