Wembley Stadium’s most photographed artists

Words by Georgina Groom-Rietschy

Whether you’ve been lucky enough to witness your favourite artist live or watched vicariously through a live stream, we can all agree that Wembley Stadium is London’s top venue for artists to play. It has hosted some of the most unforgettable moments in recent music history, from the long-awaited reunion of Oasis to Taylor Swift’s eight night Eras Tour takeover – not to mention Coldplay’s roster of special guests such as Stormzy and Ed Sheeran. 

Ever curious about what compels us to reach for our cameras, we analysed millions of Popsa customer photos using a rigorous, data-led approach to reveal the artists that were most photographed at Wembley between 2022 and 2025. Taylor Swift occupies the top spot by some distance, while Harry Styles and The Weeknd both feature in the top five. Dua Lipa, Westlife and Lana Del Rey also feature on the list for standout moments, including showstopping costumes and impressive set designs.

To learn more about how the data was analysed and ranked to determine the photo index scores, check out the methodology at the end of this article.

Most photographed artists at Wembley Stadium

1. Taylor Swift 

Photo index score: 100

No artist comes close to Taylor Swift, which is hardly surprising given she holds the title of Spotify’s most streamed artist. The Eras Tour arrived at Wembley Stadium for eight nights across June and August 2024 – more than any other city on the tour – cementing London as its spiritual home. Even the King’s Guard got involved, performing an instrumental rendition of “Shake It Off”outside Buckingham Palace. Inside the stadium, fans arrived in sequin dresses, cowboy boots and friendship bracelets, ready for a career-spanning spectacle. Special guests included Ed Sheeran and Florence + The Machine, but the moment that sent Swifties into meltdown came in June, when fiancé Travis Kelce strode on stage in a top hat and tails, carrying Swift across the stage before she launched into “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart”.

2. Harry Styles

Photo index score: 71

Harry Styles’s Love On Tour will go down in history as the fourth highest grossing tour of all time – and for that statement red heart-print Gucci jumpsuit. Six nights at Wembley across 2022 and 2023 brought Directioners and Styles devotees together – feather boas and cowboy hats firmly in tow. While appearances from Wet Leg, Shania Twain and Stevie Nicks delighted crowds, it was the fan interactions that set the shows apart – reading signs aloud, helping an Italian fan come out on stage, offering relationship advice and leading 90,000 people in a rendition of “Happy Birthday” for one lucky fan. Styles returns this summer for a six night run of his new tour Together, Together, alongside curating Southbank Centre’s landmark 75th Meltdown Festival.

3. Ed Sheeran 

Photo index score: 66

There is something undeniably endearing about Ed Sheeran’s stripped-back performances – just a guitar, a loop pedal and an infectious feel-good energy. His Mathematics Tour spanned four years and 188 shows across five continents, including five sold-out nights at Wembley where Sheeran performed in the round, with the stage intimately positioned at the heart of the stadium. A stellar lineup of special guests including Sam Smith, Anne-Marie, Stormzy, Fireboy DML and Burna Boy delighted Sheerios throughout the tour. Despite the absence of choreography, costume changes or cutting-edge visuals, Sheeran’s catalogue of hits and collaborations with Justin Bieber, Eminem and Taylor Swift kept crowds bouncing night after night.

4. The Weeknd 

Photo index score: 59

The Weeknd’s After Hours til Dawn Tour closed its European leg at Wembley in August 2023, setting a record for the highest single-day concert attendance at the stadium with 87,000 fans. The show was nothing short of cinematic – a post-apocalyptic Toronto skyline paying homage to his hometown, a 180ft LED wall, an inflatable moon and a catwalk snaking into the crowd. Equally legendary was his dystopian chrome mask, designed by Japanese artist Tetsuya Nakamura, as both a nod to his album storyline and a tribute to the late hip-hop artist MF DOOM. With Blinding Lights – the most streamed song of all time at 5.4 billion plays – on the setlist, it’s little surprise fans were not in a rush to put their cameras away.

5. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Photo index score: 35

Bruce Springsteen is widely considered the embodiment of rock’n’roll, so when he returned to Wembley for two nights in July 2024 for the first time since 2016, 90,000 die-hard fans went wild for his trademark waistcoat and tie with sleeves rolled up for business. The three-hour set covered five decades of material, including Born in the USA and The River. A haunting acoustic rendition of“Atlantic City, Youngstown” delivered dramatically under red lighting, and a crowd-rocking encore of “Born to Run”, “Dancing in the Dark” and “Glory Days” that defied the stadium curfew stood out as highlights.

