Artists With Highest Grossing Tours of 2012

Here is the list of the top 25 artists with the highest grossing tours in 2012. Madonna tops the list with a total gross of $228,406,085 in 72 shows.

1  Madonna
Total Gross: $228,406,085 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,635,176

2  Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Total Gross: $199,371,791 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 2,165,925

3  Roger Waters
Total Gross: $186,466,703 Number of Shows: 72
Total Attendance: 1,680,042

4  Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour by Cirque Du Soleil
Total Gross: $147,310,505 Number of Shows: 183
Total Attendance: 1,374,482

5  Coldplay
Total Gross: $147,188,828 Number of Shows: 67
Total Attendance: 1,811,787

6  Lady Gaga
Total Gross: $124,879,545 Number of Shows: 65
Total Attendance: 1,111,099

7  Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw
Total Gross: $96,458,890 Number of Shows: 23
Total Attendance: 1,085,382

8  Van Halen
Total Gross: $54,425,548 Number of Shows: 46
Total Attendance: 522,296

9  Jay-Z & Kanye West
Total Gross: $46,986,464 Number of Shows: 31
Total Attendance: 371,777

10  Andre Rieu
Total Gross: $46,785,717 Number of Shows: 99
Total Attendance: 490,165

11  Dave Matthews Band
Total Gross: $41,433,182 Number of Shows: 41
Total Attendance: 757,629

12 Barbra Streisand
Total Gross: $40,657,170 Number of Shows: 12
Total Attendance: 154,287

13 Jason Aldean
Total Gross: $39,956,703 Number of Shows: 59
Total Attendance: 984,229

14  Lady Antebellum
Total Gross: $38,358,801 Number of Shows: 88
Total Attendance: 860,065

15  Red Hot Chili Peppers
Total Gross: $33,911,873 Number of Shows: 42
Total Attendance: 549,028

16  Brad Paisley
Total Gross: $33,794,719 Number of Shows: 51
Total Attendance: 485,852

17  Nickelback
Total Gross: $33,790,267 Number of Shows: 50
Total Attendance: 492,492

18  Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Total Gross: $33,370,711 Number of Shows: 99
Total Attendance: 673,575

19  Elton John
Total Gross: $32,920,986 Number of Shows: 38
Total Attendance: 240,381

20  Justin Bieber
Total Gross: $30,667,737 Number of Shows: 29
Total Attendance: 402,710

21  Rod Stewart
Total Gross: $30,158,491 Number of Shows: 35
Total Attendance: 201,912

22  Neil Diamond
Total Gross: $29,910,078 Number of Shows: 30
Total Attendance: 317,824

23  Pearl Jam
Total Gross: $27,363,430 Number of Shows: 11
Total Attendance: 337,613

24  Taylor Swift
Total Gross: $26,310,160 Number of Shows: 21
Total Attendance: 285,715

25  Rascal Flatts
Total Gross: $26,155,360 Number of Shows: 45
Total Attendance: 612,243