They came. They toured. They conquered.
Along with a number of monumental albums, 2013 also brought with it ample opportunities for music lovers to see their favourite acts live on stage!
Now, Billboard have published the ‘Top 25 Tours of 2013‘, listing the highest earning stage shows to be launched between November 14th 2012 to November 12th 2013.
Who came out on top?
Find out below…
While congratulations must be extended to every act on this list, it’d be wrong of us not to praise Rihanna and Beyonce for the success they’ve enjoyed on the road this year, and the flag they continue to fly for women of colour in Pop’s arena.
For, while it isn’t always obvious, the ladies join Nicki Minaj in being the only ‘ethnic’ belles whose reach expands far further than the world of ‘Urban’, pulling in audiences from all walks of life with every venture they launch.
Commendable, as its skill not all can say they’ve mastered.
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Yassssss at MOTHA B AND ICON RIH
Yessss Bey & Rih two beautiful black women SLAYING in a sea of pop and rock stars. I’m so proud of them.
Wow.
Thank you TGJ for the non biased critique on Bey & Rih…
They’re both two beautiful black women and they are the only black woman out now, along with Nicki minaj and Alicia keys, who actually generate global interest
love u bey & rih.
f*** all the haters who hate on them on this site.
Bon Jovi Ain’t to be f***** with lol Rhinna who? beyonce who?….. lol
OMG…
I cant believe bey & rih are the only black people on the list!!!
Smh. I cannot with the music industry.
Congrats Girls!!!!!!!
BEY & RIH = ICONS.
LOL LOL EGG on ur face……AFter all the beyonce hype, look who the real winner is? Bet u are seeting. How is beyonce gonna stop rih now? Look at what she is doing at 25, even though u all said she could never top 100 mill, r she cannot sing, she is one hit wonder, who will be ended by beyonce, rita ora, katy perry, gaga and miley cyrus. BUT LOOK WHO IS ON TOP.
Also UNA IS 10TH biggest selling LP of 2013, selling 1.2 in the USA ALONE. In fact song she dropped from UNA has topped the end of year BB chart.
BUT, BUT, BUT……I thought she was over and was gonna get her wig snatched? And guess what sam? SHE JUST SHOT HER 3RD AMERICAN VOGUE COVER LAST NIGHT. SHE is on course to have the most AMERICAN VOGUE COVERS IN HISTORY. American born beyonce only has 2. POOOR DAT.
SHE GOES TO BRAZIL TO SHOO FOR BRAZIL VOGUE; she has shot for australia vogue. Then her song with Shakira comes in JAN 14TH. MONTSER VIDEO COMES NEXT WEEK; it already number1.
F*** U AND BEYONCE, WHO WILL FLOP WHEN THE NOVELTY WEARS OFF.
MADONNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
16 SHOWS = $70+ MILLION!!!!!!!
THE F****** QUEEN.
Congrats Beyonce and Rihanna. MWAH.
David bowie was the 1st artist to drop and allbum out the blue. Then came Kanye and Jay, now bey. It did not really work for bowie, kanye or jay. Wont work for bey either. Novelty wears off.
YASSSS Queen Bey.. Wait until all of her dates are added!
#SLAY
TOO MUCH SLAYAGE FOR MY SOUL TO HANDLE IN ONE DAY CHILE KIII
Congratulation to Rihicon & Beyonce they’re both black so i like that !
JUST SEEN THE TEASER FOR TEH MONSTER VIDEO0, HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG IT IS MOVIE, RIH IS ERVING SOME basic instict meets silence of the lamb. She looks liek a movie star. IT SHTS AND POOPS ON ALL 17 BEY VIDEOS. RIH WILL GET MORE ACTING WORK NOW. SHE IS REALLY SERVING.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS AND LUCIEN, EM AND RIH’S BOSS PUT OUT, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW BEYONCE IS OVER.
To be honest, P!nk deserves to be #1 on this list, her tour is the best on that list.
Non of the people on that list are touching P!nk on the stage, her shows are Magic, Magnificent, Fantastic, Artistic and Beautiful.
She is the second best performer EVER after Michael Jackson.
Congrats to RihICONna, she did it.
YASSSS Queen Bey.. Wait until all of her dates are added!
