Sept. 9 kicks off the 2026 NFL regular season with a matchup between the New England Patriots and defending Super Bowl champs Seattle Seahawks. But while football teams are back on the home field, the biggest stars of pop, hip-hop and more continue North American stadium season as summer turns to fall.
Here, Billboard looks at the biggest shows ever at each of the 30 NFL stadiums.
Earlier this year, we published a similar list for the biggest shows ever at MLB stadiums . But you might notice that the grosses and ticket counts for NFL shows are often much bigger. The typical attendance for a concert at a baseball stadium runs somewhere between 30,000-45,000. At football stadiums, capacity scales between 60,000 in Chicago to more than 80,000 at MetLife Stadium.
Ranking the top three highest grossing shows at each stadium, 30 different artists appear on the list, with two acts — one country legend and one genre-bending star of pop, R&B and more — each appearing more than a dozen times. Among artists with the biggest gross at each venue, those same two acts claim seven stadiums apiece.
As with all Boxscore charts, the artists and shows listed below are based on what has been reported to Billboard . Some tours opt to withhold data from publication, and one particular trek will be missed below: despite The Eras Tour grossing more than $2 billion worldwide and selling 10 million-plus tickets, Taylor Swift never submitted show-by-show data for her 2023-24 dates.
Keep reading to see the three biggest Boxscore runs at each of the 30 NFL stadiums. Gross and attendance figures are combined when acts play repeat shows at the same stadium on the same tour. All data is according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore.
Opened in 2001
No. 1 : George Strait – May 31, 2025 – $11.5M – 53,100 tickets No. 2 : The Rolling Stones – June 20, 2015 – $9.1M – 54,100 tickets No. 3 : The Rolling Stones – Oct. 4, 2021 – $8.8M – 43,700 tickets
Opened in 2020
No. 1 : BTS – May 23-24 and 27-28, 2026 – $49.5M – 246,000 tickets No. 2 : BTS – April 8-9 and 15-16, 2022 – $35.9M – 200,000 tickets No. 3 : Beyoncé – Aug. 26-27, 2023 – $25.8M – 86,500 tickets
Opened in 1972
No. 1 : George Strait – July 30, 2022 – $10.4M – 57,900 tickets No. 2 : Beyoncé – Oct. 1, 2023 – $9.3M – 53,200 tickets No. 3 : Stevie Nicks – Aug. 19, 2023 – $8.1M – 48,700 tickets
Opened in 2009
No. 1 : George Strait – April 24-25, 2026 – $28.4M – 133,000 tickets No. 2 : Metallica – Aug. 18 and 20, 2023 – $18.5M – 140,000 tickets No. 3 : George Strait – June 7, 2014 – $18.2M – 105,000 tickets
Opened in 1996
No. 1 : Usher & Chris Brown – July 17-18, 2026 – $21.3M – 99,300 tickets No. 2 : Luke Combs – Oct. 26, 2024 – $16.5M – 77,300 tickets No. 3 : George Strait – June 1, 2024 – $16.4M – 50,700 tickets
Opened in 1975
No. 1 : Beyoncé – Sept. 27, 2023 – $10.8M – 49,300 tickets No. 2 : Bayou Country Superfest – May 27, 2018 – $8.8M – 53,500 tickets No. 3 : The Rolling Stones – July 15, 2019 – $7.2M – 35,000 tickets
Opened in 2001
No. 1 : Zach Bryan – June 14-15, 2024 – $20.5M – 110,000 tickets No. 2 : Metallica – June 27-29, 2025 – $17.7M – 152,000 tickets No. 3 : George Strait – June 24, 2023 – $16.7M – 59,700 tickets
