The top 10 hottest summer music concerts for 2017

Stubhub’s Third-Annual Summer Tour Preview Reveals U2 Is the Most In-Demand Act; Justin Bieber and Tool Offer the Best Value, and New Festivals Make the Top Five Music Festivals List

StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, today released its third-annual preview of the summer concert landscape, breaking down the most in-demand touring acts of summer 2017. U2 unseats last year’s leader, Adele, by taking the #1 spot on the list, which heavily features legacy rock artists for the third year in a row. Top contemporary artists like Ed Sheeran also rank highly, and Kendrick Lamar broke the top 10 list for the first time, only three weeks after his tour was announced.

Top Selling Acts for Summer 2017

Based on total sales on StubHub for U.S. dates from Memorial Day to Labor Day

1. U2
2. Ed Sheeran
3. Bruno Mars
4. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
5. Lady Gaga
6. Metallica
7. Kendrick Lamar
8. Tool
9. Justin Bieber
10. Roger Waters

The most in-demand U.S. summer music festivals

1. CMA Music Festival (June 8-11 in Nashville, TN)
2. BottleRock Napa (May 26-28 in Napa, CA)
3. Lollapalooza (August 3-6 in Chicago, IL)
4. The Classic East (July 29-30 in Flushing, NY)
5. The Classic West (July 15-16 in Los Angeles, CA)