Oasis Wins Major Tour at 2026 Pollstar Awards
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- Oasis won Major Tour of the Year for their "Oasis Live '25 Tour" reunion at the 37th annual Pollstar Awards, held Wednesday at the Loews Hollywood Hotel
- Morgan Wallen won the inaugural iHeartRadio Pollstar Fan Favorite Award for Live Performer of the Year — the only category decided by fans rather than industry voters
- Genre tour winners included Metallica (rock), Kendrick Lamar/SZA (hip-hop), the Weeknd (R&B), Benson Boone (pop), Bad Bunny (Latin), and Adam Sandler (comedy), with Chris Stapleton and Lainey Wilson tying for country
- Olivia Dean won Support/Special Guest of the Year for opening Sabrina Carpenter's "Short n' Sweet Tour" — a category she likely won't repeat, as she launches her own sold-out arena headlining run in May
- CAA swept the agency categories, taking Booking Agency of the Year plus individual wins for Allison McGregor (marketing executive) and Darryl Eaton (agent)
- Las Vegas venues dominated the building awards, with Sphere winning both Residency of the Year (for the Eagles) and Arena of the Year, and Allegiant Stadium taking U.S. Stadium of the Year
- Arthur Fogel of Live Nation won Promoter of the Year — described in the source as "a bit of good news amid a tough day for that company" — alongside individual honors for Laurie Jacoby (Barclays Center), Coran Capshaw (Red Light), and Rebecca Shapiro (Shore Fire)
Why it matters: Oasis's reunion tour taking the top prize validates the massive commercial appetite for legacy comebacks, while Arthur Fogel's promoter win was called "good news amid a tough day" for Live Nation. The debut of a fan-voted category (won by Morgan Wallen) marks a structural shift in how the live industry measures success.
