Stavee Nix, Taylor Swift, Bad Bani, Bruce Springstein and E Street Band, Jelly Rolls, Missy Elliott, Ashraut and Dead & Company were among the big winners at the 2025 Pastear Awards held at Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Swift won the year’s major tour for the second consecutive year for its “ERAS Tour” (also won at the last 35th annual Polstar Awards), while Nix was included in the Polstar Live Hall of Fame and Dead & Company, who won the Residency of the Year accepted by John Mayor and Bob Veer. Eddie Weder spoke for the victory of the Music Festival of the Year Award for Ohana Festival.
Jelly Roll personally accepted her Country Tour of the Year Award, and Missy Elliott took the stage to receive her hip-hop tour of the year award. Bruce Springstein and E Street Band won the Rock Tour of the Year – the complete list of winners is below.
The first Billy Elish Award for Sustainability was awarded Mike Psychortino, UBS Arena’s GM GM and Climate Play in Seattle in Seattle, WA for Sustainable Waynu for WA.
Also included in the Hall of Fame
The annual Polstar Awards honor the most new and successful artists, companies, places and officials in the live-music industry business.
Irving Ezoff, individual manager of the year award, was a tie between Irving Ezoff (his first customer, Kevin of REO Speedwagan/Kevin Krronin Band) and Koren Capsow (presented by Strucks Albert Hammond, Junior). The Lifetime Achievement Award was posthumously presented to Gary Kurfers by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads.
36Wan Annual Polstar Award winner
Major tour of the year
Taylor Swift, The ERAS Tour
Rock Tour of the Year
Bruce Springstein and E Street Band, 2024 World Tour
Hip-hop tour of the year
Missy Elliot, out of this world – Missy Elliot Experience
R&B Tour of the Year
Ashra, Ashra: past current future
Pop Tour of the Year
Billy Eileish, hit me hard and soft: Tour
Year’s country tour
Jelly roll, beautifully broken tour
Latina Tour of the Year
Bad became the most wanted tour
Comedy Tour of the Year
Nat Bargatze, be a fun tour
Support/Special Guest Year
Chapel Roan (Olivia Rodrigo)
Year residence
Dead and Company, Area
Year’s family, incident or non-music tour
Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live Glow Party
New headliners of the year
Chapel roan
Year’s concert (global; appearance more than 30k)
Bourbon & Beyond, Louisville, KY
Year’s concerts (global; under 30k appearance)
Ohana Festival, Dana Point, CA
International Music Festival of the Year
Glastonbury Festival, Summerset, UK
Year’s nightclub
9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Year’s theater
Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY
The year arena (only us)
Area, Las Vegas, NV
Year -to (Outside America)
O2 – London, London, UK
Red Rock Award – outdoor concert site of the year
Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Ca
Stadium of the year (only us)
Sophie Stadium, English, CA
Year stadium (Outside the U.S)
Vambali Stadium, London, UK
Casino/Resort Site Year
Hard Rock Seminole Live Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, FL
New concert site Year (North America)
Intuit Dome, Engelwood, CA
New concert site Year (international)
Co-up Live, Manchester, UK
Year work work
Christie Castilo Bachar, Sophie Stadium and Hollywood Park
Year’s talent buyer
Stacey George, Live Nation
Small site of the year talent buyer (less than 10,000 capacity)
Donna Busch, Goldenvice
Bill Graham Award / year promoter
Rich Shefer, AEG presents
International promoter of the year
Ricardo Gomez, Ossesa
Bobby Brux Award – Agent of the Year
Kirk Somer, William Morris Endeavor
International booking agent of the year
Christopher Delston, Creative Artists Agency
Year booking agency
Vasarman music
Independent Booking Agency of Year (Global)
High road tourism
Rising Star Award
Kelly Mosiman, Vasarman Music
Individual manager of the year
Coren Capsaw, Red Light Management (Tie)
Irving Azoff, The Ezoff Company (Tie)
Maxi Sollers Award – Touring Publicist of the Year
Larry Sollers, Scoop Marketing
Year’s road warrior
Marti home
Year transport company
Rock-It Cargo
Concert Visual Company of the Year
Moo tv
Samarohi Sound Company Year
Claire Global
Year tour services company
Backline care
Polstar Hall of Fame
Barry marshal
Lewis Messina
Stev nix
Raman auditorium
Life achievement award
Gary kurfers
Visionary prize
Steve Balmer
Billy Ellish Award for Venue Sustainability – Sustainability Champion
Mike Psychortino, UBS Arena
Billy Ellish Award for Venue Sustainability – Sustainable Venue
Climate Pledge Area, Seattle, WA
