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Most successful country tours of 2024 | Music City Minute

Dec 31, 2024, 2:48 PM

Some of the hottest tickets in the last 12 months were for country music concerts. Here are the top ten grossing country tours in 2024, according to Billboard Boxscore. At number 10 is Luke Bryan, who played 39 shows that grossed just under $40 million. Shania Twain’s tour brought in $40.5 million. Jelly Roll’s massive tour earned $41 million. Tyler Childers’ road show grossed $52.5 million. Tim McGraw’s tour raked in just over $53 million. Coming in at number five is Chris Stapleton. His 40-date tour brought in close to $90 million. The King, George Strait played eleven stadium shows, which grossed $125 million dollars. Speaking of stadium shows, Kenny Chesney’s 34 shows grossed nearly 160 million. Luke Combs’ shows brought in nearly $174 million. Finally, at number one is Zach Bryan. His Quittin’ Time tour raked in a whopping $321 million dollars.
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