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Music industry magazine Pollstar<\/em>\u00a0has reported that the top-earning rock bands on tour during the first half of 2026 were AC\/DC<\/a>, Eagles<\/a>, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Bruce Springsteen<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Australian giants turned over $120.2 million, with 907,000 tickets sold for 15 shows at an average price of $132. With just over half the total figure, Eagles came second at $69.7million, selling 235,000 tickets at an average of $296, also over 15 shows.<\/p>\n Next came TSO, who played 109 shows and sold 774,000 tickets at an average of $78, bringing in a total of $60.4 million; while Springsteen and the E Street Band played 14 shows and made $58.4 million from 230,000 sales averaging $254 per ticket.<\/p>\n AC\/DC were fourth in Pollstar\u2019s overall chart, with Bad Bunny ($225 million), Lady Gaga ($209 million) and BTS ($139 million) ahead. Ed Sheeran ($105million), SEVENTEEN ($76 million) and Cardi B ($72 million) came ahead of Eagles, TSO and Springsteen.<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/strong>Oasis Sold More Tickets in 2025 Than Beyonce<\/a><\/p>\n Pollstar<\/em> noted: \u201cCumulative grosses and tickets sold\u2026 grew by more than 12 percent. Worldwide grosses hit $3.16billion, up 12.3 percent over 2025, while ticket sales increased 12.8 percent year-on-year to 26.3 million.<\/p>\n \u201cNorth American grosses stayed constant at $1.92 billion, up 0.1 percent over 2025, with ticket sales up 2.5%. Per-show averages were down single digits, but mitigated by a surge in the number of shows.\u201d<\/p>\n Andy Gensler, the publication\u2019s editor, said: \u201cIt\u2019s gratifying to see Pollstar\u2019s record-setting mid-year data finally putting to rest this year\u2019s so-called \u2018blue dot fever,\u2019 which erroneously claimed the live business was collapsing. Our data definitively shows otherwise.\u201d<\/p>\n Pollstar<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0list of top 10 artists in North America didn\u2019t feature AC\/DC, while Eagles, TSO and Springsteen \u2013 who played the region exclusively during the first half of 2026 \u2013 were ranked 5th, 6th and 7th overall.<\/p>\n 1. Bad Bunny:<\/strong> $225.1m; avg price $150, total sales 1.4m over 27 shows They helped push rock into fun and interesting places \u2013 and they’ll still be out there doing it in the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPollstar\u2019s 2026 Mid-Year Worldwide Top Touring Artists<\/h3>\n
2. Lady Gaga:<\/strong> $209.4m; avg $213; 982,530 tickets over 41 shows
3. BTS:<\/strong> $139.6m; avg $211; 661,216 tickets over 13 shows
4. AC\/DC:<\/strong> $120.3m; avg $132; 907,831 tickets over 15 shows
5. Ed Sheeran:<\/strong> $105.1m; avg $129; 811,233 tickets over 21 shows
6. Seventeen:<\/strong> $75.9m; avg $141; 534,723 tickets over 18 shows
7. Cardi B:<\/strong> $72.1m; avg $155; 464,635 tickets over 36 shows
8. Eagles:<\/strong> $69.7m; avg $296; 235,458 tickets over 15 shows
9. TSO:<\/strong> $60.4m; avg $78; 774,057 tickets over 109 shows
10. Bruce Springsteen:<\/strong> $58.5m; avg $254; 229,678 tickets over 14 shows<\/p>\nThe Oldest Rockers on Tour This Summer<\/h2>\n