By Cheryl & Rich

Pink is #1

Dec 17, 2019 | 5:45 AM

Pink has been named Pollstar’s 2019 Artist of the Year after reaching No. 1 on the media platform’s Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tour chart.

Her Beautiful Trauma tour raked in $215.2 million, more than Elton John and Ed Sheeran, and drew more than 1.8 million fans to 68 performances. Statistics also revealed an average show gross of $3.16 million and an average of 26,749 tickets sold per show.

“I do not believe in genres or boundaries,” Pink told Pollstar “What’s epic about making this kind of show with this kind of repertoire is that it can be a rock show, it can be theater, it can be Broadway, it can be acoustic,” the global superstar said. “I want fans to feel every kind feeling they can tap into.”

Pink moved up three spots on Pollstar’s charts since last year’s tour, which brought in $169.2 million. The Beautiful Trauma tour began March 1, 2018 and wrapped November 2, 2019 with six legs, including an all-stadium run through Europe for a total of 157 dates. Elton John and Ed Sheeran trailed behind her in the No. 2 and 3 spots with $212 million and $211.7 million, respectively.

The Rolling Stones topped the Top 200 North American Tours list with a $177.8 million gross from 16 performances in U.S. stadiums during the summer, drawing nearly 785,000 fans. Elton John came in at No. 2 ($157.4 million) while Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band ($97 million) rounded out the top three.