Question of the Day - 08 November 2025

Based on reported data from Billboard Boxscore, here are the top 10 most successful Las Vegas residencies, in both gross revenue and number of tickets sold.

We should add that the final numbers for the Eagles residency haven't been reported, so they're not included here. No doubt, based on the take from the U2 and Dead & Company shows at Sphere, the Eagles will be up there in the top five when all is said and done. 

Celine Dion occupies the number-one and number-two spots, based on long runs and high attendance. Her first residency set the stage for all to follow and actually prompted the construction of the Colosseum at Caesars with 4,100 seats, pretty much doubling the capacity of the next largest theater at the time. "Celine Dion – A New Day…" grossed $385 million over 714 shows (2003-2007) with 2.8 million tickets sold; her followup "Celine" residency (2011-2019) grossed $296 million over 497 shows and 1.7 million tickets sold.

Then comes U2's "UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere." You can see by the 40 shows, 663,000 tickets sold, and $254 million gross that these were much more expensive concerts to attend than Celine's.

Number four is "Weekends with Adele," also at the Colosseum: exactly 100 shows, 420,000 tickets, $200 million. 

Elton John comes in at number five: 247 shows, just under a million tickets, $166 million. 

Numbers six through 10 are Britney Spears' "Piece of Me" (248 shows, 916,00 tickets, $138 million); Dead & Company's "Dead Forever: Live at Sphere" (48, 765,000, $132 million); Elton John in "The Million Dollar Piano" (189, 777,000, $131 million); Garth Brooks' "Plus ONE" (72, $305,000, $130 million), and "Bruno Mars at Park MGM" (79, 410,000, $125 million).