Delirium, Cirque du Soleil’s first arena-based show that features cirque-based presentation with remixed songs from Cirque’s musique catalogue, is in the top 10 grossing world tours this year according to Billboard’s 2007 “Year in Music and Touring†issue, which hit the stands on Friday, December 14th. So, where exactly did Cirque fall? According to the press release…
- The Police reunion trek led all tours in 2007, with a gross that has passed $212 million and is still climbing. […] Another heavy-hitting international arena/stadium outing was Genesis’ Turn It On Again tour. Selling out stadiums in Europe and arenas in the United States, Genesis’ 46 shows grossed a staggering $129 million. Third for the year was Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveShow tour, which took in $126.8 million and drew more than 1.6 million people worldwide. The top 10 is rounded out by Kenny Chesney ($71.2 million), Rod Stewart ($70 million), Cirque Du Soleil’s Delirium ($59.4 million), Roger Waters ($53.2 million), Tim McGraw/Faith Hill ($52.3 million), Christina Aguilera ($48.1 million), and Rascal Flatts ($41.6 million).
Congratulations Delirium for becoming the 6th highest grossing tour of 2007 with $59.4 million in ticket sales!
Read the rest of Billboard’s press release here.
{ SOURCE: Billboard }
