Very few popular musicians can avoid spending time on the road. Just as touring is essential for up and coming musical acts it is important for today’s top artists. If new musicians tour to raise awareness and money, established stars tour to keep relevant, keep their fans happy, and make even more money.
In 2017, $8 billion worth of tickets to major concerts were sold in North America, according to concert industry publication Pollstar. Among the 100 top grossing tours, the average ticket price was nearly $79 – the highest price on record. This is an increase from under $30 twenty years ago.
This fall, many top artists will be hitting the road in the U.S., either after a hiatus or touring overseas during the summer. By creating an index based on metrics such as followers on concert tracking website Songkick and annual page views of each artist’s Wikipedia page, 24/7 Wall St. has determined the 100 most popular musicians going on tour this fall.
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Among the most popular musicians touring this fall is Shawn Mendes, who at only 19 years old managed an impressive rise to fame by posting videos on the social app Vine. He’s among the most popular artists on the list with both the 10th most monthly listeners on Spotify and 10th most Wikipedia page views over the past year. The Canadian singer-songwriter is taking advantage of this popularity – and perhaps his youthful stamina – by scheduling 94 concerts, the most among all the artists on our list.
Behind Mendes, the musicians with the most scheduled concert dates are Twenty One Pilots, who will be playing 62 shows. Las Vegas rockers Panic! at the Disco and music legend Elton John – who at 71 is proving that roadlife isn’t just a young person’s game, despite it being his farewell tour – will be playing 58 shows each.
Other musicians plan on being much less active. Pitbull, Lil Wayne, Meghan Trainor, and Nickelback each have only one show scheduled in the U.S. Fans of these acts will have to be much more vigilant if they’d like to see their favorite artist in concert.
To identify this fall’s best concerts, 24/7 Wall St. created an index based on the weighted average of the number of fans tracking an artist’s tour dates on live music-tracking site Songkick as well as the average daily number of visits to the artist’s Wikipedia page over the past 12 months (as of July 29, 2018). To be considered for the ranking, an artist or band needed to be currently on tour in the United States and have an average of 500,000 fans tracking them on Songkick. Each artist’s biggest hit was determined by total number of plays on Spotify or Billboard performance in cases where the majority of a musician’s recorded output does not appear on Spotify, such as Jay-Z.
100. Childish Gambino
> Total number of shows: 33 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 856,048
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 25,756,268
> Biggest hit: Redbone
99. Phoenix
> Total number of shows: 15 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 845,482
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,454,806
> Biggest hit: 1901
98. Snow Patrol
> Total number of shows: 61 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 804,610
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,339,591
> Biggest hit: Chasing Cars
97. Lady Antebellum
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 779,492
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,216,592
> Biggest hit: Need You Now
96. Rod Stewart
> Total number of shows: 34 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 552,610
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 4,474,845
> Biggest hit: Maggie May
95. Vampire Weekend
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 869,605
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,309,633
> Biggest hit: A-Punk
94. Neil Young
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 586,611
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,277,830
> Biggest hit: Heart of Gold
93. Death Cab for Cutie
> Total number of shows: 48 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 885,120
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 2,875,252
> Biggest hit: I Will Follow You Into the Dark
92. Meghan Trainor
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 614,538
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 10,618,365
> Biggest hit: Like I’m Gonna Lose You
91. Deadmau5
> Total number of shows: 10 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 786,615
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,281,138
> Biggest hit: Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff
90. Florence + the Machine
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 778,137
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,849,697
> Biggest hit: Dog Days Are Over
89. Mac Miller
> Total number of shows: 26 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 759,606
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,400,763
> Biggest hit: Donald Trump
88. Zedd
> Total number of shows: 34 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 780,849
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 24,028,263
> Biggest hit: Stay
87. Nelly
> Total number of shows: 13 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 806,863
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7,746,410
> Biggest hit: Dilemma
86. Carrie Underwood
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 624,382
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,947,500
> Biggest hit: Before He Cheats
85. 2 Chainz
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 798,303
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14,873,973
> Biggest hit: It’s A Vibe
84. Rick Ross
> Total number of shows: 9 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 713,184
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,962,801
> Biggest hit: Hustlin’
83. Bastille
> Total number of shows: 14 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 979,746
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 10,252,418
> Biggest hit: Pompeii
82. System of a Down
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 773,160
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,825,730
> Biggest hit: Chop Suey!
