The Most Wanted Tour wrapped on June 9, with more than $200 million earned since its February launch. BY ERIC FRANKENBERG
One more time, Bad Bunny’s Most Wanted Tour secures the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s monthly Top Tours chart. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the Puerto Rican superstar earned $60.4 million and sold 212,000 tickets from 14 concerts in May.
Bad Bunny is no stranger to the pole position, having reigned over the March and April reports, plus four wins in 2022. That matches him with Elton John for the most months at No. 1 since the charts launched in 2019. And while Bad Bunny played three more shows in June, his tie with John is secure for now, as that weekend of shows won’t be enough to score an eighth No. 1.
During May, Bad Bunny focused on the Southeast. He started in Houston on May 1, before maneuvering through New Orleans, Nashville, Atlanta, Orlando and other surrounding markets.
As is the case for many Spanish-speaking artists, Miami proved to be the month’s highlight, with $18.8 million and 49,300 tickets over three shows at the Kaseya Center from May 24-26. That nets Bad Bunny another No. 1 on the Top Boxscores chart. Among the 31 North American cities on the entire tour, only Los Angeles yielded a bigger gross, with $20.2 million. Brooklyn, Chicago and San Francisco also broke the $10 million threshold.
Bad Bunny makes two more appearances on Top Boxscores, at Nos. 13 and 15 with double-headers at Orlando’s Kia Center and Dallas’ American Airlines Center, respectively.
Top Boxscores
BILLBOARD BOXSCORE – MAY 2024
Table with 5 columns and 30 rows.
Rank
Artist(s)Venue/Date(s)
GrossPrice(s)
AttendanceNo. of Shows
Promoter
1
Bad BunnyKaseya Center, Miami, Fla. May 24-26
$18.8M$950 / $101.95
49.3K3
Live Nation
2
Luke CombsLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif. May 17-18
$14.1M$159.50 / $25
101K2
AEG Presents
3
George StraitLucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind. May 4
$13.9M271.05
51.1K1
Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents
4
SEVENTEENNissan Stadium, Nashville, Tenn. May 25-26
$13.7M$171.98 / $89.17
140K2
HYBE Japan
5
Dead & CompanySphere, Las Vegas, Nev. May 24-26
$13.7M298.76
45.7K3
Live Nation
6
Dead & CompanySphere, Las Vegas, Nev. May 16-18
$13.4M$395 / $145
50.3K3
Live Nation
7
George StraitJack Trice Stadium, Ames, Iowa May 25
$12.6M244.56
51.5K1
Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents
8
Luke CombsAlamodome, San Antonio, Texas May 10-11
$12.2M$159.50 / $25
90.6K2
AEG Presents
9
George StraitEverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla. May 11
$11.6M255.68
48.4K1
Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents
10
Luke CombsEverBank Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla. May 3-4
$10.5M$159.50 / $25
84.7K2
AEG Presents
11
SEVENTEENYanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan May 18-19
$10.1M$173.75 / $90.09
101K2
HYBE Japan
12
Dead & CompanySphere, Las Vegas, Nev. May 30-31
$9.4M300.11
31.2K2
Live Nation
13
Bad BunnyKia Center, Orlando, Fla. May 17-18
$9.1M$951.95 / $81.95
31.8K2
Live Nation
14
Zach BryanThompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn. May 9-10
$8.5M$525 / $59
43.6K2
AEG Presents
15
Bad BunnyAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas May 2, 4
$8.5M$950 / $79.95
29.8K2
Live Nation
16
Take ThatUtilita Arena, Birmingham, England May 14-15, 17-20
$8M$119.15 / $68.98
68.2K6
KSE; SJM Concerts
17
Billy JoelT-Mobile Park, Seattle, Wash. May 24
$7.6M$199.50 / $79.50
39.6K1
Live Nation
18
Take ThatAO Arena, Manchester, England May 7, 9-12
$7.4M$119.35 / $69.10
59.8K5
KSE; SJM Concerts
19
Justin TimberlakeKia Forum, Inglewood, Calif. May 17-18
$7.4M$411 / $56
28.8K2
Live Nation
20
Zach BryanEnterprise Center, St. Louis, Mo. May 2-3
$7.3M$425 / $59
33.8K2
AEG Presents
21
Luke CombsState Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. May 31
$6.6M$159.50 / $25
53.2K1
AEG Presents
22
Zach BryanPaycom Center, Oklahoma City, Okla. May 17-18
$6.6M$445 / $59
33.5K2
AEG Presents
23
Kenny ChesneyMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. May 18
$6.5M$320 / $34
51.4K1
Messina Touring Group/AEG Presents
24
AfterlifeAutodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico May 25
$6.4M101.9
62.6K1
OCESA
25
Zach BryanSimmons Bank Arena, North Little Rock, Ark. May 13-14
$6.2M$534 / $59
32.2K2
AEG Presents
26
Justin TimberlakeT-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nev. May 10-11
$6.1M$395 / $70
27.4K2
Live Nation
27
Zach BryanBon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, S.C. May 5-6
$6.1M$528 / $59
29.9K2
AEG Presents
28
Take ThatForest City Ground, Nottingham, United Kingdom May 25-26
$6M$120.81 / $76.30
52.6K2
KSE; SJM Concerts
29
Zach BryanRingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, Calif. May 31
$5.9M149.09
39.9K1
AEG Presents
30
Pearl JamClimate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Wash. May 28, 30
$5.9M$160.50 / $150.50
29.4K2
Live Nation
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore for engagements from May 2024
Including Bad Bunny’s three shows at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico (June 7-9), the Most Wanted Tour grossed $211.4 million and sold 753,000 tickets across 49 shows.
