Oasis‘ 2025 reunion tour won the Major Tour of the Year award at the 2026 Pollstar Awards, held Wednesday night in Hollywood as the centerpiece event of the annual Pollstar Live! conference, hosted by the primary trade magazine focused on the live music business..
Other top winners in genre-based categories included Metallica (for rock tour of the year), Kendrick Lamar/SZA (hip-hop tour of the year), the Weeknd (R&B tour of the year), Benson Boone (pop tour of the year), Bad Bunny (Latin tour of the year), Adam Sandler (comedy tour of the year), and Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson (who tied for country tour of the year).
Olivia Dean continued her recent awards streak by winning in the category of support/special guest of the year, for her stint as opening act on Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short n’ Sweet Tour.” With a sold-out arena headlining tour commencing in May, it’s safe to say Dean will probably never be eligible for a repeat win in that category.
Other artists who came out on top in the Pollstar voting included the Eagles, for residency of the year (at their recurring Sphere gig in Las Vegas), and Teddy Swims, as new headliner of the year.
Many of the categories were set aside for venues or festivals. Austin City Limits and Ohana were named festivals of the year (in over 30,000 and under 30,000 attendance divisions, respectively). L.A. came out on top with the wins for nightclub of the year, the Troubadour, and outdoor venue of the year, the Hollywood Bowl. Las Vegas venues prevailed for arena of the year, which went to Sphere, and U.S. stadium of the year, a win for Allegiant Stadium. Nashville’s Pinnacle picked up the prize for new concert venue of the year.
Among the awards going to individuals were the award for promoter of the year, which went to Live Nation’s Arthur Fogel, a bit of good news amid a tough day for that company, plus Barclay Center’s Laurie Jacoby as venue executive of the year, Red Light’s Coran Capshaw as personal manager of the year, Shore Fire’s Rebecca Shapiro as publicist of the year, CAA’s Allison McGregor as marketing executive of the year, and another CAA honoree, Darryl Eaton, as agent of the year. CAA scored an additional win as booking agency of the year.
All of the awards are voted upon within the music industry except for one fan-voted honor that was added this year, in connection with a media sponsor — the first iHeartRadio Pollstar Fan Favorite Award for Live Performer of the Year, which went to country superstar Morgan Wallen.
The 37th annual Pollstar Awards were hosted by iHeartRadio personality Valentine and held at the conference’s new location for 2026, the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
A full list of winners follows:
37th Annual Pollstar Awards Winners
Major Tour of the Year:
Oasis, “Oasis Live ’25 Tour”
Rock Tour of the Year:
Metallica, “M72 World Tour”
Hip-Hop Tour of the Year:
Kendrick Lamar/SZA, “Grand National Tour”
R&B Tour of the Year:
The Weeknd, “After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour”
Pop Tour of the Year:
Benson Boone, “American Heart World Tour”
Country Tour of the Year:
Chris Stapleton, “All-American Road Show” (TIE)
Lainey Wilson, “Whirlwind World Tour” (TIE)
Latin Tour of the Year:
Bad Bunny, “Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour”
Comedy Tour of the Year:
Adam Sandler, “You’re My Best Friend Tour”
Support/Special Guest of the Year:
Olivia Dean, “Sabrina Carpenter: Short n’ Sweet Tour”
Residency of the Year:
Eagles, Sphere, Las Vegas, NV
Family, Event or Non-Music Tour of the Year:
Dancing With the Stars
New Headliner of the Year:
Teddy Swims
Music Festival of The Year (Global; over 30K attendance):
Austin City Limits Music Festival, Austin, TX
Music Festival of The Year (Global; under 30K attendance):
Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA
International Music Festival of The Year:
Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, UK
Nightclub of the Year:
Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA
Theatre of the Year:
Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY
Arena of the Year (U.S. Only):
Sphere, Las Vegas, NV
Arena of the Year (Outside the U.S.):
The O2 – London, London, UK
Red Rocks Award – Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year:
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, CA
Stadium of the Year (U.S. Only):
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, NV
Stadium of the Year (Outside the U.S.):
Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Casino/Resort Venue of the Year:
Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
New Concert Venue of the Year:
The Pinnacle, Nashville, TN
Venue Executive of the Year:
Laurie Jacoby, Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Talent Buyer of the Year:
Del Williams, Danny Wimmer Presents
Small Venue Talent Buyer of the Year (Under 10,000 Capacity):
Joe Moallempour, Danny Wimmer Presents
Bill Graham Award / Promoter of the Year:
Arthur Fogel, Live Nation
International Promoter of the Year:
Erik Hoffman, Live Nation Canada
Bobby Brooks Award – Agent of the Year:
Darryl Eaton, Creative Artists Agency
International Booking Agent of the Year:
Emma Banks, Creative Artists Agency UK
Booking Agency of the Year:
Creative Artists Agency
Independent Booking Agency of the Year (Global):
Independent Artist Group (IAG)
Rising Star Award:
Gade Raftery, Live Nation
Personal Manager of the Year:
Coran Capshaw, Red Light Management
Maxie Solters Award – Touring Publicist of the Year:
Rebecca Shapiro, Shore Fire Media
Marketing Executive of the Year:
Allison McGregor, Creative Artists Agency
Road Warrior of the Year:
Chris Risner, Metallica
Transportation Company of the Year:
Upstaging
Concert Visuals Company of the Year:
4Wall Entertainment
Concert Sound Company of the Year:
L-Acoustics
Tour Services Company of the Year:
Master Tour
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