The Rolling Stones’ ‘No Filter’ Tour Made an Obscene Amount of Money

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter

September 13th, 2019 1:21 PM

The Rolling Stones have done it yet again with their latest tour becoming one of the highest-grossing tours of all time.

Per Billboard Boxscore, the Stones’ “No Filter” tour, which just wrapped on August 30 and spanned three years, grossed a total of $415.6 million and sold 2,290,871 tickets. These figures are enough for the “No Filter” tour to be ranked the eighth highest-grossing tour of all time.

This is also the second top-ten entry from the Stones on this list, with their 2005-2007 “A Bigger Bang” tour earning $558 million and ranking third all-time. The current highest-grossing tour of all time is Ed Sheeran‘s “The Divide Tour,” which began in 2017, ended in 2019 and grossed a staggering $776 million. The current top ten highest-grossing tours of all time are below.

Top 10 Highest-Grossing Tours of All Time

1. Ed Sheeran: The Divide Tour – $776 million (2017-19)
2. U2: 360° Tour: $736 million (2009-11)
3. The Rolling Stones: A Bigger Bang Tour – $558 million (2005-07)
4. Guns N’ Roses: Not in This Lifetime Tour – $530 million (2016-ongoing)
5. Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams Tour – $523 million (2016-17)
6. Roger Waters: The Wall Live – $459 million (2010-13)
7. AC/DC: Black Ice World Tour – $441 million (2008-10)
8. The Rolling Stones: No Filter Tour – $416 million (2017-19)
9. Bruno Mars: 24K Magic World Tour – $412 million (2017-18)
10. Madonna: Sticky & Sweet Tour – $408 million (2008-09)

7 Outrageous Tour Rider Demands and Other Requests

• Mick Jagger

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  Mick Jagger has a very unique request when it comes to the mattress in his hotel. According to a report from 'The Daily Mail,' Jagger "asks for a new mattress in his room, no matter how posh the hotel. But he insists the plastic wrapping stays on while someone sleeps for one night on the mattress to break it in."

• Prince

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  Speaking of plastic wrap, Prince had on his 2004 tour rider that “all items in dressing room must be covered by clear plastic wrap until uncovered by main artist. This is absolutely necessary.” This feels a little extra, but honestly, this request wasn't terribly shocking considering how particular the late music icon was.

• Paul McCartney

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  Paul McCartney's past tour riders have been lengthy, but considering his legend, they seem rather tame. Many of his requests have to do with his vegan lifestyle, so no furniture backstage made from animal skin (leather) nor is faux leather or animal prints are allowed.
• Jack White

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  Jack White got a lot of attention for his tour rider when he was out supporting his album 'Lazeretto,' because it included a request for a bowl of "fresh home-made guacamole" and included a very specific recipe that included directions on how to cut the avocado. (FYI: It's "3 or 4 slits down, 3 or 4 slits across.)

• Iggy Pop

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  Iggy Pop's 2006 tour rider was 18 pages, but it clearly wasn't taking itself too seriously. Some of his requests included "somebody dressed as Bob Hope" and "a copy of 'USA Today' that's got a story about morbidly obese people in it." What a legend!

• Foo Fighters

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  Foo Fighters have taken joke tour riders to another level. In 2011, their tour rider had a coloring book theme complete with a word search and a maze. It also included a list of non-permitted items in the venue which included "light sabers" and "garden gnomes." However, maybe we're wrong. Perhaps, there was a bizarre incident at a past show involving light sabers and garden gnomes.
• Van Halen

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  Ah, yes...how could there be a tour rider list without mentioning Van Halen and the whole "no brown M&M's" request? Believe it or not, the band wasn't really being divas back then. The legend of the M&M's has since been cleared up. The reason why that detail was included was to see if promoters actually read the band's performance contract. David Lee Roth said in a 2012 interview, "Van Halen was the first to take 850 par lamp lights — huge lights — around the country. At the time, it was the biggest production ever. If I came backstage, having been one of the architects of this lighting and staging design, and I saw brown M&Ms on the catering table, then I guarantee the promoter had not read the contract rider, and we would have to do a serious line check."

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