#SLAY
TOO MUCH SLAYAGE FOR MY SOUL TO HANDLE IN ONE DAY CHILE KIII
Cant u f****** read, this is her numbers for 2012 to 2013. That is her window, anything she does after nov 2013, bounces on 2014, but no doubt some rock band will snact her wig in 2014. So she will not have the biggest tour if 2013 or 14. Love how madonna is slaying at her age. Rih has picked right role model. Cannot wait for Rih feat madonna.
“LOL LOL EGG on ur face……AFter all the beyonce hype, look who the real winner is? Bet u are seeting. How is beyonce gonna stop rih now?”
No honey the egg is on your face… If Beyonce would have had 89 dates of her tour added, she would have easy surpassed Rihanna honey kiiii
59 dates 104 mill>>>> 87 dates>137 mill
Sorry Madonna fans but not even the Queen herself is touching P!nk on the stage, and I love her MADGesty.
“Non of the people on that list are touching P!nk on the stage, her shows are Magic, Magnificent, Fantastic, Artistic and Beautiful.”
Chile DIE! Pink is alright.. seeing her swing from the ceiling is old now. 😉
Proud of these two black women Always slaying.
RIH LOOKS LIKE A MOVIE STAR IN THE MONSTER VIDEO……SHE IS AN ACTOR. BEYONC E LOOKS LIKE A FAT OLD S*** IN HER NEW VIDEOS. THERE IS NO WAY SHE WILL GET ANYMORE WORK IN HOLLYWOOD. RIH 2 MOVIES COMING OUT.
Troll_hive
You’re too ghetto to know what art is. Have several.
LOL LOL EGG on ur face……AFter all the beyonce hype, look who the real winner is? Bet u are seeting. How is beyonce gonna stop rih now?”
No honey the egg is on your face… If Beyonce would have had 89 dates of her tour added, she would have easy surpassed Rihanna honey kiiii
59 dates 104 mill>>>> 87 dates>137 mill
BUT…..SHE DID NOT. THE END.
… how did Madonna make the list ? She hasn’t had any show this year.
BitchBird You’re too ignorant to know that not every black person that uses a curse word, or that stans for Bey, is ghetto!! I have NEVER lived in a ghetto a day in my life!
You would fit in more than i would, you tar black bxtch!
LADY GAGA CAN SAVE ARTPOP; APPLAUSE PROVES SHE HAS LONGEVITY. ALL SHE NEEDS TO DROP G.U.Y , SEXX DREAMS AND GYPSEY/ ARTRAVE HAS SOLD OUT SO SHE IS FINE, SHE JUST NEEDS TO TONE THE WACKINESS.
‘BUT…..SHE DID NOT. THE END.”
kiiii Bxtch clearly your’re not that smart! ONLY 59 dates of Bey’s tour is accounted for. Do the Math sweety, or get someone who can add, to do it for you 😉
‘APPLAUSE PROVES SHE HAS LONGEVITY”
Is that why Beyonce has sold 200,000 copies of her new unpromoted album in a few hours, compared to Gags who promoted heavily for MONTHS, and debuted with 259,000?????
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL B**** DIE!
BUT…..SHE DID NOT. THE END.”
kiiii Bxtch clearly your’re not that smart! ONLY 59 dates of Bey’s tour is accounted for. Do the Math sweety, or get someone who can add, to do it for you
the BB cut of is from nov 2012 to nov 2013. If she misses, too bad for her. Billboard will not change their rule for her or anyone. Notic how jon bon jovi done 200 mill all sold out. THAT IS HOW U SLAY.
I’m convinced these trolls are placed here just to keep stan wars going!
s that why Beyonce has sold 200,000 copies of her new unpromoted album in a few hours, compared to Gags who promoted heavily for MONTHS, and debuted with 259,000?????
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL b**** DIE
SHE HAS NOT SOLD 200, HDD PREDICT IT COULD BE 200 FOR 3 DAYS. BUT THEY ALWAYS GET IT WRONG. I BET SHE DOES UNDER 300K AND HAS 90 % DROP. BOOM.
I bet u any money, in the long run artpop will outsell Beyonce. I bet u beyonce next single will hit top 5 over beyonce. Mark my words.
