2025 Pollstar Awards Winner: Taylor Swift takes 'Major' honor home

36. Annual Pollstar Awards winner

Main 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, except of this world – the Missy Elliott experience

R&B tour of the year

Usher, Usher: Past of today's 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 rabbit, most searched tour

Comedy tour of the year

Nate Bargatze, The Be Funny Tour

Support/special guest the year

Chappell Roan (Olivia Rodrigo)

Residence 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 30,000 visitor numbers)

Bourbon & Beyond, Louisville, Ky

Music festival of the year (global; under 30,000 presence)

Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA

International Music Festival of the Year

Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, Great Britain

Night Club of the Year

9:30 a.m. Club, Washington, DC

Theater of the year

Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY

Arena of the year (only we)

Ball, Las Vegas, NV

Arena of the year (Outside the USA)

The O2 – London, London, Great Britain

Red Rocks Award – Outdoor concert event location of the year

Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA

Stadium of the year (only in the USA)

Sofi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Stadium of the year (Outside the USA)

Wembley Stadium, London, Great Britain

Venue Casino/Resort the year

Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL

New concert event location of the year (North America)

Inglewood, ca intuit

New concert event location of the year (international)

Co-OP Live, Manchester, Great Britain

Venue of the year of the year

Christy Castillo Butcher, Sofi Stadium and Hollywood Park

Talent buyer of the year

Stacie George, living nation

Talent buyer of the year of the year (under 10,000 capacities)

Donna Busch, Goldenvoice

Bill Graham Award / promoter of the year

Rich Schaefer, AEG presented

International promoter of the year

Ricardo Gómez, Ocesa

Bobby Brooks Award – Agent of the Year

Kirk Sommer, William Morris

International booking representative of the year

Christopher Dalston, agency for creative artists

Booking agency of the year

Waterman music

Independent booking agency of the year (global)

High road touring

Rising Star Award

Kiel Mosiman, Wasserman Music

Personnel manager of the year

Coran Capshaw, red light management (tie)

Irving Azoff, the Azoff Company (draw)

Maxie Loters Award – Touring Publicist of the Year

Larry Lopiters, Scoop Marketing

Road warriors of the year

Marty Hom

Transport company of the year

Rock-IT freight

Concert Visuals Company of the Year

Moo TV

Concert -sound company 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 sustainability The event location – master sustainability

Mike Sciortino, UBS Arena

Billie Eilish Award for sustainability The event location – sustainable event location

Climate promise Arena, Seattle, WA