Stevie Nicks, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Jelly Roll, Missy Elliott, Usher and Dead & Co. were among the big winners at the 2025 Pollstar Awards, held in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Swift won Major Tour of the Year for the second consecutive year for her “Eras Tour” (having also won at the previous 35th Annual Pollstar Awards) while Nicks was inducted into the Pollstar Live Hall of Fame and Dead & Co. won Residency of the Year, accepted by John Mayer and Bob Weir. Eddie Vedder spoke for The Music Festival of the Year award win for the Ohana Festival.
Jelly Roll personally accepted his Country Tour of the Year award, and Missy Elliott took the stage to receive her Hip-Hop Tour of the Year award. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band won Rock Tour of the Year — the full list of winners is below.
The first-ever Billie Eilish Award for Sustainability was awarded to Mike Sciortino, GM of UBS Arena for Sustainability Champion and Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA for Sustainable Venue.
Also inducted into the hall of fame were executives Louis Messina, Barrie Marshall (introduced by Brian Ray and Rusty Anderson of Paul McCartney’s band), and the Ryman Auditorium (presented by Bob Weir) were also honored.
The annual Pollstar Awards honor the most innovative and successful artists, tours, companies, venues, and executives in the live-music industry business.
The Personal Manager of the Year award was a tie between Irving Azoff (presented by his first client, Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon/the Kevin Cronin Band) and Coran Capshaw (presented by the Strokes’ Albert Hammond, Jr.). The Lifetime Achievement award was presented posthumously to Gary Kurfirst by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads.
36th Annual Pollstar Awards Winners
Major Tour of the Year
Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour
Rock Tour of the Year
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2024 World Tour
Hip-Hop Tour of the Year
Missy Elliott, Out of This World — The Missy Elliott Experience
R&B Tour of the Year
Usher, Usher: Past Present Future
Pop Tour of the Year
Billie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour
Country Tour of the Year
Jelly Roll, The Beautifully Broken Tour
Latin Tour of the Year
Bad Bunny, Most Wanted Tour
Comedy Tour of the Year
Nate Bargatze, The Be Funny Tour
Support/Special Guest of the Year
Chappell Roan (Olivia Rodrigo)
Residency of the Year
Dead & Company, Sphere
Family, Event or Non-Music Tour of the Year
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party
New Headliner of the Year
Chappell Roan
Music Festival of The Year (Global; over 30K attendance)
Bourbon & Beyond, Louisville, KY
Music Festival of The Year (Global; under 30K attendance)
Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA
International Music Festival of The Year
Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK
Nightclub of the Year
9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Theatre of the Year
Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY
Arena of the Year (U.S. Only)
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV
Arena of the Year (Outside of the U.S.)
The O2 – London, London, UK
Red Rocks Award — Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA
Stadium of the Year (U.S. only)
SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
Stadium of the Year (Outside the U.S.)
Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Casino/Resort Venue of the Year
Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL
New Concert Venue of the Year (North America)
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
New Concert Venue of the Year (International)
Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
Venue Executive of the Year
Christy Castillo Butcher, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park
Talent Buyer of the Year
Stacie George, Live Nation
Small Venue Talent Buyer of the Year (Under 10,000 Capacity)
Donna Busch, Goldenvoice
Bill Graham Award / Promoter of the Year
Rich Schaefer, AEG Presents
International Promoter of the Year
Ricardo Gómez, OCESA
Bobby Brooks Award — Agent of the Year
Kirk Sommer, William Morris Endeavor
International Booking Agent of the Year
Christopher Dalston, Creative Artists Agency
Booking Agency of the Year
Wasserman Music
Independent Booking Agency of the Year (Global)
High Road Touring
Rising Star Award
Kiely Mosiman, Wasserman Music
Personal Manager of the Year
Coran Capshaw, Red Light Management (tie)
Irving Azoff, The Azoff Company (tie)
Maxie Solters Award — Touring Publicist of the Year
Larry Solters, Scoop Marketing
Road Warrior of the Year
Marty Hom
Transportation Company of the Year
Rock-It Cargo
Concert Visuals Company of the Year
Moo TV
Concert Sound Company of the Year
Clair Global
Tour Services Company of the Year
Backline Care
Pollstar Hall of Fame
Barrie Marshall
Louis Messina
Stevie Nicks
Ryman Auditorium
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gary Kurfirst
Visionary Award
Steve Ballmer
Billie Eilish Award for Venue Sustainability – Sustainability Champion
Mike Sciortino, UBS Arena
Billie Eilish Award for Venue Sustainability – Sustainable Venue
Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA
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