Rock legend and former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters completed his Us + Them tour early in December, capping a two-decade stretch of global touring. Here are some highlights from the box office totals reported to Pollstar in that time, compiled by Bob Allen.
$835 million
Total sales from major worldwide solo tours by Waters stretching back 20 years.
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Tours included in that stretch: In the Flesh (1999-2000, 2002), The Dark Side of the Moon Live (2006-08), The Wall Live (2010-13) and Us + Them (2017-18)
$460 million
Total gross from The Wall Live tour, when Waters performed the classic Pink Floyd album in its entirety. It still ranks among the highest-grossing tours of all time and sold 4.1 million tickets.
220
Performances on The Wall Live tour.
$228 million
The overall gross from the just completed Us + Them tour, which sold 2.2 million tickets for 150 performances.
$37.9 million
Top box office gross from the 20-year stretch, collected during a nine-show stint in 2012 at River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires during The Wall Live tour. The run sold more than 430,000 tickets.
$10.4 million
Waters’ top European gross during the past 20 years, from a six-night run at London’s O2 Arena in 2011, also during The Wall Live.
$7.3 million
Highest gross in a North American venue during the same time period, from two sold-out performances at Yankee Stadium in New York City in 2012.