81. Ludacris
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 811,567
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,403,772
> Biggest hit: My Chick Bad
80. The Beach Boys
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 670,203
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 5,575,354
> Biggest hit: Wouldn’t It Be Nice
79. Lynyrd Skynyrd
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 608,611
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8,363,797
> Biggest hit: Sweet Home Alabama
78. Blake Shelton
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 515,386
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 4,757,436
> Biggest hit: Sangria
77. The Chainsmokers
> Total number of shows: 21 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 783,571
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 28,590,140
> Biggest hit: Closer
76. Luke Bryan
> Total number of shows: 35 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 659,916
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 5,787,279
> Biggest hit: Play It Again
75. Gucci Mane
> Total number of shows: 13 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 581,258
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 12,605,619
> Biggest hit: I Get the Bag
74. Ne-Yo
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 919,096
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 11,020,055
> Biggest hit: Time of Our Lives
73. Jack Johnson
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 996,898
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 5,643,206
> Biggest hit: Better Together
72. Beck
> Total number of shows: 15 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 851,279
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 4,020,671
> Biggest hit: Loser
71. Train
> Total number of shows: 9 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,033,972
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,564,782
> Biggest hit: Hey, Soul Sister
70. Jessie J
> Total number of shows: 39 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 881,215
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,571,986
> Biggest hit: Bang Bang
69. Meek Mill
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 556,025
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 11,080,011
> Biggest hit: All Eyes on You
68. Nas
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 686,650
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 5,061,306
> Biggest hit: If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
67. Major Lazer
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 993,588
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 24,914,998
> Biggest hit: Lean On
66. Jason Mraz
> Total number of shows: 62 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,046,441
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14,397,249
> Biggest hit: I’m Yours
65. Weezer
> Total number of shows: 13 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 949,791
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,100,011
> Biggest hit: Island in the Sun
64. Bon Iver
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,056,038
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 4,301,379
> Biggest hit: Skinny Love
63. Nickelback
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,008,536
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,227,639
> Biggest hit: How You Remind Me
62. Tyga
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 871,926
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 24,678,772
> Biggest hit: Ayo
61. Billy Joel
> Total number of shows: 10 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 730,364
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8,578,017
> Biggest hit: Piano Man
60. Panic! At the Disco
> Total number of shows: 58 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 925,947
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14,681,959
> Biggest hit: This Is Gospel
59. Stevie Wonder
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 809,936
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8,912,638
> Biggest hit: Superstition
58. G-Eazy
> Total number of shows: 29 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 624,885
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 18,092,560
> Biggest hit: Me, Myself & I
57. Twenty One Pilots
> Total number of shows: 62 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 911,611
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 16,028,041
> Biggest hit: Stressed Out
56. Pearl Jam
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,044,557
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,409,423
> Biggest hit: Alive
55. Foster the People
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,179,864
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,403,086
> Biggest hit: Pumped Up Kicks
54. Gwen Stefani
> Total number of shows: 13 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 590,185
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,454,549
> Biggest hit: Hollaback Girl
53. Arcade Fire
> Total number of shows: 9 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,088,556
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 3,453,593
> Biggest hit: Wake Up
52. Future
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 933,936
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 22,985,739
> Biggest hit: Mask Off
51. blink-182
> Total number of shows: 18 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,050,712
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7,826,905
> Biggest hit: All The Small Things
50. The xx
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,193,260
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 4,964,787
> Biggest hit: Intro
49. Christina Aguilera
> Total number of shows: 23 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 837,945
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 11,991,134
> Biggest hit: Beautiful
48. Big Sean
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,177,832
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 12,909,392
> Biggest hit: Bounce Back
47. Eric Clapton
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 778,005
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,984,863
> Biggest hit: Cocaine
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46. OneRepublic
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,314,150
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 23,523,781
> Biggest hit: Counting Stars
45. Paramore
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,219,543
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 6,645,991
> Biggest hit: Misery Business
44. Paul McCartney
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 511,036
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8,223,906
> Biggest hit: Band On the Run
43. A$AP Rocky
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,072,536
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 18,190,879
> Biggest hit: F**kin’ Problems
42. Enrique Iglesias
> Total number of shows: 12 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 994,980
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 16,847,934
> Biggest hit: El Pérdon
41. Fall Out Boy
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,272,369
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,928,418
> Biggest hit: Centuries
40. 50 Cent
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 917,734
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 11,096,710
> Biggest hit: In Da Club
39. Migos
> Total number of shows: 61 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 581,727
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 19,530,331
> Biggest hit: Bad and Boujee
38. John Mayer
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,165,500
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14,437,170
> Biggest hit: Free Fallin’ (Live)
37. Kelly Clarkson
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 919,406
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8,112,745
> Biggest hit: Because of You
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36. J. Cole
> Total number of shows: 36 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,138,081
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 12,030,829
> Biggest hit: No Role Modelz
35. Gorillaz
> Total number of shows: 12 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,140,538
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,587,154
> Biggest hit: Feel Good Inc
34. Sam Smith
> Total number of shows: 26 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 976,387
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 18,410,962
> Biggest hit: Stay With Me
33. Shawn Mendes
> Total number of shows: 94 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 619,186
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 26,213,518
> Biggest hit: There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back
32. Mariah Carey
> Total number of shows: 30 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 899,791
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7,611,216
> Biggest hit: All I Want for Christmas Is You
31. Kesha
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,138,835
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,000,554
> Biggest hit: TiK ToK
30. Fleetwood Mac
> Total number of shows: 53 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,071,045
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 11,090,557
> Biggest hit: Go Your Own Way
29. Arctic Monkeys
> Total number of shows: 38 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,390,892
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 10,187,576
> Biggest hit: Do I Wanna Know?