Opened in 1995
No. 1 : George Strait – May 11, 2024 – $11.6M – 48,400 tickets No. 2 : Luke Combs – May 3-4, 2024 – $10.5M – 84,700 tickets No. 3 : The Rolling Stones – July 19, 2019 – $10.2M – 50,400 tickets
Opened in 2002
No. 1 : Usher & Chris Brown – July 2-3 and 5, 2026 – $22.3M – 123,000 tickets No. 2 : Morgan Wallen – June 29-30, 2023 – $20.8M – 101,000 tickets No. 3 : Chris Brown – Aug. 7-8, 2025 – $14.6M – 90,400 tickets
Opened in 2002
No. 1 : BTS – Aug. 5-6, 2026 – $28.7M – 133,000 tickets No. 2 : Kenny Chesney – Aug. 23-25, 2024 – $26.2M – 183,000 tickets No. 3 : Taylor Swift – July 26-28, 2018 – $21.8M – 175,000 tickets
Opened in 1987
No. 1 : Bad Bunny – Aug. 12-13, 2022 – $21.9M – 97,700 tickets No. 2 : Karol G – Aug. 25-26, 2023 – $18.6M – 89,800 tickets No. 3 : Beyoncé – Aug. 18, 2023 – $14.4M – 47,500 tickets
Opened in 2026 (old stadium was also named Highmark Stadium)
No. 1 : Luke Combs – April 19-20, 2024 – $13.5M – 106,000 tickets No. 2 : George Strait – June 14, 2025 – $8.7M – 45,800 tickets No. 3 : Metallica – Aug. 11, 2022 – $4.8M – 40,700 tickets
Opened in 1999
No. 1 : The Rolling Stones – June 15, 2024 – $13.5M – 47,100 tickets No. 2 : Zach Bryan – May 9, 2026 – $10.2M – 65,600 tickets No. 3 : Billy Joel – Sept. 13, 2024 – $9.7M – 44,600 tickets
Opened in 1957
No. 1 : Luke Combs – May 15-16, 2026 – $14.6M – 97,200 tickets No. 2 : Paul McCartney – June 8, 2019 – $6.5M – 49,400 tickets No. 3 : Kenny Chesney – June 20, 2015 – $5.9M – 53,400 tickets
Opened in 2014
No. 1 : Grateful Dead – June 27-28, 2015 – $21.5M – 152,000 tickets No. 2 : Karol G – Aug. 21-22, 2026 – $19.5M – 91,500 tickets No. 3 : The Weeknd – July 8-9, 2025 – $17.1M – 98,400 tickets
Opened in 2003
No. 1 : Zach Bryan – Aug. 6-7, 2024 – $20.7M – 103,000 tickets No. 2 : The Rolling Stones – June 11, 2024 – $15.6M – 51,800 tickets No. 3 : Metallica – May 23 and 25, 2025 – $14.6M – 132,000 tickets
Opened in 2008
No. 1 : George Strait – May 4, 2024 – $13.9M – 51,100 tickets No. 2 : Billy Joel & Sting – Feb. 8, 2025 – $8.2M – 46,600 tickets No. 3 : P!nk – Oct. 12, 2024 – $6.9M – 55,400 tickets
Opened in 2002
No. 1 : Metallica – Aug. 30 and Sept. 1, 2024 – $16.2M – 136,000 tickets No. 2 : Kendrick Lamar & SZA – May 17, 2025 – $15.4M – 60,900 tickets No. 3 : George Strait – June 17, 2023 – $15M – 59,100 tickets
Opened in 1998
No. 1 : BTS – Aug. 10-11, 2026 – $27.6M – 141,000 tickets No. 2 : Billy Joel & Stevie Nicks – Oct. 7, 2023 – $10.5M – 52,600 tickets No. 3 : U2 – June 22, 2011 – $6.8M – 74,600 tickets
Opened in 2017
No. 1 : Beyoncé – July 10-11 and 13-14, 2025 – $55.4M – 206,000 tickets No. 2 : Beyoncé – Aug. 11-12 and 14, 2023 – $39.8M – 156,000 tickets No. 3 : Taylor Swift – Aug. 10-11, 2018 – $18.1M – 117,000 tickets
Opened in 2010
No. 1 : Beyoncé – May 22, 24-25 and 28-29, 2025 – $70.3M – 250,000 tickets No. 2 : Beyoncé – July 29-30, 2023 – $33.1M – 106,000 tickets No. 3 : BTS – Aug. 1-2, 2026 – $31.8M – 158,000 tickets
Opened in 1999
No. 1 : George Strait – July 28-29, 2023 – $31.7M – 103,000 tickets No. 2 : CMA Music Festival – June 8-11, 2023 – $19.3M – 204,000 tickets No. 3 : SEVENTEEN – May 25-26, 2024 – $13.7M – 140,000 tickets
Opened in 1997
