Highest-grossing music tour by a duo (current year)
Who
Beyoncé, Jay-Z
What
253,500,000 US dollar(s)
Where
Not Applicable ()
When

Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II Tour grossed $253.5 million (£195.2 million) from 48 shows in 2018, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. The American duo (aka The Carters) kicked off their second co-headlining stadium tour at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in Wales, UK, on 6 June 2018, with the final performance taking place at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington, USA, on 4 October 2018.


On the Run II was the third-highest-grossing music tour of 2018 after Ed Sheeran’s ÷ Tour ($429.4 million; £336.6 million) and Taylor Swift’s Reputation Stadium Tour ($345.7 million; £269.4 million), according to Billboard Boxscore.

The Def Leppard & Journey 2018 Tour raked in $97,095,894 (£76,111,300) from 60 shows in the 2018 tracking period to become the 10th-highest-grossing tour of the year and the second-highest-grossing tour by a “duo”.

The 2018 Billboard Boxscore year ran from 1 November 2017 to 31 October 2018.