6. Westlife 

Photo index score: 35

Westlife are Ireland’s undisputed pop kings, with 14 UK number one singles to their name. Their sold-out Wembley debut in August 2022 was the biggest show of their career to date and proved so popular that cinemas across the UK and Europe screened it live. The Wild Dreams Tour delivered exactly what it promised with performances of all their hits – not to mention an ABBA mash-up. It was during their moving song “You Raise Me Up” that the group asked fans to illuminate the venue with their phone torches, which likely spiked photo activity. While there were no surprise on-stage guests, an excellent supporting lineup featured All Saints, James Morrison and Anne-Marie. 

7. Dua Lipa

Photo index score: 35

Dua Lipa returned to her hometown for two sold-out nights at Wembley as part of her Radical Optimism Tour in 2025. The show was structured as four distinct acts, while Jamiroquai's legendary Jay Kay joined on Friday for a rendition of “Virtual Insanity”, and Charli XCX appeared on Saturday to perform “360” to an already delirious crowd. Dua Lipa dazzled throughout in custom Swarovski and Chanel, but the standout outfit was her sheer cobalt-blue slipdress topped with an oversized faux-fur coat lined with a Union Jack. Fiancé Callum Turner was spotted in the crowd alongside Lily Allen and Amelia Dimoldenberg. With chart-toppers like “Houdini”, “Levitating” and “Physical” on the setlist, it’s not a shock that fans had their cameras out from the opening notes.

8. Green Day 

Photo index score: 32

Green Day brought the Saviors Tour to Wembley for one night only in June 2024. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool tore through both Dookie and American Idiot, with an inflatable heart grenade lighting up the stage for the latter. Meanwhile, an inflatable plane overhead dropped fake bombs into the crowd as Armstrong also shot merchandise T-shirts into the stands from a cannon. The real showstopper came mid-set when drummer Tré Cool commandeered the stage in a leopard print gown for a full orchestral rendition of “All By Myself”, before Armstrong invited a fan on stage to sing “Know Your Enemy” and encouraged her to crowd surf. The show rounded off with a spectacular firework display during the finale of “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”.

9. Coldplay 

Photo index score: 32

You’re right to question why Coldplay ranks ninth – particularly given that their Music of the Spheres Tour is officially the highest-grossing rock tour of all time, generating a staggering £1 billion in revenue. The straightforward answer? Chris Martin is famous for stopping shows mid-song to ask fans to put away their phones and stay present. The tour brought the band to Wembley for six nights in 2022 and a record-breaking ten nights in 2025, with fans lighting up the stadium through LED wristbands alongside confetti canons, fireworks and rainbow-coloured balls floating overhead. Stormzy, Craig David and Ed Sheeran all joined the band on stage, while Gillian Anderson, Tom Cruise and Mick Jagger were spotted grooving in the crowd.

10. Blur 

Photo index score: 32

After eight years away from the stage, Blur made one of the most triumphant comebacks in British music history with two sold-out nights at Wembley in July 2023 – the band’s first ever headline shows at the venue, and their biggest concerts to date. Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree played to 150,000 fans across the two nights, running through a career-spanning set of Britpop classics. The shows, which featured special guest appearances from Paul Weller, Self Esteem, The Selector and Sleaford Mods, later resulted in both a live album and a full concert film released across streaming platforms the following year.

11. AC/DC

Photo index score: 32

Another long-awaited return, AC/DC took to Wembley’s stage in 2024 as part of the Power Up Tour, their first UK shows since 2016. Angus Young arrived on stage in his renowned blue velvet schoolbody uniform, duck-walking the length of the stage as if no time had passed, while Brian Johnson delivered his trademark flat cap and full-throttle vocals across a setlist of classics. An enormous cast-iron bell descended from the rafters for “Hells Bells”, before a row of cannons fired a thunderous finale during “For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)”. Support from American rock band The Pretty Reckless set the tone from the warm-up, and long after the show ended Wembley Way transformed into an open-air concert as fans kept the party going.

12. Oasis 

Photo index score: 31

Whether you like them or love them, we all remember the moment the internet broke when Noel and Liam Gallagher announced their reunion. In fact, when more than 10 million fans attempted to buy tickets and crashed Ticketmaster, the dynamic pricing scandal reached Parliament – prompting Oasis to add two extra Wembley dates. Seven nights across July, August and September 2025 drew 600,000 fans, making it the biggest UK reunion tour in history. Liam swaggered on stage each night in his bucket hat, anorak and sunglasses, while Noel closed every show with “Wonderwall”, “Don’t Look Back in Anger” and “Champagne Supernova” beneath a sparkling firework display. An Adidas Originals collaboration and a flagship merchandise store on Olympic Way meant fans arrived in full Oasis uniform – retro football shirts, terrace trainers, zip-up track jackets and baggy denim.

