100 Most Popular Musicians on Tour This Summer

Summer is a time for the outdoors, for leisurely nights, and for having lots of fun. It’s also the perfect season for concerts. Luckily for concertgoers in the United States, there’s no shortage of musical acts willing to hit the road and perform live music for their fans.

In 2017, $8 billion worth of tickets to major concerts were sold in the United States, according to concert industry publication Pollstar. Live music is big business, and with many fans willing to pay hundreds of dollars to see their favorite performers, it’s no wonder many musicians choose to spend their summers on the road.

By creating an index based on metrics such as followers on concert tracking website Songkick and annual page views of each artist’s Wikipedia page, 24/7 Wall St. has determined the 100 most popular musicians going on tour this summer.

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100. Phoenix
> Total number of shows: 28 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 827,179
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 367,281
> Spotify followers: 3,400,770

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99. Keith Urban
> Total number of shows: 64 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 523,219
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,825,224
> Spotify followers: 5,786,202

98. Rod Stewart
> Total number of shows: 35 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 534,085
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,775,004
> Spotify followers: 4,266,296

97. Lady Antebellum
> Total number of shows: 39 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 762,290
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 716,732
> Spotify followers: 3,774,032

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96. Neil Young
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 569,618
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,712,703
> Spotify followers: 3,227,544

95. Death Cab for Cutie
> Total number of shows: 32 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 868,789
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 326,241
> Spotify followers: 2,159,480

94. alt-J
> Total number of shows: 45 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 817,757
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 595,456
> Spotify followers: 4,473,847

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93. Zedd
> Total number of shows: 25 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 742,120
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 991,768
> Spotify followers: 26,142,809

92. Deadmau5
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 772,522
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 883,019
> Spotify followers: 2,255,697

91. Jack Johnson
> Total number of shows: 12 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 972,151
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 016,728
> Spotify followers: 6,145,444

90. Nelly
> Total number of shows: 11 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 783,018
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,019,881
> Spotify followers: 8,137,947

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89. Luke Bryan
> Total number of shows: 49 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 637,771
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,729,510
> Spotify followers: 6,033,288

88. 2 Chainz
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 748,226
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,251,526
> Spotify followers: 14,608,852

87. Rick Ross
> Total number of shows: 9 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 683,587
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,556,916
> Spotify followers: 5,747,378

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86. Depeche Mode
> Total number of shows: 22 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 704,184
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,480,805
> Spotify followers: 4,475,488

85. Carrie Underwood
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 607,604
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,951,851
> Spotify followers: 4,291,808

84. Bastille
> Total number of shows: 15 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 949,949
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 365,809
> Spotify followers: 8,555,275

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83. Lynyrd Skynyrd
> Total number of shows: 26 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 589,556
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,074,238
> Spotify followers: 7,761,050

82. A$AP Rocky
> Total number of shows: 9 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,012,299
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 098,690
> Spotify followers: 13,675,862

81. System of a Down
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 749,374
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,330,440
> Spotify followers: 7,142,603

80. Ne-Yo
> Total number of shows: 8 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 890,933
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 785,654
> Spotify followers: 11,363,639

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79. Gucci Mane
> Total number of shows: 14 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 535,570
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,449,930
> Spotify followers: 14,287,782

78. Ludacris
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 782,874
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,324,076
> Spotify followers: 3,614,621

77. Meek Mill
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 530,635
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,543,735
> Spotify followers: 8,070,270

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76. Nas
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 662,623
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,987,881
> Spotify followers: 4,146,665

75. Beck
> Total number of shows: 27 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 830,119
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,208,838
> Spotify followers: 4,365,266

74. Journey
> Total number of shows: 12 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 767,407
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,511,467
> Spotify followers: 8,586,491

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73. Weezer
> Total number of shows: 34 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 923,662
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 882,284
> Spotify followers: 5,999,863

72. The Chainsmokers
> Total number of shows: 39 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 724,976
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,833,622
> Spotify followers: 30,974,626

71. Jason Mraz
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,022,051
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 445,792
> Spotify followers: 12,921,783

70. Train
> Total number of shows: 37 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,011,131
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 547,734
> Spotify followers: 9,511,148

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69. Major Lazer
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 946,431
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 853,681
> Spotify followers: 24,672,437

68. G-Eazy
> Total number of shows: 44 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 570,976
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,667,181
> Spotify followers: 20,467,160

67. Panic! At the Disco
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 889,006
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,188,364
> Spotify followers: 7,951,221

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66. Bon Iver
> Total number of shows: 8 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,025,824
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 598,817
> Spotify followers: 4,434,260

