Live Music Hits Record-Setting Grosses in 2022

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Live Music Logs Record-Setting 2022 as Bad Bunny and Elton John Lead With Booming Stadium Tours https://t.co/rG6zpxYi6D
- Variety (@Variety) December 13, 2022
Despite live music (and everything else) being negatively impacted by the pandemic for the past several years, the touring industry has come roaring back in 2022. Tours this year made over $6.

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[kris_terror]

Literally HOW are that many people going to see Ed Sheeran, I really feel like none of his music has hit after this first album, maybe first two.

I basically only went to kpop and My Chemical Romance shows this year, excited to see Paramore next year!

[nermal_kat]

I don't understand who these people are who pay to see Ed perform live. My best guess is that most of them are young Taylor Swift fans, so that would explain their lack of musical taste.

[donaestrangera]

it might be middle aged women. my mom loves Ed Sheeran though she at least doesn’t love Ed Sheeran enough to go to his concert lmao.

[teaaet]

Noel Gallagher said once that Ed Sheerhan has the lowest production budget of anyone, so he keeps a huge portion of his ticket sales. But ia, idk why anyone would pay to see that trollboy either.

[anus]

He's like #3 as most streamed on spotify and I'm like how??? who is voluntarily listening to Ed Sheeran???

[manu19]

His last 2 songs are on the radio literally EVERY TIME I turn on the radio which isn’t that often unless I drive and I am like NOT AGAIN

[elevatorshaker]

I did a Spotify trial a few months ago and he was #1, so maybe humanity's starting to turn things around.

[orange_jelly23]

yeah this is wild to me too. I have seen him twice (once for his first album cos it was good, and once because i was dragged) and the shows were EXACTLY THE SAME. Even down to the little talks he did between songs. Also he fills these massive stadiums and then stands at one microphone so you cant even see him. very bad.

[jackal_onassis]

one time i had to pick my mom up from the airport and i dumbly forgot he was playing/didnt think he was that popular and was verrrry late from picking her up from being stuck in his concert traffic