3. HIStory World Tour, Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson makes it to #3 on the list after his highly attended HIStory World Tour. The tour attracted about 4,500,000 fans from all over the world. It began on September 7, 1996 and ended on October 15, 1997. Though shorter than his previous tour with only 82 shows, this tour was able to bring out more people. The tour, named after one of his CDs
HIStory, was planned to help promote sales as well as sales of his remix album
Blood on the Dance Floor. Jackson took the time to go to Australia, Africa, Europe, and of course the U.S. He even arranged a concert to be played in Hawaii, which is a pretty rare place for such a large concert. With 4,500,000 attendees, the tour grossed at $165 million. Many of his concerts were televised, though none of the concerts were made into a full DVD. Instead, countries such as Korea decided to release their own VHS of the concert at an arena there.
Even though Michael Jackson had another solo world tour planned after the successful HIStory World Tour, it would sadly be his last. His tour schedule for 2009, This Is It, was cancelled after his sudden death.