Riri still slay despite the buzz going on about beyonce. it will not last.
too much numbers right now. come on… it’s friday. p!nk (for my taste) ran over beyonce and rihanna nonetheless. 😀
@SYBIL
Sweets, your motha Bey has surpassed the 200,000 mark.. Here’s a receipt for ya #enjoy 😉
“Beyonce Knowles Carter and her brand new self-titled album just crossed the 200,000 copies sold mark…in a matter of hours. With no promo.
Chart News reports she has officially crossed the 200,000 copies sold in the U.S. mark for her self titled visual album, Beyonce. And 80,000 of those were sold in the first 3 hours after her surprise midnight release.
These numbers make King Bey & her utter hotness #1 in 87 countries. Billboard reports she’s also poised to snatch the #1 Billboard 200 spot.”
Bxtch i told you to LEARN to deal! kiiiii
so true
I don’t feel like dragging Rih but the Navy shouldn’t be coming for Beyoncé when her album will likely sell what Unapologetic did in a full first week in 3 days with iTunes only.
Just saying.
I don’t feel like dragging Rih but the Navy shouldn’t be coming for Beyoncé when her album will likely sell what Unapologetic did in a full first week in 3 days with iTunes only.
Just saying.
SAYS HDD who gave crazy grossing with gaga and katy, both of them were predicted t sell over 500k. Also, UNA SOLD 4 MILL WW. BEYONCE WILL TOP 2 MILL AND BURN OUT.
Just saying.
Pollstar and Billboard #s added up, Bey did $145.1 million from 83 shows
So far she’s added 123 dates worldwide, still adding dates in Europe, will tour Asia and possibly Latin America and the Carrebian once again on the power of the new album/era …
This tour is heading to $250 million worldwide, I can’t wait!!!!
“I bet u any money, in the long run artpop will outsell Beyonce. I bet u beyonce next single will hit top 5 over beyonce. Mark my words.”
How is that so, even with two top ten singles, and a third single on the way, Beyonce is still outselling her ALREADY, without a a single and with no promo! BYE!!
I don’t feel like dragging Rih but the Navy shouldn’t be coming for Beyoncé when her album will likely sell what Unapologetic did in a full first week in 3 days with iTunes only.
Just saying.
TTT SOLD 4.5
UNA 4
Imagine she did not do yearly sloppy releases? DO THE MATH……. SHE COULD OF DONE 9 MILLL OR SO WITH TTT IF SHE DID OT RUSH. DO THE MATH. BEYONCE HAD HIGH 1ST WEEK SALES, BUT TTT KILLED HER OVERALL SALES.
@SYBIL
No one’s here for your FALSE pressed predictions.. GOODBYE
chop off 50 million from beyonce and she falls further from the list. she owes pepsi 50 milllion.
Beyonce has done 100 shows why did they only count 59 of those?
HDD gave both Prism and Chartflop accurate predictions once they were released. Prism’s was 290K and Chartflop’s was 260K. So it’s pretty certain that Beyoncé will do over 200K.
Pollstar and Billboard #s added up, Bey did $145.1 million from 83 shows
So far she’s added 123 dates worldwide, still adding dates in Europe, will tour Asia and possibly Latin America and the Carrebian once again on the power of the new album/era …
This tour is heading to $250 million worldwide, I can’t wait!!!!
Rih is doing a latin leg next year. SO, what does this have to do with beyonce coming in at number 8 on this YEARS LIST? I am confused! THIS IS THE LIST FOR 2013. FEAL.
@Jon The other shows’ box scores haven’t been reported to Billboard.
“Pollstar and Billboard #s added up, Bey did $145.1 million from 83 shows”
SYBIL DID YOU CATCH THAT TEA?? KIIIIII 83 SHOWS>145 mILL
COMPARED TO 87 STADIUM SHOWS< 137 mILL
The egg is on your black crusty face bxtch!kiiii
ROSIE,
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME BEYONCE ALBUM OUTSOLD RIHANNA?
I love when a “non-ghetto” b**** tries to define what art is. P!nk is not that great. Most of her discography sounds the f****** same. She’s a great singer, she just has a static sound and that’s why she doesn’t impact music. She also contradicts herself very often.
@R****** Stan. B**** look, you been trolling and getting your hair follicles plucked on every f****** scene I seen your ass repost on. You and XEDOS.