No. 1 : Beyoncé – Aug. 5-6, 2023 – $29.4M – 97,900 tickets No. 2 : Beyoncé – July 4 and 7, 2025 – $27.4M – 93,700 tickets No. 3 : Usher & Chris Brown – July 10-11 and 13, 2026 – $21.9M – 115,000 tickets
Opened in 2000
No. 1 : Luke Combs – Aug. 2-3, 2024 – $14.7M – 107,000 tickets No. 2 : Chris Stapleton – Aug. 1, 2026 – $7.2M – 41,200 tickets No. 3 : Kenny Chesney & Tim McGraw – July 1, 2012 – $3.5M – 42,700 tickets
Opened in 1998
No. 1 : BTS – April 25-26 and 28, 2026 – $40.7M – 194,000 tickets No. 2 : Metallica – June 6 and 8, 2025 – $16.1M – 133,000 tickets No. 3 : George Strait – Aug. 5, 2023 – $15.8M – 55,200 tickets
Opened in 2002
No. 1 : Beyoncé – June 28-29, 2025 – $35.5M – 103,000 tickets No. 2 : Beyoncé – Sept. 23-24, 2023 – $31.3M – 123,000 tickets No. 3 : The Weeknd – Aug. 30-31, 2025 – $14.6M – 95,000 tickets
Opened in 2020
No. 1 : Beyoncé – April 28, May 1, 4, 7 and 9, 2025 – $55.7M – 217,000 tickets No. 2 : Beyoncé – Sept. 1-2 and 4, 2023 – $45.5M – 156,000 tickets No. 3 : Kendrick Lamar & SZA – May 21 and 23-24, 2025 – $40.4M – 147,000 tickets
Opened in 1924
No. 1 : Beyoncé – May 15 and 17-18, 2025 – $42.5M – 143,000 tickets No. 2 : Grateful Dead – July 3-5, 2015 – $30.7M – 210,000 tickets No. 3 : Beyoncé – July 22-23, 2023 – $30.1M – 97,70 tickets
Opened in 2006
No. 1 : George Strait – May 6, 2023 – $16.3M – 57,800 tickets No. 2 : Metallica – Sept. 1 and 9, 2023 – $14M – 133,000 tickets No. 3 : Luke Combs – May 31-June 1, 2024 – $13.2M – 106,000 tickets
Opened in 2016
No. 1 : Metallica – Aug. 16 and 18, 2023 – $12M – 107,000 tickets No. 2 : Taylor Swift – Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 2018 – $10.2M – 98,800 tickets No. 3 : Zach Bryan – Aug. 24, 2024 – $10.1M – 47,500 tickets
Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers)
Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas Raiders)
Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)
AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys)
Bank of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers)
Caesars Superdome (New Orleans Saints)
Empower Field at Mile High (Denver Broncos)
Everbank Stadium (Jacksonville Jaguars)
Ford Field (Detroit Lions)
Gillette Stadium (New England Patriots)
Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Dolphins)
Highmark Stadium (Buffalo Bills)
Huntington Bank Field (Cleveland Browns)
Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers)
Levi’s Stadium (San Francisco 49ers)
Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles)
Lucas Oil Field (Indianapolis Colts)
Lumen Field (Seattle Seahawks)
M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore Ravens)
Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons)
MetLife Stadium (New York Giants & New York Jets)
Nissan Stadium (Tennessee Titans)
Northwest Stadium (Washington Commanders)
Paycor Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals)
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Reliant Stadium (Houston Texans)
SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Chargers & Los Angeles Rams)
Soldier Field (Chicago Bears)
State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals)
U.S. Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)