The only way most musical acts can make their money these days is by touring as sales/streams earn very little, so here is a list of the top 20 highest-grossing tours ever.
| Rank | Artist | Tour title | Year(s) | Shows | Actual gross |
| 20 | Garth Brooks | The Garth Brooks World Tour | 2014–2017 | 390 | $364,300,000 |
| 19 | Bruno Mars | 24K Magic | 2017–2018 | 196 | $367,700,000 |
| 18 | U2 | Vertigo | 2005–2006 | 131 | $389,000,000 |
| 17 | U2 | The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 & 2019 | 2017, 2019 | 66 | $390,778,581 |
| 16 | Pink | Beautiful Trauma | 2018–2019 | 156 | $397,300,000 |
| 15 | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet | 2008–2009 | 85 | $411,000,000 |
| 14 | Ed Sheeran | +–=÷× | 2022–2023 | 77 | $417,661,372 |
| 13 | Metallica | WorldWired | 2016–2019 | 143 | $430,000,000 |
| 12 | AC/DC | Black Ice World | 2008–2010 | 165 | $441,900,000 |
| 11 | Roger Waters | The Wall | 2010–2013 | 219 | $459,000,000 |
| 10 | Beyoncé | Renaissance | 2023 | 46 | $461,213,507 |
| 9 | Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams | 2016–2017 | 114 | $523,033,675 |
| 8 | Rolling Stones | No Filter | 2017–2021 | 58 | $546,500,000 |
| 7 | Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang | 2005–2007 | 144 | $558,255,524 |
| 6 | Guns N’ Roses | Not in This Lifetime… | 2016–2019 | 158 | $584,200,000 |
| 5 | Harry Styles | Love On Tour | 2021–2023 | 169 | $617,300,000 |
| 4 | Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World | 2022–2023 | 107 | $617,822,656 |
| 3 | U2 | U2 360° | 2009–2011 | 110 | $736,421,586 |
| 2 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ | 2017–2019 | 255 | $776,200,000 |
| 1 | Elton John | Farewell Yellow Brick Road | 2018–2023 | 330 | $939,100,000 |