Going on tour is one of the most lucrative means of making money for today’s popular musicians. As of June 2017, the U.S. music industry was worth $17.2 billion, according to PwC, and live music concert sales accounted for 43% of all revenue. While these revenues do not all end up in the pockets of the artists, a significant portion does.

With this in mind, it’s no wonder that many popular musicians endure grueling tour schedules, often taking just enough time between concerts to travel to the next city to entertain the next slew of fans willing to shell out hundreds of dollars.

By creating an index based on various metrics such as followers on Spotify and on concert tracking website Songkick, 24/7 Wall St. has determined the 100 most popular musicians going on tour this spring.

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100. Avenged Sevenfold
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 497,998
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,166,813
> Spotify followers: 2,078,177

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99. Iron & Wine
> Total number of shows: 8 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 590,269
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 239,776
> Spotify followers: 601,968

98. Vance Joy
> Total number of shows: 71 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 572,832
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 433,614
> Spotify followers: 1,105,657

97. Rascal Flatts
> Total number of shows: 27 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 579,256
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 394,411
> Spotify followers: 1,238,343

96. Wale
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 569,555
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 512,985
> Spotify followers: 1,288,732

95. ScHoolboy Q
> Total number of shows: 32 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 571,564
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 505,290
> Spotify followers: 1,683,054

94. Bryan Adams
> Total number of shows: 45 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 506,087
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,220,226
> Spotify followers: 700,580

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93. Martin Garrix
> Total number of shows: 18 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 529,548
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 976,860
> Spotify followers: 5,435,646

92. Dave Matthews Band
> Total number of shows: 47 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 576,049
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 475,535
> Spotify followers: 741,242

91. Ty Dolla $ign
> Total number of shows: 38 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 538,947
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 920,105
> Spotify followers: 1,630,101

90. Van Morrison
> Total number of shows: 18 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 524,646
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,107,736
> Spotify followers: 678,913

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89. Nine Inch Nails
> Total number of shows: 17 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 537,942
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,046,493
> Spotify followers: 866,388

88. Thirty Seconds to Mars
> Total number of shows: 64 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 548,036
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,083,156
> Spotify followers: 1,688,277

87. Moby
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 592,908
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 639,616
> Spotify followers: 810,188

86. Tim McGraw
> Total number of shows: 28 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 533,069
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,325,691
> Spotify followers: 1,964,743

85. Lily Allen
> Total number of shows: 12 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 565,777
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 991,859
> Spotify followers: 978,995

84. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 632,948
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 316,486
> Spotify followers: 633,825

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83. Jason Aldean
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 564,538
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,171,677
> Spotify followers: 2,052,032

82. Mary J. Blige
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 548,202
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,362,972
> Spotify followers: 1,280,537

81. Keith Urban
> Total number of shows: 63 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 508,074
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,800,416
> Spotify followers: 2,099,011

80. Band of Horses
> Total number of shows: 13 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 660,790
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 165,004
> Spotify followers: 616,205

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79. Santana
> Total number of shows: 41 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 618,937
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 650,669
> Spotify followers: 711,680

78. Rod Stewart
> Total number of shows: 38 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 519,007
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,780,939
> Spotify followers: 719,293

77. Tiësto
> Total number of shows: 49 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 640,513
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 474,010
> Spotify followers: 2,876,158

76. Meghan Trainor
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 561,359
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,428,615
> Spotify followers: 4,959,553

75. Miguel
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 606,854
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 942,082
> Spotify followers: 1,541,359

74. Robin Thicke
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 607,616
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 952,461
> Spotify followers: 1,140,649

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73. Franz Ferdinand
> Total number of shows: 53 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 651,204
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 488,141
> Spotify followers: 1,021,832

72. Queens of the Stone Age
> Total number of shows: 35 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 573,563
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,355,308
> Spotify followers: 1,323,963

71. Incubus
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 613,296
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 932,868
> Spotify followers: 1,283,332

70. The National
> Total number of shows: 28 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 633,940
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 726,440
> Spotify followers: 813,541

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69. The Goo Goo Dolls
> Total number of shows: 21 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 673,079
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 518,154
> Spotify followers: 752,092

68. Cage the Elephant
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 682,524
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 437,711
> Spotify followers: 1,093,634

67. T-Pain
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 663,554
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 683,450
> Spotify followers: 1,357,048

