Taylor Swift tops 2023 concert box office rankings with over $1 billion
(AFP, New York, 8th) The entertainment industry magazine Pollstar pointed out today that the total ticket revenue of the top 100 concert tours in 2023 hit a new high of 9.17 billion U.S. dollars (approximately NT$288.2 billion), among which American pop queen Taylor Swift ( Taylor Swift made the most.
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was the first concert tour in history to gross over $1 billion.
Within one year from mid-November 2022, ticket sales for the 2023 tour will surge by 46% compared to the record-breaking previous year.
“2023 is an unprecedented year for live performance,” Pollstar said on its website.
All indicators show growth: the average revenue of a single concert increased by 53% to US$2.37 million, the total ticket sales increased by 18% to 70 million, and the average selling price of a single ticket also increased by more than 23%. Came to US$130.81 (approximately NT$4,110).
Taylor Swift’s concert tour also set a new record, with ticket sales of 60 concerts between March and November 2023 exceeding the symbolic $1 billion mark.
Not only that, Pollstar predicts that by the end of this tour, Taylor Swift, who was named the 2023 “Person of the Year” by Time magazine on the 6th, may have a total box office of more than US$2 billion.
Prior to this, the only person with a box office close to $1 billion was British singer Elton John, whose marathon “Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour” took place in 5 years. It played 328 performances and grossed $939 million.
American singer Beyonce’s 56 concerts on the 2023 “Renaissance Tour” grossed a total of US$579 million, ranking second on the list. American rock singer Bruce Springsteen, British band Coldplay and British singer Harry Styles ranked third, fourth and fifth respectively.
