Pitbull's I'm Back Tour Grosses 25 Million and Sells 234,238 Tickets on Its US Opening Run

Pitbull performs during his residency show at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on April 28, 2018. Via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

The opening North American leg of Pitbull’s “I’m Back” world tour grossed $25 million across 13 concerts in U.S. cities during May and June, according to box-office figures reported by Pollstar on July 27. Attendance neared the quarter-million mark, with 234,238 tickets sold over a run that stretched just over three weeks. The performance vaulted the rapper onto the live-music charts as one of the summer’s strongest touring debuts.

A No. 5 chart debut

The three June shows that fell within the eligibility window for this week’s Pollstar LIVE75 chart drew 57,185 fans for an average of 19,061 per show, Pollstar reported. That figure earned Pitbull the No. 5 position and “Hot Shot” status as the touring artist with the highest-ranked debut on the chart. He also landed at No. 10 on Pollstar’s Global Concert Pulse with a $1.9 million gross average across the 13 North American dates.

Sellouts from Florida to California

The tour launched May 14 at iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida, where the opener grossed $1.84 million before a sellout crowd of 17,206, per Pollstar. The largest single-show gross came May 30 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, which brought in $3.16 million from 17,380 seats. The best-attended stop was the June 7 finale at Shoreline Amphitheatre in the San Francisco Bay Area, a sellout that moved 20,112 tickets and grossed $1.95 million.

Part of a record touring summer

Pitbull’s debut lands amid a banner stretch for live music. Pollstar’s mid-year figures showed grosses for the top 100 worldwide touring artists at record highs through the first six months of 2026, and the LIVE75 chart the same week featured Bon Jovi debuting at No. 9 and the Backstreet Boys joining the Artist Power Index off their Las Vegas Sphere residency. The data underscored how a promoted outdoor amphitheater run could still break into the top tier.

More dates ahead

The “I’m Back” tour, promoted by Live Nation, is now in Europe on a leg that runs through Aug. 2, Pollstar reported. A second North American leg is booked from mid-August through the end of September, followed by a final European stretch in November and December. As of Pollstar’s July 27 report, the $25 million and 234,238 tickets reflect only the opening U.S. run, with the full-tour totals still to be tallied.

References: Top Tour: Pitbull’s I’m Back Tour grosses $25 million on opening North American run