Ed Sheeran Tops Monthly Boxscore Chart with 'Loop' Tour

Ed Sheeran, after wrapping up his four-year 'Mathematics Tour', wasted no time in returning to the top. Three months later, the British singer kicked off the 'Loop Tour' at the end of 2025. This quick transition landed him back at No. 1 on the monthly Boxscore chart. According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Sheeran’s 10 shows in February grossed $70.8 million and sold 526,000 tickets, topping the monthly Boxscore recap as the highest-grossing and best-selling tour of the month.

After beginning the Oceania leg of the 'Loop Tour' in January with shows in New Zealand and Wellington, Australia, Sheeran moved to major markets in February. The success in Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney quintupled his monthly earnings and enabled a jump from No. 5 to No. 1 on Top Tours.

Sheeran’s triple-header at Sydney’s Accor Stadium (Feb. 13-15) was the highlight of his month, driving $26.1 million in ticket sales with 192,000 fans. Another three shows in Melbourne (Marvel Stadium, Feb. 26-28) added $24.8 million and 173,000 tickets. Those two engagements line up at Nos. 2-3 on Top Boxscores, with his three Brisbane dates rounding out the top five ($15.3 million, 116,000 tickets).

At $98.6 million, including an additional date in Adelaide on March 5, this is Sheeran’s highest-grossing Oceania leg ever. It surpasses the $85.2 million from the 'Mathematics Tour' of early 2023 and the $82.6 million from the 'Divide Tour' of 2018.

While he outpaces his previous tours on his first leg, it’s unlikely that 'Loop Tour' will match the total takes of those treks, as he is scheduled for just 34 more dates: seven in Latin America and 27 in the United States and Canada. The 'Mathematics Tour' ultimately ran for 188 shows over four years, while the 'Divide Tour' stretched to 258 dates over three years, ultimately generating record-breaking revenue ($875.7 million and $776.4 million, respectively).

Dating to Sheeran’s first reported show in 2012, he has amassed a career gross of more than $1.8 billion from 19.6 million tickets sold. This tour will guide him past major milestones of $2 billion and 20 million tickets.

Sheeran is among the most consistent touring acts of the last decade, appearing on exactly half of the monthly Boxscore recaps since they launched in 2019. Of 68, he’s charted on 34 Top Tours lists. Of those 34 months, he’s spent 28 in the top 10, and with February’s rundown, logs his fourth month at No. 1.

February 2026 marks exactly three years since the last time Sheeran was on top, when he reigned over February 2023 during the 'Mathematics Tour'. Previously, he had topped in June 2022 and in April 2019 while still on the 'Divide Tour'. Only Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Bad Bunny have crowned the ranking with more unique tours (five and four, respectively).

In the seven years of the Top Tours chart, only one act was more prevalent than Sheeran. Dutch violinist, conductor, and composer Andre Rieu has appeared on 36 of the monthly charts, though he has never been No. 1. His peak, so far, was hitting No. 5 in January 2020. Billy Joel and Eagles are the only other acts to reach 30 months (33 apiece), completing the current Mount Rushmore of monthly Top Tours consistency.

After reigning over Top Tours in December and January, Bad Bunny falls to No. 2 in February. Over six shows, he grossed $52.7 million and sold 345,000 tickets across five shows in Latin America and one in Sydney. My Chemical Romance and Lady Gaga follow at Nos. 3 and 4, respectively, on Top Tours. Backstreet Boys and Eagles are next at Nos. 5 and 6, taking turns at the Sphere in Las Vegas, which scores another month as the highest-grossing venue in the world ($41.5 million).

A few acts make their Top Tours debut in February. Though she previously appeared on the chart for co-headlining a Super Bowl-adjacent show with Bruno Mars in 2019, Cardi B makes her solo debut. With the first nine shows of the Little Miss Drama Tour, she grossed $15.8 million and sold 111,000 tickets, earning the No. 8 rank. Treaty Oak Revival and Dutch rappers Ronnie Flex & Lil Klein follow at Nos. 20 and 27, respectively.

Other highlights on the February Boxscore recap: San Francisco’s The Castro Theatre is No. 3 on Top Venues (2,500-or-less capacity) because of Sam Smith’s 12-show residency, earning $2 million from 17,000 tickets sold. Another 12-show residency powers a high-ranking venue, as The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas is No. 1 on Top Venues (2,501-5k capacity) after a run of shows by Def Leppard. Lastly, the touring troupe of Dancing with the Stars lands at No. 23, while its international parent series, Strictly Come Dancing!, falls just beneath the top 30 with $4.9 million.