13. Def Leppard / Mötley Crüe

Photo index score: 24

It’s not often Wembley hosts a double-header of ’80s rock royalty, so it’s no surprise this one-night takeover makes our most photographed list. Their 2023 show marked Def Leppard’s first ever headline performance at the venue, following the biggest North American stadium tour of 2022. Mötley Crûe roared the show to life with Tommy Lee’s notorious crowd interactions, before Def Leppard closed the night with a career-spanning run of classics including “Pour Some Sugar on Me”, “Rock of Ages” and “Hysteria”. Between the leather, the leopard print and unapologetic metal excess, it was the moment that the entire crowd sang “Home Sweet Home” that truly moved the band.

14. Guns N’ Roses

Photo index score: 20 

Guns N’ Roses brought their no-frills, three-hour rock show to Wembley in 2025 after four decades of filling stadiums worldwide. Axl Rose commanded the stage, while Slash’s guitar work was nothing short of volcanic – and, of course, his top hat as striking as ever against a backdrop of flames, pyrotechnics and cinematic LED visuals. The setlist packed in “Welcome to the Jungle”, “Sweet Child O’Mine”, “November Rain” and “Paradise City”, alongside the rarer “Dead Horse” and “Anything Goes” that sent fans wild. Duff McKagan grabbed the mic for a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “Thunder and Lightning” before 80,000 fans sang “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”.

15. Linkin Park

Photo index score: 19

Few comebacks have carried as much emotional weight as Linkin Park’s return following the death of lead singer Chester Bennington in 2017. New co-vocalist Emily Armstrong took to the Wembley stage for the band’s first ever headline show at the venue in June 2025, and the atmosphere was electric from the emerging notes of Susan Boyle’s “I Dreamed a Dream”, before the band launched into “Somewhere I Belong”. Chart-topping hits including “Crawling” saw 90,000 fans singing beneath the arch, with “The Emptiness Machine” and “Two Faced” getting the biggest response. But nothing captured the spirit of the night quite like Mike Shinoda pulling a fan from the crowd during “Faint”, handing him a guitar, and watching him play perfectly alongside the band.

16. Lana Del Rey

Photo index score: 15

At last, Lanatics were rewarded with two nights at Wembley Stadium in July 2025 – Del Rey’s first UK stadium shows – and a performance distinctly her. A queer icon, not least for the “Summertime Sadness” music video portraying a tragic romance between two women, Lana Del Rey drew a crowd as beautifully styled as the show itself – all white dresses, cowboy boots and flower crowns as far as the eye could see. TikTok sensation Addison Rae opened both nights on a stage inspired by the Blue Banisters album cover,  which gave the stadium a garden party vibe. A giant swing descended for “Video Games”, elegant dancers in white flowing robes appeared for “Chemtrails Over the Country Club”, and during “Ultraviolence”, Lana lay across the stage while thunderstorms raged on the screens above her. 

17. BLACKPINK

Photo index score: 13

While BLACKPINK closes our list, the two-night show made history as the first K-pop girl group to ever headline Wembley. Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo and Rosé reunited for the Deadline World Tour after a two-year hiatus during which each had pursued solo careers – Lisa in The White Lotus, Rosé collaborating with Bruno Mars, and Jennie releasing her own music. To mark the takeover, the stadium’s arch glowed pink and custom corsetry by Chinese label Didu opened the show in spectacular fashion. “Kill This Love”, “How You Like That” and “Pink Venom” had fans waving pink heart-shaped lightsticks in a sight that, despite the ranking, was utterly unforgettable. 

Methodology

To determine the most photographed artists at Wembley Stadium, Popsa’s data science team analysed millions of photos uploaded by customers between 2022 and 2025. Using location metadata, we identified images taken within the boundaries of the stadium and ranked them by total photo volume. 

To calculate the photo index score, we used median photo volume per night performed rather than total volume alone, accounting for variation in tour length. Scores were then normalised on a scale of 0-100, with the highest-scoring artist set as the benchmark. The result is a ranking that reflects real fan behaviour, highlighting not just the artists people saw live, but where they were most inspired to capture their memories.