66. The Offspring
> Total number of shows: 23 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 659,138
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 754,001
> Spotify followers: 2,056,866

65. Gucci Mane
> Total number of shows: 13 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 502,144
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,456,039
> Spotify followers: 1,839,847

64. Iggy Azalea
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 577,023
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,680,180
> Spotify followers: 2,905,106

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63. Journey
> Total number of shows: 12 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 750,945
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 062,265
> Spotify followers: 1,257,566

62. Modest Mouse
> Total number of shows: 29 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 715,868
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 478,601
> Spotify followers: 729,411

61. Lynyrd Skynyrd
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 576,601
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,060,278
> Spotify followers: 1,168,214

60. Luke Bryan
> Total number of shows: 49 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 619,290
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,629,735
> Spotify followers: 2,488,648

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59. Chance the Rapper
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 572,211
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,282,447
> Spotify followers: 2,880,468

58. Zedd
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 711,798
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 917,833
> Spotify followers: 2,621,068

57. R. Kelly
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 635,095
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,845,029
> Spotify followers: 1,482,650

56. Rick Ross
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 663,150
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,557,173
> Spotify followers: 1,931,450

55. Snow Patrol
> Total number of shows: 14 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 772,827
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 393,698
> Spotify followers: 1,063,053

54. Lady Antebellum
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 747,050
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 694,528
> Spotify followers: 1,786,534

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53. The Beach Boys
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 635,949
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,917,233
> Spotify followers: 1,194,786

52. The Kooks
> Total number of shows: 23 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 800,472
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 255,288
> Spotify followers: 1,383,329

51. Nas
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 647,355
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,965,052
> Spotify followers: 1,162,706

50. 2 Chainz
> Total number of shows: 8 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 714,023
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,247,907
> Spotify followers: 2,565,506

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49. Depeche Mode
> Total number of shows: 22 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 690,669
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,517,194
> Spotify followers: 1,312,677

48. Future
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 821,596
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 182,400
> Spotify followers: 6,044,768

47. Mac Miller
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 713,980
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,396,404
> Spotify followers: 2,167,044

46. Deadmau5
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 762,770
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 872,259
> Spotify followers: 1,938,797

45. alt-J
> Total number of shows: 68 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 796,917
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 614,253
> Spotify followers: 1,865,749

44. Nelly
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 764,946
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,024,618
> Spotify followers: 980,279

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43. The Chainsmokers
> Total number of shows: 38 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 682,261
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,072,424
> Spotify followers: 6,463,354

42. Eagles
> Total number of shows: 19 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 672,032
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,241,305
> Spotify followers: 1,392,313

41. Billy Joel
> Total number of shows: 16 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 684,891
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,117,127
> Spotify followers: 989,680

40. Ludacris
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 762,143
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,497,287
> Spotify followers: 1,287,146

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39. Beck
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 814,745
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,205,062
> Spotify followers: 740,054

38. Ne-Yo
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 869,476
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 785,824
> Spotify followers: 3,239,323

37. Jack Johnson
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 955,385
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 015,389
> Spotify followers: 1,951,715

36. Pink
> Total number of shows: 26 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 576,349
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,192,746
> Spotify followers: 3,797,613

35. Bon Jovi
> Total number of shows: 18 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 855,713
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,259,948
> Spotify followers: 3,136,049

34. Major Lazer
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 909,004
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 864,698
> Spotify followers: 3,872,923

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33. Train
> Total number of shows: 42 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 993,528
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 441,646
> Spotify followers: 1,978,595

32. Bon Iver
> Total number of shows: 8 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,005,789
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 611,328
> Spotify followers: 3,125,982

31. blink-182
> Total number of shows: 19 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 991,701
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,459,197
> Spotify followers: 3,655,776

30. DJ Khaled
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 714,547
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,506,283
> Spotify followers: 1,877,039

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29. Foster the People
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,125,628
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 529,042
> Spotify followers: 2,084,621

28. Big Sean
> Total number of shows: 33 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,074,353
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,207,690
> Spotify followers: 3,799,660

27. J. Cole
> Total number of shows: 9 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,042,862
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,558,153
> Spotify followers: 4,708,292

26. T.I.
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,051,412
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,804,516
> Spotify followers: 2,204,560