28. Mumford & Sons
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,595,216
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7,171,077
> Biggest hit: I Will Wait
27. Pitbull
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,449,021
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 18,885,616
> Biggest hit: Timber
26. Jay-Z
> Total number of shows: 29 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 885,476
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7,995,310
> Biggest hit: Empire State of Mind
25. Metallica
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,298,980
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 9,736,415
> Biggest hit: Enter Sandman
24. Foo Fighters
> Total number of shows: 17 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,433,070
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 8,694,152
> Biggest hit: Everlong
23. Queen
> Total number of shows: 10 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,258,180
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 18,886,103
> Biggest hit: Bohemian Rhapsody
22. Elton John
> Total number of shows: 58 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,047,892
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 10,684,827
> Biggest hit: Rocket Man
21. Wiz Khalifa
> Total number of shows: 25 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,609,256
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 22,330,619
> Biggest hit: See You Again
20. Travis Scott
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 581,638
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 16,628,065
> Biggest hit: goosebumps
19. Radiohead
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,701,534
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 7,309,293
> Biggest hit: Creep
18. Jennifer Lopez
> Total number of shows: 15 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 908,435
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 14,786,608
> Biggest hit: Ain’t Your Mama
17. Shakira
> Total number of shows: 21 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,117,874
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 27,016,504
> Biggest hit: Chantaje
16. The Killers
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,781,726
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 11,449,251
> Biggest hit: Mr. Brightside
15. Britney Spears
> Total number of shows: 15 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,222,598
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 10,353,680
> Biggest hit: Toxic
14. Imagine Dragons
> Total number of shows: 13 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,726,216
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 38,794,698
> Biggest hit: Thunder
13. The Weeknd
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,753,146
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 26,806,865
> Biggest hit: Starboy
12. Post Malone
> Total number of shows: 15 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 562,264
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 40,022,940
> Biggest hit: rockstar
11. Lil Wayne
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,875,490
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 16,721,735
> Biggest hit: Sucker For Pain
10. Chris Brown
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,857,792
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 21,628,556
> Biggest hit: Five More Hours
9. Nicki Minaj
> Total number of shows: 49 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,697,864
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 33,637,625
> Biggest hit: Bang Bang
8. Maroon 5
> Total number of shows: 25 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,395,473
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 43,177,367
> Biggest hit: Sugar
7. Justin Timberlake
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,737,343
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 23,874,475
> Biggest hit: CAN’T STOP THE FEELING!
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6. Katy Perry
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,075,204
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 17,494,874
> Biggest hit: Dark Horse
5. Taylor Swift
> Total number of shows: 17 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,745,830
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 21,727,486
> Biggest hit: Look What You Made Me Do
4. Beyoncé
> Total number of shows: 29 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,083,791
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 25,696,992
> Biggest hit: Halo
3. Bruno Mars
> Total number of shows: 27 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,174,727
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 25,622,801
> Biggest hit: That’s What I Like
2. Ed Sheeran
> Total number of shows: 28 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,938,050
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 39,968,204
> Biggest hit: Shape of You
1. Drake
> Total number of shows: 55 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,418,555
> Monthly Spotify listeners: 63,658,135
> Biggest hit: One Dance
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