The touring business is booming -- in large part thanks to industry giants like Coachella, Live Nation Entertainment and New York's Radio City Music Hall, which were among the big winners at Billboard's annual Touring Awards and conference in Los Angeles Tuesday night (Nov. 15).
Hosted by The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj at the Montage Beverly Hills, the ceremony honored superstar venues, festivals, promoters and others who pushed touring to new heights in 2017, a year that looks to end with a record $25 billion in spending, according to estimates. As previously announced, Everytown For Gun Safety took home the special Humanitarian Award for its efforts in preventing gun violence.
The ceremony came after a sold-out day of events and panels with the likes of Diplo and country power couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, this year's recipients of the Legends of Live award and Billboard's recent cover stars. The conference continues today (Nov. 15).
Read the full list of winners from last night's event below, and read more about each nominee here.
Legends of Live
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill -- WINNERS
Manager of the Year
Jeffrey Azoff, Harry Styles
Scooter Braun, Ariana Grande and Justin Beiber
Pat Corcoran, Chance the Rapper -- WINNER
Top Festival
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival -- WINNER
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
Stagecoach Festival
Top Promoter
AEG Live
Live Nation Entertainment -- WINNER
OCESA-CIE
Top Venue Under 10,000
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City
The Axis at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
Radio City Music Hall, New York City -- WINNER
Top Agency
Paradigm Talent Agency -- WINNER
Creative Artists Agency
WME
Top Independent Promoter Worldwide
Another Planet Entertainment -- WINNER
Frontier Touring
Mercury Concerts
Top Venue Under 5,000
The Colosseum At Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas -- WINNER
Fox Theatre, Atlanta
Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
Humanitarian Award
Everytown For Gun Safety -- WINNER
Breakout Artist of the Year Award
Lil Uzi Vert -- WINNER
Sam Hunt
Shawn Mendes
Top Comedy Tour
Dave Chappelle
Amy Schumer
Jerry Seinfeld -- WINNER
Top Arena
Madison Square Garden, New York
O2 Arena, London
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas -- WINNER
Concert Marketing/Promotion
Bruno Mars, 24k Magic Tour Paint the World Gold Campaign
Khalid, Forever 21 campaigns #F21xMusic Digital and We Are Forever
Lady Gaga, Dream Ticket Joanne World Tour promotion with Verizon
Taylor Swift, Super Saturday with AT&T and Swift-curated DirecTV Now channel
Foo Fighters’ Cal Jam and North American Concrete and Gold Tour with Capital One -- WINNER
Top Boxscore
Phish
Guns N' Roses
U2 -- WINNER
Top Tour/Top Draw
Guns N' Roses, Not in This Lifetime Tour -- WINNER
U2, The Joshua Tree Tour
Coldplay, A Head Full of Dreams Tour
Top Club
The Fillmore, Philadelphia
House of Blues, Boston -- WINNER
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
Top Amphitheater
BB&T Pavilion, Camden, N.J.
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles -- WINNER
Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, N.Y.
Top Comedy Tour
Dave Chappelle
Amy Schumer
Jerry Seinfeld -- WINNER
Breakthrough Artist
Lil Uzi Vert -- WINNER
Sam Hunt
Shawn Mendes
