Stevie Nicks, Taylor SwiftBad Bunny, Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band, Jelly Roll, Missy Elliott, Usher and Dead & Co. were among the big winners on 2025 Pollstar Awards, Held in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening.
Swift won this year’s big tour for the second year in a row for its “Eras Tour” (after winning at the previous 35th annual Poll star Awards) while Nicks was introduced in Pollstar Live Hall of Fame and Dead & Co. Won the residence of the year, accepted by John Mayer and Bob Weir. Eddie Vedder spoke for the Music Festival of the Year Award -victory for the Ohana Festival.
Jelly Roll personally accepted his Country Tour of the Year Award, and Missy Elliott took the stage to get his hip-hop Tour of the Year Award. Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band won the Rock Tour of the Year – the full list of winners is below.
The first ever Billie Eilish Award for Sustainability was awarded Mike Sciordino, GM from the UBS Arena for Sustainability Master and Climate Promise in Seattle, WA for sustainable place.
Barrie Marshall (introduced by Brian Ray and Rusty from Paul McCartney’s band), and Ryman Auditorium (presented by Brian Ray), was also introduced in the Hall of Fame.
The annual Pollstar Awards honors the most innovative and successful artists, tours, companies, arenas and managers in the life music industry.
This year’s personal manager was a band between Irving Azoff (presented by his first client, Kevin Cronin from Reo Speedwagon/The Kevin Cronin Band) and Coran Capshaw (presented by Strokes’ Albert Hammond, Jr.). Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded posthuman for Gary Kurfirst by Jerry Harrison from Talking Heads.
36Th Annual winner of Pollstar Awards
This year’s big tour
Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour
This year’s cut
Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band, 2024 World Tour
This year’s hip hop tour
Missy Elliott, Ur this world – Missy Elliott -experience
This year’s R&B tour
Usher, Usher: Former Current Future
This year’s pop tour
Billie Eilish, hit me hard and soft: the tour
This year’s county tour
Jelly roll, the beautifully broken tour
Latin tour of the year
Bad rabbit, most sought after tour
This year’s comedy tour
Nate Bargatze, The Be Funny Tour
Support/special guest of the year
Chappell Roan (Olivia Rodrigo)
The residence of the year
Death & Business, Sphere
Family, event or non-music tour during the year
Hot wheels monster trucks live glow party
New Headliner of the Year
Chappell Roan
This year’s music festival (global; over 30k presence)
Bourbon & Beyond, Louisville, KY
Music Festival of the Year (Global; Under 30k Presence)
Ohana festival, Dana Point, ca
This year’s international music festival
Glastonbury Festival, Somerset, UK
Nightclub of the year
9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Theater of the year
Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, new
This year’s Arena (USA) only
Sphere, las vegas, nv
Arena of the year (Outside the United States)
O2 – London, London, UK
Red Rocks Award – This year’s outdoor concert site
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, ca
This year’s Stadium (USA) only
Sofi Stadium, Ingrlewood, ca
Stadium of the year (Outside the United States)
Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Casino/resort site of the year
Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, FL
New concert site Year (North America)
Intuit Dome, Ingrlewood, ca
New concert site The year (international)
Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
This year’s place
Christy Castillo Butcher, Sofi Stadium and Hollywood Park
This year’s talent buyer
Stacie George, Live Nation
Little Location of the Year Talent Buyer (below 10,000 Capacity)
Donna Busch, Goldenvoice
Bill Graham Award / Promotor of the Year
RIK SCHAEERS, AEG presents
International Promotor of the Year
Ricardo Gómez, Ocesa
Bobby Brooks Award – this year’s agent
Kirk Sommer, William Morris’s pursuit
This year’s international booking agent
Christopher Dalston, Creative Artists Agency
This year’s booking agency
Wasserman music
Independent booking agency (global)
Highway tour
Rising Star Award
Kiely Mosiman, Wasserman Music
Personal manager of the year
Coran Capshaw, Red Light Management (tie)
Irving Azoff, Azoff Company (tie)
Maxie Solters Award – Touring Publicist of the Year
Larry Solters, Scoop Marketing
This year’s road warrior
Marty Hom
This year’s transport company
Rock-it load
Concert company of the year
Moo TV
Concert sounds of the year
Clair Global
This year’s tour company
Back line care
Pollstar Hall of Fame
Barrie Marshall
Louis Messina
Stevie Nicks
Ryman Auditorium
Lifetime Achievement Award
Gary Kurfirst
Visionary price
Steve Ballmer
Billie Eilish Award for Venue Sustainability – Sustainability Champion
Mike Sciordino, UBS Arena
Billie Eilish Award for Venue Sustainability – Sustainable Location
Climate Promotion Arena, Seattle, Wa
