Beyoncé is again, in case you hadn’t heard. Throughout 12 exhibits in Might, the Cowboy Carter Tour grossed $157.4 million and bought 567,000 tickets, in response to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
It’s the second largest reported month-to-month gross in Boxscore historical past – second solely to herself. Beyoncé introduced in $179.3 million in August 2023, within the warmth of the Renaissance World Tour. For the reason that month-to-month charts launched in 2019, there have solely been seven cases of nine-digit grosses, and Beyoncé is accountable for 4 of them.
After kicking off the Cowboy Carter Tour with one present on April 28, Beyoncé continued her Los Angeles run with 4 extra exhibits at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium on Might 1, 4, 7, and 9. Then she hit Chicago, with three exhibits at Soldier Subject earlier than rounding out the month with 5 exhibits at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. (New York space).
These runs grossed $44.6 million ($55.7 million together with the April 28 present), $42.5 million, and $70.3 million, respectively, operating the desk at Nos. 1, 2, and three on Prime Boxscores. As previously reported, the L.A. batch turned 2025’s largest reported single-venue engagement and went down because the fifth largest ever. And as predicted, Beyoncé outdid herself in New York. Now, the MetLife dates reign – not solely as the most important of 2025, however as the most important stadium engagement in Boxscore historical past.
Might marks Beyoncé’s fifth month at No. 1 on Prime Excursions, out of seven complete appearances on the chart. She ties Trans-Siberian Orchestra for the second-most time on prime, behind a three-way tie between Dangerous Bunny, Coldplay, and Elton John, every with seven.
The Cowboy Carter Tour has grossed $269.8 million and bought 1.1 million tickets in its first 22 exhibits, together with L.A.’s opening evening in April and 9 exhibits in June, in London and Paris. It has already out-earned all of Beyoncé’s earlier excursions aside from the Renaissance World Tour, which introduced in $579.8 million over 56 exhibits in 2023.
Ten exhibits stay as Beyoncé returns stateside, taking part in hometown exhibits this weekend (June 28-29) in Houston, earlier than hitting Landover, Md. (Washington, D.C. space), Atlanta, and Las Vegas. American exhibits have averaged $13 million to date. Even when enterprise dips a bit from L.A. and New York highs, the Cowboy Carter Tour will problem a $400 million end.
It’s uncommon for any artist to gross greater than $100 million in a single month, nevertheless it’s unprecedented for 2 to do it. In a nail-biter, Kendrick Lamar and SZA log a second consecutive month at No. 2. The Grand Nationwide Tour matched Beyoncé’s 12-show run in Might, grossing $150.4 million from 615,000 tickets bought. Lamar and SZA fall 4% wanting Beyoncé’s Might earnings however rating the month’s most-attended tour.
Like Beyoncé, Lamar and SZA performed a number of nights at MetLife Stadium and SoFi Stadium. These stops introduced in $24.8 million (Might 8-9) and $40.4 million (Might 21, 23-24), respectively, lining up at Nos. 5-6 on Prime Boxscores. These excursions, plus Shakira at MetLife and Stray Kids at SoFi, push them to the highest two spots on the Prime Stadiums rating.
However whereas Beyoncé consolidated her tour to pick key markets, Lamar and SZA hit seven different cities. Reveals in Seattle (Lumen Subject, Might 17) and Las Vegas (Allegiant Stadium, Might 31) grossed $15.4 million and $14.6 million, respectively. All 9 stops on the Grand Nationwide Tour seem on Prime Boxscores, with three within the prime 10, and one other 5 within the prime 20.
With 4 exhibits in April and one other seven in June, Lamar and SZA wrapped the North American leg of the Grand Nationwide Tour with $256.4 million and 1.1 million tickets bought. That makes it the highest-grossing reported co-headline tour in Boxscore historical past, narrowly surpassing – who else – Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s On the Run II Tour from 2018.
Post Malone follows, solidly at No. 3 with $96.9 million and 569,000 tickets bought. He trails Lamar and SZA by greater than $50 million and leads Metallica at No. 4 by virtually one other $50 million. His first stadium tour, with an help from particular visitor Jelly Roll, is hitting baseball fields like Chicago’s Wrigley Park and soccer fields like Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. (30 miles from Boston).
The previous are usually smaller, yielding 30,000-45,000 tickets per present, whereas the latter usually transfer greater than 50,000. His most-attended present of the month was his Might 3 present at Allegiant Stadium with 52,900 tickets.
From the highest three and past, summer time stadium season is off and operating. The one non-stadium engagements on Prime Boxscores are residency runs in Las Vegas from Kenny Chesney, Dead & Company, and Bruno Mars.
And though the climate has begun to allow outside exhibits in North America, the solar remains to be shining on worldwide live shows. Lady Gaga’s four-night run at Singapore’s Nationwide Stadium grossed $40.8 million off 193,000 tickets, at No. 4 on Prime Boxscores. They had been Gaga’s solely exhibits of the month however nonetheless energy her No. 6 rank on Prime Excursions.
June is Black Music Month, and whereas this month’s Boxscore report received’t publish till July, the Might recap shines a highlight on a few of the summer time’s largest excursions by Black artists. Beyoncé, Lamar and SZA dominate the Prime Excursions chart, and they’re joined within the prime 10 by The Weeknd and Tyler, the Creator.
The Weeknd is No. 7 on Prime Excursions with $34.5 million from simply 5 exhibits. His double-header at Chicago’s Soldier Subject is No. 7 on Prime Boxscores from $16.7 million and 94,500 tickets bought over Might 30-31. Two exhibits at Detroit’s Ford Subject observe at No. 28 with $9.1 million and 71,100 tickets.
Tyler, the Creator is No. 9 on Prime Excursions with $22.8 million from the European leg of Chromakopia: The World Tour. Additionally throughout the pond, Usher is No. 23 with $9.8 million as he wraps up in Berlin and London.