The Hottest Concert Tours of the First Half of 2014

Pollstar has released the mid-year numbers for the Highest-Grossing North American Tours and 11 of country music's finest are in the Top 50 with George Straight's final tour leading the pack. The bottom 50 brought in another eight country artists giving country music 19% of the top market share and lots of zeroes in the total sales numbers.

The Top 10:

1. George Strait - $61.8 million (gross) for 26 shows in 26 cities
2. Billy Joel - $50.7 million (gross) for 28 shows in 16 cities
3. Cher - $48.5 million (gross) for 43 shows in 43 cities
4. Justin Timberlake - $33.9 million (gross) for 21 shows in 17 cities
5. Paul Simon / Sting - $29.5 million (gross) for 22 shows in 21 cities
6. Elton John - $28.6 million (gross) for 34 shows in 22 cities
7. Celine Dion - $21.1 million (gross) for 36 shows in 1 city
8. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - $20.7 million (gross) for 15 shows in 14 cities
9. Cirque du Soleil - "Totem" - $20.2 million (gross) for 109 shows in 15 cities
10. Bruno Mars - $19.4 million (gross) for 24 shows in 20 cities

The Country Artists:

1. George Strait - $61.8 million (gross) for 26 shows in 26 cities
15. Lady Antebellum - $17.5 million (gross) for 48 shows in 48 cities
20. Jason Aldean - $15.3 million (gross) for 31 shows in 25 cities
21. Luke Bryan - $15.0 million (gross) for 40 shows in 33 cities
32. Tim McGraw - $10.8 million (gross) for 21 shows in 21 cities
35. Shania Twain - $10.4 million (gross) for 33 shows in 1 city
37. Brad Paisley - $9.6 million (gross) for 23 shows in 23 cities
38. Keith Urban - $8.9 million (gross) for 12 shows in 12 cities
43. Florida Georgia Line - $7.8 million (gross) for 21 shows in 21 cities
46. Zac Brown Band - $7.3 million (gross) for 26 shows in 25 cities
49. Rascal Flatts - $6.8 million (gross) for 16 shows in 16 cities
51. Darius Rucker - $6.4 million (gross) for 30 shows in 30 cities
55. Willie Nelson / Alison Krauss & Union Station $5.6 million (gross) for 26 shows in 26 cities
57. The Band Perry - $5.5 million (gross) for 26 shows in 26 cities
64. Brantley Gilbert - $4.9 million (gross) for 22 shows in 22 cities
78. Justin Moore - $3.9 million (gross) for 32 shows in 32 cities
84. Jimmy Buffett - $3.7 million (gross) for 13 shows in 13 cities
87. Willie Nelson - $3.6 million (gross) for 33 shows in 33 cities
89. Merle Haggard - $3.6 million (gross) for 46 shows in 46 cities

That adds up to fans spending $208.4 million dollars between January and June to see the top Country artists perform.

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The Band Perry, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, Jimmy Buffett, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, George Strait