Pollstar just released a list of the top touring artists worldwide based on how many tickets they've sold over the years. They used data dating all the way back to 1980. Here are the Top 20:
1. U2, which has sold more than 26 MILLION TICKETS.
2. Dave Matthews Band
3. The Rolling Stones
4. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
5. Elton John
6. Metallica
7. Bon Jovi
8. Billy Joel
9. Kenny Chesney
10. Grateful Dead
11. Trans-Siberian Orchestra
12. Phish
13. Aerosmith
14. Jimmy Buffett
15. Rod Stewart
16. Neil Diamond
17. Coldplay
18. George Strait
19. Tim McGraw
20. Ed Sheeran