Varied Bills Boost Boxscores as Touring Biz Sees Strong Midyear Results

Big-event tours and superstars are supposed to sell tickets, so the best indicator for the success of the touring industry is when the list of top tours also includes a healthy mix of genres, veterans who demonstrate consistency at the box office during a sustained time period and new artists that show signs of being meaningful touring acts for years to come.

If that's the criteria, then the list of the top 25 tours at midyear bodes well for an ongoing recovery in the touring industry.