65. Billy Joel
> Total number of shows: 16 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 704,679
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,103,115
> Spotify followers: 8,124,839

64. Tyga
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 841,131
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,532,943
> Spotify followers: 8,291,617

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63. Eagles
> Total number of shows: 15 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 690,693
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,266,711
> Spotify followers: 8,509,908

62. Stevie Wonder
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 780,953
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,134,974
> Spotify followers: 9,221,822

61. Foster the People
> Total number of shows: 36 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,148,137
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 521,052
> Spotify followers: 9,724,160

60. Christina Aguilera
> Total number of shows: 23 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 808,712
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,145,967
> Spotify followers: 13,530,621

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59. Pearl Jam
> Total number of shows: 22 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,014,461
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,330,363
> Spotify followers: 6,848,943

58. Gwen Stefani
> Total number of shows: 25 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 569,766
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,477,956
> Spotify followers: 6,573,163

57. Future
> Total number of shows: 7 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 868,347
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,096,544
> Spotify followers: 25,514,252

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56. blink-182
> Total number of shows: 18 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,017,051
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,429,305
> Spotify followers: 8,061,593

55. Arcade Fire
> Total number of shows: 17 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,065,797
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,201,624
> Spotify followers: 3,428,992

54. MGMT
> Total number of shows: 16 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,170,403
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 792,617
> Spotify followers: 5,647,611

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53. The xx
> Total number of shows: 12 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,163,019
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 850,645
> Spotify followers: 4,740,112

52. Eric Clapton
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 756,371
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,774,645
> Spotify followers: 6,719,127

51. Shawn Mendes
> Total number of shows: 83 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 566,625
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,715,653
> Spotify followers: 30,254,495

50. OneRepublic
> Total number of shows: 6 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,275,641
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 584,650
> Spotify followers: 16,566,354

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49. T.I.
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,077,604
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,740,130
> Spotify followers: 7,104,150

48. Flo Rida
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,357,756
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 486,986
> Spotify followers: 15,085,295

47. Paramore
> Total number of shows: 28 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,185,460
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,366,930
> Spotify followers: 6,123,814

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46. Fall Out Boy
> Total number of shows: 30 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,234,728
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,185,668
> Spotify followers: 10,120,047

45. Kelly Clarkson
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 895,565
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,778,794
> Spotify followers: 8,865,870

44. Pink
> Total number of shows: 9 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 581,809
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,257,430
> Spotify followers: 16,501,569

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43. Jason Derulo
> Total number of shows: 24 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,303,439
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 938,565
> Spotify followers: 28,776,902

42. J. Cole
> Total number of shows: 41 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,083,418
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,001,542
> Spotify followers: 20,354,482

41. John Mayer
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,130,291
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,791,994
> Spotify followers: 10,828,811

40. Sam Smith
> Total number of shows: 45 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 922,179
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,779,349
> Spotify followers: 19,693,279

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39. 50 Cent
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 885,879
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,000,150
> Spotify followers: 11,862,735

38. Arctic Monkeys
> Total number of shows: 62 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,338,971
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,224,762
> Spotify followers: 13,127,485

37. Fleetwood Mac
> Total number of shows: 52 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,024,676
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,754,226
> Spotify followers: 11,175,053

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36. Mariah Carey
> Total number of shows: 19 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 872,477
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,689,503
> Spotify followers: 7,869,452

35. Migos
> Total number of shows: 65 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 522,417
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 5,408,248
> Spotify followers: 24,192,020

34. DJ Khaled
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 745,650
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,489,217
> Spotify followers: 16,555,854

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33. Mumford & Sons
> Total number of shows: 2 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,557,313
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 775,974
> Spotify followers: 6,986,143

32. Pitbull
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,407,664
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,535,447
> Spotify followers: 17,134,364

31. Jay-Z
> Total number of shows: 48 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 872,187
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,066,697
> Spotify followers: 7,945,368

30. Kesha
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,105,867
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,027,536
> Spotify followers: 9,743,311

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29. Queen
> Total number of shows: 21 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,205,747
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,640,564
> Spotify followers: 17,617,107

28. Muse
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,552,623
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,049,545
> Spotify followers: 6,503,482

27. Travis Scott
> Total number of shows: 18 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 526,912
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 5,993,191
> Spotify followers: 20,142,772

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26. Elton John
> Total number of shows: 56 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,010,958
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,837,750
> Spotify followers: 10,950,999

25. Metallica
> Total number of shows: 36 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,259,648
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,685,086
> Spotify followers: 10,027,671

