According to “Billboard Boxscore”, “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” is already the most commercially successful concert tour since the beginning of the evaluation. So far, singer Ed Sheeran has led the ranking.
Elton John’s farewell tour “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” is a huge success for the pop star even before the tour ends. With 278 shows, the world tour is said to have grossed more than 817.9 million US dollars (about 754.4 million euros), as reported by the US industry magazine “Billboard” on Monday (local time). With the “Billboard Boxscore”, the magazine regularly publishes statistics on live music, such as revenue and attendance.
According to “Billboard Boxscore”, “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” is already the most commercially successful concert tour since the beginning of the evaluation. So far, singer Ed Sheeran has led the magazine’s ranking. His “Divide Tour” is said to have grossed around 776.4 million US dollars (716.2 million euros).
Elton John’s live career is set to end in Europe this summer. Among other things, the 75-year-old has planned appearances in Germany, Great Britain, Spain and France. (dpa)