36th Annual Pollstar Award Nominations Unveiled
Morgan Wallen on tour. Photo: Matt Paskert
Live entertainment publication Pollstar has unveiled its nominees for the 36th annual Pollstar Awards which recognizes artists, tours, companies, venues and executives for their innovation and success. The ceremony will be held on Feb. 19, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles as a part of the three-day Pollstar Live! Conference.
A new honor this year is the Maxie Solters Award – Touring Publicist of the Year, recognizing the achievement of a public relations executive in the live touring industry in the honor of the Scoop Marketing publicist who died earlier this year at the age of 37.
Key Nominee Categories:
Major Tour Of The Year:
Coldplay – “Music of the Spheres World Tour”
Morgan Wallen – “One Night At A Time 2024”
Noah Kahan – “We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Guts World Tour”
Taylor Swift – “The Eras Tour”
Zach Bryan – “The Quittin Time Tour”
Rock Tour of the Year:
Blink-182 – “The More Time Tour”
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – “2024 World Tour”
Coldplay – “Music of the Spheres World Tour”
Foo Fighters – “Everything or Nothing at All Tour”
Green Day – “The Saviors Tour”
Metallica – “M72 World Tour”
Hip-Hop Tour of the Year:
$uicideboy$ – “Grey Day Tour 2024”
Drake – “It’s All A Blur Tour”
Megan Thee Stallion – “Hot Girl Summer Tour”
Missy Elliott – “Out of This World – The Missy Elliott Experience”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday 2 World Tour”
Travis Scott – “The Circus Maximus Tour”
Pop Tour of the Year:
Billie Eilish – “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour”
Charli XCX & Troye Sivan – “Charli XCX & Troye Sivan Present: Sweat”
Justin Timberlake – “The Forget Tomorrow World Tour”
Olivia Rodrigo – “Guts World Tour”
P!nk – “Summer Carnival 2024”
Taylor Swift – “The Eras Tour”
Country Tour of the Year:
Chris Stapleton – “All-American Road Show”
Jelly Roll – “The Beautifully Broken Tour”
Kenny Chesney – “Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour”
Lainey Wilson – “Country’s Cool Again Tour”
Morgan Wallen – “One Night At A Time 2024”
Tyler Childers – “Mule Pull ‘24 Tour”
Zach Bryan – “The Quittin’ Time Tour”
Latin Tour of the Year:
Bad Bunny – “Most Wanted Tour”
Carin León – “Boca Chueca Tour 2024”
Fuerza Regida – “Pero No Te Enamores Tour 2024”
Karol G – “Mañana Será Bonito Tour”
Luis Miguel – “Luis Miguel Tour 2023-24”
Peso Pluma – “Éxodo Tour 2024”
Comedy Tour of the Year:
Gabriel Iglesias – “Don’t Worry Be Fluffy Tour”
Jim Gaffigan – “Barely Alive Tour”
Matt Rife – “ProbleMATTic World Tour”
Nate Bargatze – “The Be Funny Tour”
Nikki Glaser – “Alive and Unwell Tour”
Sebastian Maniscalco – “It Ain’t Right”
Residency of the Year:
Adele at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace/Neue Messe München
Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden
Dead & Company at The Sphere
Eagles at The Sphere
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at Ryman Auditorium
U2 at The Sphere
Support/Special Guest of the Year:
Chappell Roan for Olivia Rodrigo
Ciara/Timbaland for Missy Elliott
Gracie Abrams for Taylor Swift
Paramore for Taylor Swift
The Smashing Pumpkins for Green Day
Zac Brown Band for Kenny Chesney
Additional categories include Family, Event or Non-Music Tour of the Year; Music Festival of The Year; International Music Festival of The Year; Nightclub of the Year; Theatre of the Year; Arena of the Year; Red Rocks Award for Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year; Stadium of the Year; Casino/Resort Venue of the Year; New Concert Venue of the Year and International Venue of the Year.
Pollstar subscribers can vote through Pollstar.com and view all nominees at news.pollstar.com. Voting is open now through Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. CT.
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