Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter tour crowned highest-earning solo tour of the year

December 15, 2025 – Radio 854 Music News:

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour Crowned Highest-Earning Solo Tour of 2025 🎤🤠

Beyoncé has once again made music history. Her Cowboy Carter Tour has been officially crowned the highest-grossing solo tour of 2025, solidifying Queen Bey’s status as one of the most powerful live performers on the planet.

According to Billboard’s year-end touring report, Cowboy Carter brought in a jaw-dropping $407.6 million from 32 electrifying shows, with total attendance hitting 1.6 million fans worldwide.

This puts Beyoncé at the very top of the solo artist category for the year — a remarkable achievement in a live-music landscape packed with major global tours.

A Record-Breaking Run

What made this tour stand out wasn’t just the earnings — it was how Beyoncé did it:

• 32 shows across North America and Europe, proving that fewer cities can still mean massive impact.

• The tour also set the benchmark for the highest-grossing country-influenced tour in history, with Cowboy Carter blending genres and breaking barriers.

• Multiple stadium records were shattered at major venues like SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, where Beyoncé posted some of the highest revenue figures ever seen for a single artist.

This achievement follows Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning comeback with the Cowboy Carter album and reaffirms her unique ability to connect with audiences across genres and continents.

Beyond the Numbers

While the financial figures are staggering on their own, the Cowboy Carter Tour also made cultural waves:

• Fashion and fandom saw a revival of Western-inspired trends as fans embraced the “cowboy” aesthetic alongside Beyoncé’s genre-blending setlist.

• The tour’s residency-style stops — from Los Angeles to London and Paris — turned stadiums into unforgettable, immersive experiences.

A Milestone for 2025

In a year stacked with major global tours, Cowboy Carter came out on top among solo artists — a testament to Beyoncé’s enduring influence and ability to reinvent her artistry. Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour may have earned more overall thanks to its larger number of shows, but Cowboy Carter still stands as the solo tour to beat in 2025.

From the BeyHive to music lovers around the world, one thing’s clear: when Beyoncé steps onstage, history follows.