Top Revenue-Generating Festivals

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is one of the most profitable music festivals, grossing $114.6 million in 2017 and $115 million in ticket revenue in 2023, marking the first time a recurring festival exceeded $100 million. The Desert Trip festival in 2016 holds the record for the largest event report in Pollstar history, with an astonishing $160.1 million gross.

The top 3

  1. Highest-Grossing Music Festival in a Single Year: The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival set a record in 2017, grossing an astounding $114.6 million with 250,000 attendees, making it one of the most profitable music festivals globally.
  2. Top Three Revenue Festivals in Recent Rankings: In 2023, the Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival and Hard Summer Music Festival topped global charts for gross revenue, with Germany's Hurricane Festival also ranking among the top eight worldwide, grossing $20.1 million.
  3. Revenue vs. Attendance: World's Biggest Free Festival: While many festivals generate massive revenue from ticket sales, Vienna's Donauinselfest stands out as the world's largest open-air music festival by attendance, drawing over 3 million people annually, despite being completely free.

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