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Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and More Nominated For The 37th Annual Pollstar Awards

Pollstar Publishes List of Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium Featuring Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift

https://x.com/louiswt91world/status/1612193981604954114?s=46

And while I was searching for that tweet this tweet came up to me 💀

https://x.com/lthsource/status/1470503061776965636?s=46

Hahahaha omg the juxtaposition is gold. Also the Larrie account name (“Louis & Harry FBI”) is self-satire honestly.

They basically went and wrote how many tickets are sold by each headliner Kane and Louis just to make it clear difference lol how petty. Let's see who will get more attention 😌 nobody can make me like Azoffs istg

BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 07: British singer Louis Tomlinson of the former band One Direction performs live on stage during day 1 of Lollapalooza 2024 at Olympic Stadium on September 07, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Gina Wetzler/Redferns)

“British singer Louis Tomlinson of the former band One Direction”. First of all, a certain other ex-1D man wouldn’t have this post-1D description.

Pollstar (owned by Irving Azoff) is mainly a trade publication, and the readership is the music industry. The focus is on data, revenue, and charting. Some musicians focus a lot on numbers, some don’t, but all have to be aware of the bottomline. Luckily, Pollstar is here to help instill anxiety about survival in the industry!

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The lineup of performers for the 2025 Las Vegas Grand Prix has been announced, with Louis Tomlinson and Kane Brown confirmed to headline. Further performers for the Nov. 22 event include VAVO, DJ Pee .Wee, Steve Aoki and Kaskade.

Kane Brown kicks things off with a pre-race performance that leads into the driver introductions and Drivers’ Parade. With 171 headline reports submitted to Pollstar’s Boxoffice since 2015, Kane has sold a total of 1.3 million tickets, grossing $100.w million. On average, Brown sells 8,087 tickets per show, with an average gross of $586,304, according to Pollstar’s Boxoffice. Throughout October, Brown performed at arenas across the UK, including at The OVO Hydro in Glasgow and OVO Arena Wembley in London. Brown is managed by Neon Coast’s Marth Earles and booked by WME’s Braeden Rountree worldwide.

Louis Tomlinson will perform on stage with an exclusive F1 Grid Gigs presented by American Express following the Drivers’ Parade. Tomlinson recently announced his third studio album, How Did I Get Here?, which will be released on Jan. 23. His world tour kicks off on March 23 at Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany. The European leg wraps up on May 3 at The O2 in London before heading to North America on June 3 at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Tomlinson is managed by Seven 7 Artist Management’s Matt Vines and booked by Wasserman Music’s Marty Diamond in North America and by the agency’s Alex Hardee and Holly Rowland worldwide (excluding North America). With 107 headline reports submitted to Pollstar’s Boxoffice since beginning his solo career in 2017, Tomlinson has sold 772,884 tickets, grossing $45.8 million. On average, the former One Direction bandmember sells 7,223 tickets per show, making for an average gross of $428,656, according to Pollstar Boxoffice reports.

Anyway, statistics are easily manipulated, and we can see that there are holes in the data. Louis hasn’t been touring as a solo artist since 2017. He had two tour concerts in 2020, and the majority of tour concerts in 2022-23. So basically he sold about 700,000 tickets in 2 years (of incompletely tabulated concerts- see below), and the last 4 years of his career have been his most active as a solo artist.

Louis also played about 160 shows on his two world tours, but the “107 headline reports submitted to Pollstar” are probably the ones affiliated with Live Nation. Perhaps concerts with other tour promoters were not accounted for (same goes for Kane Brown) and therefore were not included in the calculations. There is no obligation for other tour promoters to share their receipts (and therefore reveal contractual terms) with Pollstar.

There are no factual errors in the article, but the omissions are misleading, and one does have to read between the lines (“according to Pollstar Boxoffice reports.”).

Louis Tomlinson Bringing His Away From Home Festival To New York

by Oscar Areliz 22/8/2025

The Away From Home Festival, an annual musical event curated by Louis Tomlinson, will make its U.S. debut this fall at the Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York, with a lineup that includes Lauv, Steve Aoki, Plain White T’s, Daya and more.

Tomlinson will also be headlining the two-day festival taking place Oct. 4 and 5. Other artists one the bill are Pale Waves, Circa Waves, Dirty Blonde, Florence Road, Isaac Anderson, Michael Blackwell, DJ Abbie McCarthy and unannounced special guests, making this year’s edition of Away From Home the biggest one yet.

The global festival launched four years ago in London and visited a new destination in the following years. In 2022, Tomlinson held Away From Home in Malaga, Spain, and the 2023 edition was in Camaiore, Italy. He took the festival to Mérida, Mexico, last year.

“I’m so excited to be bringing Away From Home to the U.S. and for the first time, a two-day festival!” Tomlinson said in a statement. “Really honored and grateful to have such a strong line-up over both days, got a few things up my sleeve too. Can’t wait to see you all there, it’s going to be special!”

Presale passes will be available Aug. 26 at 10 a.m. ET, followed by the general onsale on Aug. 28 at the same time. To register for tickets, visit afhregistration.com.

The festival teamed up with Crewfare to offer fans exclusive access to the top-rated hotels minutes away from the festival grounds. Visit Crewfare for more information.

This is Pollstar’s first article solely about an event limited to Louis Tomlinson’s solo career. As in, ever, in the history of Pollstar as well as Louis Tomlinson since he left One Direction in 2015.

Pollstar did not publish a single article announcing any of Louis’ albums, nor his two world tours, nor his documentary, nor his London livestream, nor any previous iterations of AFHF, nor any of his charting on Billboard.

For comparison, this is Niall’s search results. Zayn. Harry.

“Pollstar is a trade publication for the concert and live music industry. The publication was purchased by Oak View Group, a venue consultancy founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff, in July 2017.” - Wikipedia.