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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 WinnersMajor Tour of the YearTaylor Swift, The Eras TourRock Tour of the YearBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 2024 World TourHip-Hop Tour of the YearMissy Elliott, Out of This World — The Missy Elliott ExperienceR&B Tour of the YearUsher, Usher: Past Present FuturePop Tour of the YearBillie Eilish, Hit Me Hard and Soft: The TourCountry Tour of the YearJelly Roll, The Beautifully Broken TourLatin Tour of the YearBad Bunny, Most Wanted TourComedy Tour of the YearNate Bargatze, The Be Funny Tour
Support/Special Guest of the YearChappell Roan (Olivia Rodrigo)Residency of the YearDead & Company, SphereFamily, Event or Non-Music Tour of the YearHot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow PartyNew Headliner of the YearChappell RoanMusic Festival of The Year (Global; over 30K attendance)Bourbon & Beyond, Louisville, KYMusic Festival of The Year (Global; under 30K attendance)Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CAInternational Music Festival of The YearGlastonbury Festival, Somerset, UKNightclub of the Year9:30 Club, Washington, DCTheatre of the YearBrooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NYArena of the Year (U.S. Only)Sphere, Las Vegas, NVArena of the Year (Outside of the U.S.)The O2 – London, London, UKRed Rocks Award — Outdoor Concert Venue of the YearHollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CAStadium of the Year (U.S. only)SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CAStadium of the Year (Outside the U.S.)Wembley Stadium, London, UKCasino/Resort Venue of the YearHard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FLNew Concert Venue of the Year (North America)Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CANew Concert Venue of the Year (International)Co-op Live, Manchester, UKVenue Executive of the YearChristy Castillo Butcher, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood ParkTalent Buyer of the YearStacie George, Live NationSmall Venue Talent Buyer of the Year (Under 10,000 Capacity)Donna Busch, GoldenvoiceBill Graham Award / Promoter of the YearRich Schaefer, AEG PresentsInternational Promoter of the YearRicardo Gómez, OCESABobby Brooks Award — Agent of the YearKirk Sommer, William Morris EndeavorInternational Booking Agent of the YearChristopher Dalston, Creative Artists AgencyBooking Agency of the YearWasserman MusicIndependent Booking Agency of the Year (Global)High Road TouringRising Star AwardKiely Mosiman, Wasserman MusicPersonal Manager of the YearCoran Capshaw, Red Light Management (tie)Irving Azoff, The Azoff Company (tie)Maxie Solters Award — Touring Publicist of the YearLarry Solters, Scoop MarketingRoad Warrior of the YearMarty HomTransportation Company of the YearRock-It CargoConcert Visuals Company of the YearMoo TVConcert Sound Company of the YearClair GlobalTour Services Company of the YearBackline 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