GUESS WHAT? Last night was Beyonce’s 100th show. This list is wayyyyy f****** outdated. TRUST AND BELIEVE she’s already s*** on lives with this tour and she will continue to into 2014. Trust me when I say she’s outearning St!nk and has already outearned R******.
i AM HALF WHITE AND i HAVE PURE BLONDE BLUE EYES PARENT WHITE PARENTS DONT MAKE CRUST BLACK SHITS. THAT IS U BEYONCE IS NUMBER 8 ON THAT LIST.
SO DEAL. EVEN TAYLOR SWIFT KILLED BEYONCE TOUR.
“So far she’s added 123 dates worldwide, still adding dates in Europe, will tour Asia and possibly Latin America and the Carrebian once again on the power of the new album/era …”
THIS!!! and it’s a possibility that she may tour Africa! They are going crazy because they want the Queen!
BB list is from nov 2012 ro nov 2013. In tha period beyonce only came 8th and had 14 non sell out shows. RIH DONE SO WELL TO COME 5 AND HAVE ONLY 3 NON SELL OUTS, I KNOW ALL HER STADIUMS SOLD OUT.
IF U DONT LIKE, GO to billboard and complain. RULES ARE RULES.
I’m ready for Rihanna’s 8th album and MCSWT 3rd American leg!!!!
“AM HALF WHITE AND i HAVE PURE BLONDE BLUE EYES PARENT WHITE PARENTS DONT MAKE CRUST BLACK SHITS. THAT IS U BEYONCE IS NUMBER 8 ON THAT LIST”
I spot LIES all through that comment chile kiiiii
From the way you are seething, i picture you being a short stubby, dark black girl, who is obviously jealous of Beyonce! kiii
Sam,
are u gonna post about billbaords best selling acts of 2013? GUESS WHERE RIH CAME…..LOL LOL HA HA AH SHE KEEPS WINNING.
ARE U GONNA POST THE TEASER FOR THE MONSTER VIDEO? IT IS FIRE.
Top Artists
4. Rihanna
Hot 100 Songs
13. Stay
27. Diamonds
59. Bad (Wale feat. Rihanna)
70. Pour It Up
Hot 100 Artists
5. Rihanna
Billboard 200 Albums
10. Unapologetic
Top Tours
5. Diamonds World Tour (Total gross: $137,982,530)
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14. Rihanna
Radio Songs
7. Stay
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10. Stay
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31. Stay
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23. Diamonds
Ringtones
14. Diamonds
34. Stay
44. Pour It Up
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6. Pour It Up
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2. Rihanna
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3. Diamonds
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3. Rihanna
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2. Rihanna
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3. Diamonds
6. Pour It Up
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2. Rihanna
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6. Pour It Up
11. Loveeeeeee Song
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4. Stay
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Honey i would expect Rihject to be listed somewhere… She has more albums and singles than artist who have been around 20 years! BYE
She is a singles artiste
I spot LIES all through that comment chile kiiiii
From the way you are seething, i picture you being a short stubby, dark black girl, who is obviously jealous of Beyonce! kiii
iF i WAS short dark girl why would I stan for Sade, madonna and rih? ALL THE ARE WHITE AND MIXED. I am half swedish and half cape verdean. Cape verdeans are the most beautiful blacks. THEY HAVE NATURAL CURLY HAIR AND GREEN EYES. BEYONCE HAS NAPPY HAIR AND DARK EYES. rih has sweet cape verdean eyes.
WHERE IS CI-ERROR????
Swedish people are considered the most stunning in the world. U are black american s**** shitl.No one likes u.
Cape verdean are the best looking blacks. We are mix on that island. Add my Swedish parent. I WAS BORN A QUEEN. U WEAR MY HAIR TEXTURE ON UR NAPPY S**** 12 YEARS OF S**** ASS. My ancestors are not slaves. U look like that jet black woman from 12 years of s****, with her no hair.
Who are these Rihanna stans? Sit down. Y’all just mad that Beyonce overshadowed your fav’s feature on a #1 song.
who is you?
YIppeee. Rih is singles artist. She does not sell out tours and she has not even sold 1 million albums. Def jam will drop her next week. She is not shooting vgue, she is shooting s**** magazine called essence.
