Swift’s dominance comes as little surprise following her record-breaking Eras Tour, which occupied the stadium for eight historic nights across June and August 2024. Drawing an estimated 720,000 fans, the shows featured highly photogenic, viral moments, including guest appearances from Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, and a surprise onstage cameo from her partner, Travis Kelce.
Harry Styles secured second place on the index with a score of 71, driven by his six-night Love On Tour run across 2022 and 2023. Known for his statement Gucci outfits and high-profile duets with Stevie Nicks and Shania Twain, Styles’ photo-essential moments kept cameras flashing. With his new tour currently playing a record-breaking 12 nights at Wembley this summer, he could soon challenge for the top spot.
Ed Sheeran completed the top three with a score of 66 from his Mathematics Tour, followed closely by Canadian superstar The Weeknd at 59, who set a single-day Wembley attendance record of 87,000 fans with his highly cinematic After Hours til Dawn Tour production. Rock icons Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band rounded out the top five.
Intriguingly, the study revealed that Coldplay ranked ninth on the list despite playing multiple residencies at the venue. This lower-than-expected ranking is attributed to frontman Chris Martin’s regular practice of stopping shows mid-song to explicitly request that fans put their phones away to stay present. Similarly, Oasis ranked twelfth, with fans seemingly respecting Liam Gallagher’s public disdain for phones at live gigs.
