There's one word that best summarizes the 2020 midyear touring charts: zero. That’s how much money the concert industry has generated since mid-March, when the world’s two largest concert promoters halted touring.
It’s also how much promoters, venues and artists are forecast to make through the end of the year. Three quarters with zero revenue will be devastating for the live-music business, but the impact isn’t fully visible on the current midyear charts due to the delayed reporting window -- Billboard’s midyear period covers Nov.
1, 2019, to April 30, 2020. Nearly all touring shows were pulled off the road on March 14 because of the coronavirus, meaning the midyear charts include six weeks with zero ticket sales, with most venues showing
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