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Africa-Press – Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerian singer Burna Boy\u2019s \u2018I Told Them\u2019 tour has made history as the highest-grossing tour by an African artist ever.<\/p>\n

According to tour monitoring platform, \u2018I Told Them\u2019 grossed $30.5 million from 302,801 tickets sold in 22 shows across Europe and North America.<\/p>\n

\u201c@burnaboy\u2019s \u2018I Told Them…\u2019 is officially the highest-grossing tour by any Afrobeat artist in history, with $30.5 million from 302,801 tickets sold in 22 shows,\u201d the platform wrote.<\/p>\n

Burna Boy also broke the record for the highest-grossing concert by any African artist in history, with $6.147 million from 58,973 tickets sold at London Stadium in London on June 29, 2024, as part of the \u2018I Told Them… Tour.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u2018I Told Them\u2019 tour earned $15.19 million revenue from 152,378 tickets sold in 16 shows in North America. It generated 15.27 million from 150,423 sold in 6 shows in Europe.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, American singer Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Eras\u2019 tour remains the highest-grossing music tour of all-time with $2 billion revenue from the 149-show, 21-month tour.<\/p>\n

The tour doubled the previous record held by Elton John\u2019s Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Ethiopia<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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