BUT WHERE IS CI-ERROR?? BEYONCE RELEASED A NEW ALBUM, R8 COMING NEXT YEAR WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE T*****.SHE WILL GET DROPPED LIKE RITA WHORA??
seriously? You should congratulate 2 black women out there doing their thing and you just come here to write s*** about how you love Rihanna, who cares? They are both great doing their own thing and they are friend so Sit DOWN and enjoy music for christ sake
Look at the big picture. Rih did 87 shows that’s a lot and did major iconic stadiums that beyawnce could never. She only had 4 dates that wasn’t sold out. Beyawnce had 59 shows and 19 not sold out. There is no way she could have done rihs 87 because her non sold out would have doubled.
I don’t think she will sell out this dates either… she’ll keep touring and touring and touring. Looks like nobody wants to pay for overly expensive tickets just towatch her ddoing the same $hit.
Beyonce grossing that much with JUST 59 dates. Shes going to have one of THE best tours by the time it ends
Congrats to Rihanna.. She’s doing her damn thing. But shout to the incomparable PINK.. SHE IS THE BEST PERFORMER !!!! She does incredible things without half of the publicity. She’s an astonishing talent..
BUT I THOUGHT THE MISS CARTER TOUR WAS SLAYING THE DIAMONDS TOUR? The delusion.
Not Beyonce grossing less than Taylor swift
Bey & Rih both started tour later than most of those on the list & still made huge moves without a total calender year season behind them.
Slayage.real
Sybil Hush! Enough of your b******* already. I can’t stand Slay Hive but that was just rude and uncalled for. I don’t appreciate your disrespect for my darker skinned brothers and sisters. Take that b******* superiority complex on to the white blogs,in fact I’d love to hear what they have to say after you boast your ethnic background to them lol. Also you need to educate yourself because not all Cape Verde people have “NATURAL CURLY HAIR AND GREEN EYES” lol. In fact, I’ve been to Portugal (where some of your Cape Verde people live) and I saw a lot who didn’t even have those phenotypes you speak of so you’re full of s*** as usual. “Cape verdeans are the most beautiful blacks”? lmao! Says who? No one and especially not the Europeans would even bother to say something like that.”rih has sweet cape verdean eyes” lol? Since when has any ethnic group owned a particular trait? You truly are living in the land of delusion and insecurities.
Beyonce started her tour on April 15th 2013, not 2012. She grossed 104Million in only 59 shows, now, do the ratio and compare to rihanna. Wait until bey finishes all 123 shows and all her dates are added, she is expected to gross about 200 Million. Now that’s slayage.
Beyoncé is in tour with an album that’s 2yrs old she’s still winning if she makes money from her old s***
Navy commander can you do math? Look how many dates Beyonce has counted for and look how much she grossed.
I’m gonna have to ride with you on the novelty thing.
Beyonce has seen better days in the industry. What she is doing by dropping a visual album has already been done by her. She can’t outdo herself. She releases videos because she needs that extra umph to build momentum. Her music is CHIT, it all sounds the same, nothing innovating or mindblowing. She is trying way too hard to prove she is better than all the pop starlets, and she is NOT. Pink out-toured her, and Rihanna ranked top 5 leaving Beyonce in the dust yet again.
****But Rihanna being recognized as an ICON is the ultimate accomplishment for someone allegedly in the shadows of Beyonce.
Beyonce’s problem has always been and will always be HYPE, HYPE, HYPE. She dropped pretty much during a time when no other pop starletts were dropping and it’s too her advantage. BUT in a few weeks she will get a reality check she wish she hadn’t asked for. Her stans act like she’s doing something major on the charts, but she’s playing catch up. CTFU even she knows that.
The navy can’t read or something? Cause it seems like you are skipping the article and just looking to see where rih and bey are positioned so you can compare. Anywho, congrats to both. Especially, my slaying king bey!
I was about to say you must be a beautiful person but that comment is ugly. There is beauty in every ethnic mix and country. You sound unintelligent and I hope the moderators of this blog clean up the racist language various, useless people leave.
The Navy is f****** Rihmedial…do you b****** not know basic arithmetic??? Beyoncé will end up grossing more than Rihanna, AS USUAL, in the end you stupid h***.
this list is most likely made up.. wheres alicia keys at on the list, her show was great