$1bn artists line up global tours as confidence builds

Some of the most valuable touring talent of the past four years are plotting their return to the road, many from as early as this summer

The Boss has brought back Springsteen on Broadway ahead of a full tour in 2022 © Danny Clinch

Some of the world’s biggest artists, collectively worth more than US$1 billion in ticket revenue between 2018 and 2020, will hit the road again in 2021 and ’22, as confidence builds for a return to international touring over the next 12 months.

Sir Elton John, Celine Dion, Metallica, Michael Bublé, Guns N’ Roses, Bruce Springsteen and Eagles – all of whom ranked among the highest-grossing tours of 2018, 2019 and 2020, grossing more than $1bn between them – have in recent weeks…

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