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After  due to the pandemic, the Weeknd began his "After Hours til Dawn" tour in July 2022. He renamed the tour to promote 2020's "After Hours" and 2022's "Dawn FM." The meshing of the artist's fourth and fifth albums proved a success: The first four shows alone , with tickets costing $155 on average, according to Touring Data. This triumph  with a European and Latin American leg, .

Ed Sheeran is busy this summer with his "Mathematics" and "Subtract" tours. The former will hit stadiums globally; the latter will be a more intimate experience for smaller venues.

The English pop star  toward the end of 2022. After five years, he'll return to the U.S. and Canada to promote the 2021 album "=" and 2023's "-" with 35 shows. As of June 21, the tour has , even with 15 more shows to go, according to Touring Data.

In April, Sheeran announced a set of small theater performances for his ". The tour's  kicked off in May and ends in September, along with his "Mathematics" jaunt. The first six shows alone , as reported by Touring Data. Tickets for the more intimate tour have also been more expensive, with "Mathematics" costing fans $88 on average versus the "Subtract" tour's $107 average price.

Metallica's been touring for 40 years since " in 1983, but fans are still coming out in droves. The ""—named after the band's most recent album, "72 Seasons"—stops at 22 cities worldwide, with dates from April 2023 through September 2024.

Each city has two shows featuring different set lists that dive deep into the metal band's catalog. The set design is also unique, featuring a  and a mosh pit (dubbed the "Snake Pit") at its center. Playing two nights at some of the biggest stadiums in the world means lots of seats to fill—and, according to Touring Data, as of June 25, they're about .

Pink is known for putting on a show. Her unique pop and punk rock sound, incredible acrobatics, and gymnastics numbers have been .

Her two tours this summer—the "Summer Carnival" stadium tour and the North American "Trustfall" tour—are among the most popular, according to StubHub data. As of June 25, , and it just kicked off in early June, according to Touring Data. It's set to  around the globe until March 2024. Meanwhile, tickets for "Trustfall"—her  running in October and November—were already .

With this growth, Pink is on the path to breaking her : In 2019, her "Beautiful Trauma World Tour" became the #10 highest-grossing tour in Billboard Boxscore's history and the second biggest ever for a woman.

With less  announced in 2023, some might be surprised to see George Strait on this list—but no one performs like the King of Country Music. In 2014, Strait planned to retire from touring after performing at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. According to Billboard's Boxscore, it was the , with nearly 105,000 people crowding in to see him live one more time.

But it turns out Strait isn't done yet. He occasionally does shows in Las Vegas, and in October 2022, he announced a handful of stadium shows with fellow country singer Chris Stapleton, kicking off in 2023. His first show in May grossed , according to Touring Data. As of June 21—and just three of 10 shows in—Strait's tour has , with tickets costing fans $264 on average.

When Coldplay announced their "Music of the Spheres" world tour, with just six dates in Europe in late 2021, the band sold more than  in 24 hours, prompting an expansion that has them still on tour nearly two years later. After a couple of  in the western part of the U.S., Coldplay began its U.S. leg on May 6 at Dallas' Cotton Bowl Stadium.

The tour has received praise for its  and innovation, including a live hologram of BTS . Coldplay ended 2022 as the , according to Billboard, and they're going strong in 2023. According to Touring Data, the  as of April 17, which means nearly 40 shows are not yet accounted for.

After a stint on Broadway, Bruce Springsteen announced in February 2022 that he'd be reunited with the E Street Band to perform 19 European shows in 2023. He , prompting "The Boss" to add eight more shows. In April, attendees in Barcelona even join the group onstage for "Glory Days"—with a tambourine to boot.

Springsteen later announced , which had a series of problems. Experimenting with Ticketmaster's verified ticketing system to avoid scalpers—yes, the same one that —left some Springsteen lovers to spend up to . Then, COVID-19 made the rounds within the band, forcing the crew to . Despite the high cost and the delays, fans have appreciated the careful selection of songs from  rather than a "greatest hits'' setlist.

Country music fans got an early Christmas gift last year when Morgan Wallen  in 30 cities across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand cities. Days later, he added  due to high demand.

The controversial country artist, who was arrested for intoxication in 2020 and caught using a racial slur in 2021, has remained popular despite his misdoings. This new stadium tour comes off the heels of his Dangerous Tour, which . The "One Night at a Time" world tour , and it will run until June 2024. As of May 15, the tour has , with tickets averaging $172 a pop.

The BeyHive launched their queen to the #2 spot on StubHub's list of the most in-demand artists of the summer. When Beyoncé in February, . Forbes estimated  when the 57-show tour wraps in September. For those keeping track—and at the risk of reigniting an old rivalry—that'd be $500 million more than the $1.6 billion Taylor Swift expects to bring in from her Eras Tour this summer.

Beyoncé's tour kicked off in May, and the set list includes  and . But what has her fans talking most is that her 11-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy, has been  and has gone viral several times on TikTok. Beyoncé's 36-song set list clocks in at three hours, but fans aren't complaining (even though they're to see her). It's their first opportunity to see her onstage since her last solo tour in 2016.

The "Eras" tour started with a Ticketmaster crash heard 'round the world, which eventually launched a . So, suffice it to say, the demand to see Taylor Swift has been intense in 2023. Despite the technical difficulties, Swift sold  the first day they went on sale, breaking the single-day record. (Interestingly enough, there isn't data available on the , but needless to say,.)

The "Eras" tour, Swift's first since 2018, spans her 19-year career, with segments devoted to each of her 10 albums, from her 2006 self-titled debut to her latest, 2022's "Midnights." She famously performs two surprise songs during each show, including covers and deep cuts from her catalog. At one performance in New Jersey,  and brought out featured artist Ice Spice to perform their remixed track. The tour even has its own subculture, with fans dressing up as  and  featuring insider acronyms and jokes only true Swifties can decode.

The fandom for Swift is so passionate that it's helping boost  nationwide. According to Fortune, a report from research company QuestionPro estimated the "Eras" tour—which kicked off in May and ends in August—could  nationwide.

Data reporting by Lucas Hicks. Story editing by Jaimie Etkin. Copy editing by Paris Close. Photo selection by Clarese Moller.