Three country stars ranked on Pollstar’s Year End Top 20 Worldwide Tours chart, based on gross box office receipts from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2014.
Luke Bryan grossed $62.8 million, coming in at No. 17 on the list. The WME artist sold more than 1.2 million tickets at 72 concerts. His average ticket price was about $50.
George Strait ranked No. 18 on Pollstar’s list, grossing $61.8 million on his farewell run which had an average ticket price of almost $109. Strait sold more than a half million tickets and played 26 shows. His booking is handled by The Erv Woolsey Agency.
Jason Aldean secured the No. 20 spot by grossing $52.5 million. He sold more than one million tickets over the course of 70 shows. Tickets to see the WME artist averaged $48.
The top three slots on the list are occupied by One Direction ($282M), Justin Timberlake ($184M) and The Rolling Stones ($165M).
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