24. Wiz Khalifa
> Total number of shows: 36 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,550,382
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,579,507
> Spotify followers: 19,841,292

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23. Kings of Leon
> Total number of shows: 4 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,733,153
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 725,841
> Spotify followers: 8,435,434

22. Foo Fighters
> Total number of shows: 35 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,397,624
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,337,977
> Spotify followers: 8,887,049

21. Jennifer Lopez
> Total number of shows: 28 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 880,111
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,932,944
> Spotify followers: 13,335,079

20. Shakira
> Total number of shows: 40 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,077,501
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,089,031
> Spotify followers: 19,355,714

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19. Snoop Dogg
> Total number of shows: 3 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,076,394
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,240,127
> Spotify followers: 12,959,342

18. Radiohead
> Total number of shows: 18 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,656,032
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,626,180
> Spotify followers: 7,549,859

17. Britney Spears
> Total number of shows: 22 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,188,708
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,962,828
> Spotify followers: 10,325,027

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16. The Killers
> Total number of shows: 24 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,731,164
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,528,649
> Spotify followers: 11,870,845

15. Demi Lovato
> Total number of shows: 28 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 921,513
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 5,646,927
> Spotify followers: 26,361,161

14. Imagine Dragons
> Total number of shows: 22 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,654,355
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 2,519,973
> Spotify followers: 27,660,029

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13. The Weeknd
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,660,214
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,695,701
> Spotify followers: 35,697,141

12. Lil Wayne
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,803,334
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 3,092,997
> Spotify followers: 18,753,370

11. Maroon 5
> Total number of shows: 5 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,317,464
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,282,661
> Spotify followers: 26,607,471

10. Kendrick Lamar
> Total number of shows: 31 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,563,690
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,827,993
> Spotify followers: 34,096,493

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9. U2
> Total number of shows: 51 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,502,232
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 1,873,530
> Spotify followers: 9,140,462

8. Ariana Grande
> Total number of shows: 1 concert
> Followers on Songkick: 1,022,353
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 9,343,101
> Spotify followers: 35,204,096

7. Katy Perry
> Total number of shows: 34 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,017,540
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 5,180,131
> Spotify followers: 17,149,386

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6. Taylor Swift
> Total number of shows: 30 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,683,234
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 6,834,530
> Spotify followers: 26,781,425

5. Drake
> Total number of shows: 41 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,308,102
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 4,285,323
> Spotify followers: 49,101,724

4. Beyoncé
> Total number of shows: 48 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,008,152
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 6,225,614
> Spotify followers: 25,963,629

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3. Bruno Mars
> Total number of shows: 40 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,094,673
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 7,218,000
> Spotify followers: 27,046,454

2. Ed Sheeran
> Total number of shows: 55 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 1,842,677
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 8,907,871
> Spotify followers: 39,536,690

1. Eminem
> Total number of shows: 8 concerts
> Followers on Songkick: 2,484,711
> Annual Wikipedia page views: 8,915,614
> Spotify followers: 27,209,012

Detailed Findings & Methodology:

While many of the top artists will be playing shows outside of the United States this summer, the majority of them will take place domestically. The nation’s geography lends itself to road touring, as bands can reach many different cities with new crowds each day.

The musical act with the most planned tour dates is Canadian singer Shawn Mendes, who has an impressive 83 shows scheduled – some of which will take place before summer officially begins on June 21. Rap trio Migos follows closely behind, with 65 dates, and country artist Keith Urban is third, with 64 concerts.

Some of the musicians who have highest number of Wikipedia page views -– a loose signifier of the level of celebrity –- are slated for a high number of performances as well. Ed Sheeran will play 55 shows, Bruno Mars 40, and Taylor Swift 30. These artists have the third, fourth, and fifth most Wikipedia page views of all the artists on our list, respectively.

Other performers will be keeping a lower profile this summer. Ariana Grande, who has more Wikipedia page views than all others on our list, has only one show planned this summer, on June 2 at the Banc of California Stadium. Her tour last year was interrupted by the terrorist attack in Manchester, United Kingdom. John Mayer also has only one show planned, as do rappers Flo Rida, T.I., Tyga, and Meek Mill.

To identify this summer’s best concerts, 24/7 Wall St. created an index based on the weighted average of the number of fans tracking an artist’s tour dates on live music-tracking site Songkick as well as the average daily number of visits to the artist’s Wikipedia page over the past 12 months (as of May 1, 2018). To be considered for the ranking, an artist or band needed to be currently on tour in the United States and have an average of 500,000 fans tracking them on Songkick.