25. MGMT
> Total number of shows: 19 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,147,061
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 782,804
> Spotify followers: 1,129,771

24. Kid Cudi
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,142,097
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 876,505
> Spotify followers: 2,303,457

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23. Skrillex
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,154,513
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 922,530
> Spotify followers: 5,975,522

22. Lorde
> Total number of shows: 16 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,014,740
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,731,203
> Spotify followers: 3,044,550

21. Paramore
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,158,279
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,569,959
> Spotify followers: 2,843,261

20. Jennifer Lopez
> Total number of shows: 40 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 854,767
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 5,012,675
> Spotify followers: 4,303,436

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19. Elton John
> Total number of shows: 70 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 982,666
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,774,484
> Spotify followers: 1,440,389

18. Pitbull
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,371,978
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 034,875
> Spotify followers: 5,184,854

17. Arctic Monkeys
> Total number of shows: 36 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,305,287
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,186,615
> Spotify followers: 5,411,736

16. Snoop Dogg
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,043,119
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,220,248
> Spotify followers: 3,226,161

15. Muse
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,524,302
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 465,272
> Spotify followers: 3,594,648

14. Foo Fighters
> Total number of shows: 42 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,372,156
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,309,681
> Spotify followers: 4,231,493

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13. Wiz Khalifa
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,504,458
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,604,799
> Spotify followers: 6,678,374

12. Imagine Dragons
> Total number of shows: 26 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,594,666
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,484,445
> Spotify followers: 8,644,339

11. The Killers
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,692,829
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,511,800
> Spotify followers: 3,174,212

10. The Weeknd
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,585,753
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,750,105
> Spotify followers: 9,999,563

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9. Kendrick Lamar
> Total number of shows: 39 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,489,946
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 5,646,469
> Spotify followers: 8,473,619

8. Lil Wayne
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,749,801
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,132,138
> Spotify followers: 5,949,759

7. Justin Timberlake
> Total number of shows: 10 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,630,305
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 5,422,984
> Spotify followers: 6,155,995

6. Taylor Swift
> Total number of shows: 33 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,635,275
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 6,821,098
> Spotify followers: 11,302,526

5. Maroon 5
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,254,783
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,290,012
> Spotify followers: 10,312,377

4. Beyoncé
> Total number of shows: 50 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,949,876
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 6,026,897
> Spotify followers: 12,449,487

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3. U2
> Total number of shows: 60 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,460,696
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,898,156
> Spotify followers: 2,589,704

2. Bruno Mars
> Total number of shows: 56 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,031,154
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 7,367,602
> Spotify followers: 11,791,622

1. Eminem
> Total number of shows: 10 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,413,480
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 8,954,586
> Spotify followers: 15,459,684

In an age where streaming has overtaken physical record sales, and where streaming pays relatively little — Spotify, for example, pays artists a fraction of a cent per play — musicians depend more and more on performing live to earn a living. Fortunately for the type of musicians able to sell out stadiums, fans today are paying more for concert tickets than ever before.

Many of the most popular musicians take advantage of how in demand they are and play as many shows as possible. Australian singer Vance Joy has 71 shows scheduled through the summer, 38 of which will take place this spring. Singer Elton John isn’t far behind with 70 total shows planned, with 15 falling in the spring season. Bruno Mars and U2 – the second and third most popular artists on tour – have 56 and 60 shows scheduled, respectively.

Other artists take an alternative approach and limit the number of live performances. Maroon 5 – the fifth most popular musical act according to our index – only has six shows scheduled. Lil Wayne only has two.

While the continental United States is both a huge market for live music and is geographically conducive to touring, a number of the artists on our list will also be playing shows outside of the U.S. this spring. Twenty-one of the 100 acts listed are playing their next show outside of the U.S. The most common country to be played during these upcoming dates is Mexico. All will play U.S. dates this spring in addition to the international concerts.

To identify the 100 most popular musicians touring this spring, 24/7 Wall St. created an index based on the weighted average of the number of fans tracking an artist’s tour dates on Songkick as well as the average daily number of visits to the act’s Wikipedia page over the past 12 months (as of April 12, 2018). To be considered for the ranking, an artist or band needed to be currently on tour in the U.S. and have an average of 500,000 fans tracking them on Songkick. For the index calculation, fans tracking was given a weight of 0.70, while Wikipedia page views was given a weight of 0.30.

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