Madonna remains top-grossing concert act this week thanks to sky-high ticket prices

Madonna performs at a recent concert in New Orleans.

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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.

TOP 20 CONCERT TOURS

1. (1) Madonna; $5,128,536; $165.55.

2. (2) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band; $3,604,151; $93.70.

3. (3) Justin Bieber; $1,128,212; $75.97.

4. (4) "Gigantes Tour" / Marc Anthony / Marco Antonio Solis / Chayanne; $1,042,502; $106.99.

5. (5) Enrique Iglesias / Jennifer Lopez; $991,539; $80.02.

6. ( New) Cirque du Soleil — "Dralion"; $804,328; $58.66.

7. (6) Red Hot Chili Peppers; $767,663; $53.85.

8. (7) Jason Aldean; $722,585; $39.06.

9. (8) "Honda Civic Tour" / Linkin Park; $702,819; $49.66.

10. (9) Zac Brown Band; $662,822; $41.92.

11. (10) Brad Paisley; $602,014; $41.50.

12. (11) Rascal Flatts; $531,599; $38.77.

13. (12) Journey; $496,188; $57.68.

14. (13) Def Leppard / Poison; $496,116; $63.15.

15. (14) Carrie Underwood; $488,173; $59.43.

16. (16) Mumford & Sons; $415,747; $45.39.

17. (15) Wiz Khalifa / Mac Miller; $382,070; $31.55.

18. (19) Il Divo; $337,349; $88.79.

19. (21) "American Idols Live"; $321,380; $56.41.

20. (20) Sugarland; $320,863; $51.88.

For free upcoming tour information, go to www.pollstar.com

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