Stadium Box Office Figures Have Exploded Since 2016, More Than Eight Times the Rate of Inflation

IQ Magazine and Billboard partnered to dig into the last decade of growth of stadium concerts. Shakira performs during her ‘Las Mujeres ya no Lloran’ tour at the GNP Seguros Stadium in Mexico City on March 30, 2025. ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty I One year after another, more artists cater their touring schedules to outdoor stadiums, expanding their potential reach by as much as four or five times that of an arena tour. According to IQ Magazine‘s Global Stadium Report, based on figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, total grosses for global stadium shows have risen by more than 275% since 2016. In the same window, the rate of inflation pushed the U.S. dollar by 34%. Related After grossing between $1.1 billion and $1.6 billion per year in 2016-19, total stadium earnings rose to $2.5 billion in 2022 and then to $4.6 billion in 2023 (and down less than 3% in 2024). Today (Aug. 6), IQ Magazine published its Global Stadium Report, including an in-depth analysis of the grosses, attendance and ever-increasing number of stadium concerts, courtesy of data provided by Billboard Boxscore. Concerts at venues with capacity of 35,000 or more from the last decade were included. Dating back almost
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