Las Vegas: How Sphere posted record-breaking numbers for ’24

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 3:08 PM
  • John Katsilometes, Las Vegas Review-Journal

For the Sphere, $420.5 million is a nice, round number.

That’s the total gross the venue has reported for concerts in 2024, according to Billboard’s annual Top Venues list.

The published report covers venues with a capacity of 15,001 or higher. Sphere’s $420 million-plus of revenue from 1.3 million tickets sold is by far the top gross for any venue in Billboard Boxcore’s 50-year history.

According to Billboard, the Sphere is the first facility to record a year-end gross of more than $300 million. Only four touring artists have posted numbers higher than the Sphere’s one-year numbers: The Rolling Stones in 2006; Ed Sheeran in 2018; Beyonce in 2023; and, based on final reports for “The Eras Tour,” Taylor Swift in 2023 and ‘24.