Those totals are smaller than those of 2022’s World’s Hottest Tour, which raked in $314.1 million and sold 1.9 million tickets in North and South American stadiums. It remains the highest grossing tour by a Latin artist in Boxscore history.
But on a more even comparison, they’re larger than the finals for his most recent arena tour, El Ultimo Tour del Mundo, which earned $116.8 million and sold 576,000 tickets earlier that year. The Most Wanted Tour averaged $4.3 million per night, which marks a 29% increase from his same-sized 2022 shows.
The Most Wanted Tour is the fifth trek by a Latin artist to gross more than $200 million, following Bad Bunny’s own 2022 tour, RBD’s Soy Rebelde Tour, and ongoing stints by Karol G and Luis Miguel.
Top Stadiums
BILLBOARD BOXSCORE - MAY 2024
Table with 5 columns and 10 rows.
Rank
Venue/City
Total Gross
Total Attendance
No. of Shows
1
EverBank StadiumJacksonville
$22.1M
133K
3
2
Autodromo Hermanos RodriguezMexico City
$15.4M
152K
4
3
Levi's StadiumSanta Clara
$14.1M
101K
2
4
Lucas Oil StadiumIndianapolis
$13.9M
51.1K
1
5
Nissan StadiumNashville
$13.7M
140K
2
6
Jack Trice StadiumAmes
$12.6M
51.5K
1
7
AlamodomeSan Antonio
$12.2M
90.6K
2
8
Yanmar Stadium NagaiOsaka
$10.1M
100.6K
2
9
RingCentral ColiseumOakland
$8.7M
55.6K
2
10
T-Mobile ParkSeattle
$7.6M
39.6K
1
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore for engagements from May 2024.
The upper region of the Top Tours chart is dominated by Latin and country acts. Right behind Bad Bunny, Aventura is No. 2 with $43.1 million and 261,000 tickets sold from a busy month of 20 shows. Luis Miguel is No. 9 with $25.7 million over 16 shows, as he becomes the first artist in the history of the monthly Boxscore charts to string together 10 consecutive months in the top 10 of Top Tours.
Among country acts, Luke Combs, Zach Bryan and George Strait line up at Nos. 3-5 with monthly earnings of $43.1 million, $40.5 million and $38.1 million, respectively. Kenny Chesney rounds out the upper tier at No. 10 with a combination of stadium and amphitheater shows on the Sun Goes Down Tour.
The rest of the top 10 is split between pop and rock, with nostalgia driving sales for both. Veteran British boy band Take That is No. 6, followed by Dead & Company at No. 7, earning $36.4 million from eight shows at Las Vegas’ Sphere. Justin Timberlake is No. 8. All three score multiple appearances on Top Boxscores.
Top Venues (10,001-15k Capacity)
BILLBOARD BOXSCORE - MAY 2024
Table with 5 columns and 10 rows.
1
OVO HydroGlasgow
$14.8M
164K
15
2
Moody CenterAustin
$12.5M
96.3K
10
3
Utilita ArenaBirmingham
$9M
82.2K
8
4
Paycom CenterOklahoma City
$7.9M
43.2K
3
5
MGM Grand GardenLas Vegas
$6.9M
57.3K
6
6
Bon Secours Wellness ArenaGreenville
$6.1M
29.9K
2
7
Forest Hills StadiumNew York
$5.1M
38.5K
4
8
Footprint CenterPhoenix
$4.5M
22.7K
2
9
CFG Bank ArenaBaltimore
$3.9M
39.1K
4
10
Don Haskins CenterEl Paso
$3.9M
12.9K
2
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore for engagements from May 2024.
After being unveiled as part of Billboard’s midyear touring report, May marks the monthly debut of two new venue charts. Historically, Boxscore’s capacity-specific venue charts have gone as far down to rooms that hold 5,000 people or less. In an effort to spotlight more clubs and small theaters, there are now separate charts for venues with capacities of 2,501-5,000, and 2,500 or less.
Morsani Hall, part of the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, is No. 1 on the 2,501-5,000 chart, bringing in $3.1 million from 34,600 tickets over 16 shows. As such with the runner-up, Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, Morsani Hall scores its victory in large part thanks to touring stage productions. Still, the former featured Kevin Hart and the latter hosted Casting Crowns and Hasan Minhaj.
The rest of the top 10 is filled out by venues in the U.S., Canada and the U.K., with Las Vegas’ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan at No. 3, Niagara Falls’ Fallsview Casino Resort at No. 6, and London’s O2 Academy Brixton at No. 9.
On the 2,500-and-under ranking, the DeVos Performance Hall in Grand Rapids, Mich., reigns with $5.2 million and 61,100 tickets. Las Vegas shines again, with Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas at No. 2. Brooklyn Steel represents for New York at No. 6, and San Francisco’s Warfield Theater lifts the Bay Area at No. 8.
Top Venues (2,501-5k Capacity)
BILLBOARD BOXSCORE - MAY 2024
Table with 5 columns and 10 rows.
Rank
Venue/City
Total Gross
Total Attendance
No. of Shows
1
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Morsani HallTampa
$3.1M
34.6K
16
2
Fox TheatreAtlanta
$3M
44.5K
11
3
The Chelsea at The CosmopolitanLas Vegas
$2.5M
20.2K
9
4
The Mission BallroomDenver
$2.2M
46.3K
14
5
The Theater at MGM National HarborOxon Hill
$2.1M
23.3K
8
6
Fallsview Casino ResortNiagara Falls
$1.7M
23.5K
6
7
Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara
$1.5M
15.6K
4
8
Beacon TheatreNew York
$1.1M
14.2K
6
9
O2 Academy BrixtonLondon
$983K
13.8K
3
10
RoadrunnerBoston
$924K
17.9K
6
According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore for engagements from May 2024.
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