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List of most-attended concert series at a single venue

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The following is a list of the most-attended concert series at a single venue (excluding music festivals). A run of concerts at the same venue may be promoted as a standalone residency or a multi-day engagement from a larger concert tour. Both Pollstar and Billboard have defined residencies as 10 shows or more at a single location.[1] However, Billboard omits all "mini-residencies within a tour" from its rankings, favoring events that established independent names, productions and set lists.[2]

Coldplay earned the highest turnout for a multi-day engagement with their Wembley Stadium concerts in 2025
Celine Dion earned the highest turnout for a residency with her New Day... shows from 2003 to 2007

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are the earliest known acts to sell over 300,000 tickets on a multi-day engagement. They performed six concerts at Giants Stadium in 1985, drawing 396,936 attendees. Michael Jackson broke their record in 1988 and 1993, with seven outings at Wembley Stadium (504,000) and five at Estadio Azteca (550,000), respectively. Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to number one the following decade, as their second Giants Stadium run accounted for 566,560 entries across 10 dates.

In 2011, Take That gathered 623,737 people for eight shows at Wembley Stadium, becoming the new historic leaders. Coldplay eclipsed them by performing 10 times at Estadio River Plate in 2022, moving 626,841 admissions. Taylor Swift came next, reporting 753,112 spectators over eight Wembley Stadium concerts in 2024. She was the first woman to ever hold the record. A year later, Coldplay landed at the top again, with their 10 nights at the same venue registering an estimated turnout of 791,000 attendees.

Celine Dion ranks first among residency performers, selling 4.55 million tickets between the New Day... (2003–2007) and Celine (2011–2019) series. Elvis Presley's International Theater (1969–1976) run preceded her with 1.27 million people. Most tenures are based in the Las Vegas Valley because of its popularity as a tourist destination,[3] though artists such as Adele and K3 have picked different locations. Billy Joel at the Garden (2014–2024) and U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere (2023–2024) top the male soloist and group categories.

Part of concert tours

Key
* Indicates the multi-day engagement had sold the most tickets up to that point
More information Rank, Tickets sold ...
Multi-day engagements with over 300,000 tickets sold
Rank Tickets sold Artist Venue Tour title Year Shows Ref.
1 791,000 Coldplay Wembley Stadium Music of the Spheres World Tour * 2025 10 [4]
2 780,000 Shakira Estadio GNP Seguros Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour 2025 12 [5]
3 753,112 Taylor Swift Wembley Stadium The Eras Tour * 2024 8 [6]
4 626,841 Coldplay Estadio River Plate Music of the Spheres World Tour * 2022 10 [7]
5 622,613 Bad Bunny Metropolitano Stadium Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour 2026 10 [8]
6 623,737 Take That Wembley Stadium Progress Live * 2011 8 [9]
7 566,560 Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band Giants Stadium The Rising Tour * 2003 10
8 550,000 Michael Jackson Estadio Azteca Dangerous World Tour * 1993 5 [10]
9 517,736 Bad Bunny Estadio GNP Seguros Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour 2025 8 [8]
10 504,000 Michael Jackson Wembley Stadium Bad World Tour * 1988 7 [11]
11 464,839 Coldplay Music of the Spheres World Tour 2022 6
12 450,000 Michael Jackson Tokyo Dome Bad World Tour 1988 9 [12]
13 443,223 Take That Etihad Stadium Progress Live 2011 8 [9]
14 439,651 Coldplay Estádio do Morumbi Music of the Spheres World Tour 2023 6 [13]
15 430,678 Roger Waters Estadio River Plate The Wall Live 2012 9 [14]
16 420,269 Ed Sheeran Wembley Stadium +–=÷× Tour 2022 5 [11]
17 420,000 Taylor Swift SoFi Stadium The Eras Tour 2023 6 [a]
18 396,936 Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band Giants Stadium Born in the U.S.A. Tour * 1985 6 [16]
19 378,000 Taylor Swift Singapore National Stadium The Eras Tour 2024 6 [b]
20 360,069 The Rolling Stones Memorial Coliseum Steel Wheels Tour 1989 4 [18]
21 347,923 RBD Foro Sol Soy Rebelde Tour 2023 7 [19]
22 344,144 The Rolling Stones Estadio River Plate Voodoo Lounge Tour 1995 5 [20]
23 335,394 Harry Styles Wembley Stadium Love On Tour 2023 4 [11]
24 332,867 Luis Miguel Auditorio Nacional México Por Siempre Tour 2018 35 [21]
25 331,892 Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band Memorial Coliseum Born in the U.S.A. Tour 1985 4 [16]
26 329,200 Coldplay Croke Park Music of the Spheres World Tour 2024 4 [22]
27 325,072 Accor Stadium 2024 4 [23]
28 322,028 Daddy Yankee Foro Sol La Última Vuelta World Tour 2022 5 [24]
29 322,000 Bruno Mars Tokyo Dome Bruno Mars Live 2024 7 [19]
30 321,113 Coldplay Singapore National Stadium Music of the Spheres World Tour 2024 6 [25]
31 320,000 Taylor Swift Accor Stadium The Eras Tour 2024 4 [c]
32 318,331 Coldplay Stade de France Music of the Spheres World Tour 2022 4 [27]
33 318,309 Goyang Stadium 2025 6 [28]
34 304,785 Bruce Springsteen · E Street Band Continental Airlines Arena Reunion Tour 1999 15 [29]
35 303,985 Coldplay Wembley Stadium A Head Full of Dreams Tour 2016 4 [30]
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Concert residencies

Key
* Indicates the residency had sold the most tickets up to that point
More information Rank, Tickets sold ...
Residencies with over 500,000 tickets sold
Rank Tickets sold Artist Venue Residency title Year Shows Ref.
1 2,814,577 Celine Dion The Colosseum at Caesars Palace A New Day... * 2003–2007 714 [31]
2 1,900,000 Billy Joel Madison Square Garden Billy Joel at the Garden 2014–2024 104 [2]
3 1,741,175 Celine Dion The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Celine 2011–2019 427 [31]
4 1,272,000 Elvis Presley International Theater Elvis * 1969–1976 636 [d]
5 982,090 Elton John The Colosseum at Caesars Palace The Red Piano 2004–2009 247 [33]
6 916,184 Britney Spears Zappos Theater Piece of Me 2013–2017 248
7 776,518 Elton John The Colosseum at Caesars Palace The Million Dollar Piano 2011–2018 189
8 730,000 Adele Messe München Adele in Munich 2024 10 [34]
9 697,765 Cher The Colosseum at Caesars Palace Cher 2008–2011 192 [33]
10 662,532 U2 Sphere U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere 2023–2024 40 [35]
11 602,000 George Strait T-Mobile Arena Strait to Vegas 2016–2022 36 [2]
12 556,000 Rod Stewart The Colosseum at Caesars Palace The Hits 2011–2024 149
13 537,817 Bette Midler The Showgirl Must Go On 2008–2010 170 [33]
14 500,000 K3 AFAS Dome K3 Originals: De Reünie 2025–2026 30 [36]
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Notes

  1. Rough estimate based on the record attendance of the fourth show.[15]
  2. Rough estimate based on the record attendance of the sixth show.[17]
  3. Rough estimate based on the record attendance of the fourth show.[26]
  4. Rough estimate based on the maximum capacity of the venue.[32]

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