9 top-grossing concert tours that came to Milwaukee in 2023 (and 31 that didn't)
Piet Levy
Morgan Wallen had the most streamed song on Spotify in Milwaukee in 2023 with "Last Night." And the country star was the top-grossing performer in the city — and the state of Wisconsin.
Wallen's two-night North American tour kickoff at American Family Field April 14 and 15 collectively sold 84,800 tickets and grossed $16.3 million, according to Billboard's 2023 Boxscore charts, which revealed the 40 top-grossing tours of the year and more.
Wallen was hardly the only blockbuster tour that swung through town this year - although many major artists skipped the market, something Milwaukee Taylor Swift fans know All Too Well.
Nine top-grossing tours that played Milwaukee in 2023
1. Morgan Wallen
Billboard ranking: 4
Total box office: $260.4 million
Attendance: 1.3 million
Number of shows: 44
Milwaukee stops: April 14 and 15, American Family Field
2. Pink
Billboard ranking: 6
Total box office: $226.6 million
Attendance: 1.6 million
Number of shows: 37
Milwaukee stop:Aug. 14, American Family Field (Pink actually had the largest attendance for a single show in the stadium's history, and in Wisconsin this year, with 46,644 concertgoers.)
3. Drake
Billboard ranking: 12
Total box office: $140.9 million
Attendance: 528,000
Number of shows: 32
Milwaukee stop:Aug. 4, Fiserv Forum
4. Post Malone
Billboard ranking: 16
Total box office: $110.1 million
Attendance: 1.1 million
Number of shows: 61
Milwaukee stop: July 15, Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy
5. George Strait
Billboard ranking: 17
Total box office: $107.5 million
Attendance: 412,000
Number of shows: 11
Milwaukee stop:June 3, American Family Field
6. Dave Matthews Band
Billboard ranking: 30
Total box office: $66.6 million
Attendance: 708,000
Number of shows: 55
Milwaukee stop:June 29, American Family Insurance Amphitheater, Summerfest
7. Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Billboard ranking: 31
Total box office: $66.5 million
Attendance: 914,000
Number of shows: 98
Milwaukee stop: Dec. 22, 2022 at Fiserv Forum (Billboard's charts cover shows from Nov. 1, 2022 to Sept. 30, 2023.)
8. Imagine Dragons
Billboard ranking: 33
Total box office: $61.3 million
Attendance: 733,000
Number of shows: 22
Milwaukee stop:July 8, American Family Insurance Amphitheater, Summerfest
9. Lizzo
Billboard ranking: 36
Total box office: $58.7 million
Attendance: 609,000
Number of shows: 49
Milwaukee stop:May 16, Fiserv Forum
These top-grossing tours didn't come to Milwaukee (listed in ranking order on Billboard Year-End 2023 Boxscore chart)
- Taylor Swift (Swift didn't actually report her box-office figures to Billboard, so she's not counted, but Billboard estimates her "Eras Tour" earned more than $900 million, which would place her on top of the chart)
- Beyoncé
- Coldplay
- Harry Styles
- Ed Sheeran
- Elton John (played Fiserv Forum in 2022)
- The Weeknd
- Depeche Mode
- Blackpink
- Karol G
- Luke Combs (Combs is playing American Family Field April 12-13)
- Metallica
- Dead & Company
- Guns N' Roses
- Blink-182 (playing Fiserv Forum Aug. 7)
- Muse
- RBD
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Phish (played Alpine Valley Music Theatre in 2022)
- Eagles (played Fiserv Forum in 2022)
- Andre Rieu
- Daddy Yankee
- Bad Bunny
- Kevin Hart (played Fiserv Forum in 2022)
- Bruno Mars
- Michael Buble
- Romeo Santos
- Suga
- SZA
- Billy Joel & Stevie Nicks (Nicks, without Joel, played Fiserv Forum Aug. 8)
- Sting
Contact Piet at (414) 223-5162 or plevy@journalsentinel.com. Follow him on X at @pietlevy or Facebook at facebook.com/PietLevyMJS.
