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22
September
2006
Madonna
World Tour Sets
Record
Madonna's
Confessions tour has
become the
highest-earning show by
a female artist.
Figures
are yet to be finalised,
but tour manager Arthur
Fogel claims 1.2 million
people attended 60
shows, making $193.7m
(£102.3m).
The
four-month tour began in
LA in May.
The
previous record was set
by Cher's Farewell tour.
The three-year tour,
which ran between 2002
and 2005, made $192.5m
(£101.6m) across
273 shows.
The
Confessions on a
Dancefloor tour, named
after Madonna's number
one album, included
shows across major US
cities, Canada, Europe
and Japan.
Rapid
ticket sales prompted
the 48-year-old star to
add extra dates in
several cities,
including five
additional dates at
London's Wembley Arena,
where tickets cost
between £80 and
£160.
Despite
criticism over a
controversial mock
crucifixion featured in
the stage show, and
threats of prosecution,
the tour has proved
Madonna's most
financially successful
to date.
The
Material Girl's last
tour, Re-Invention, in
2004, saw her play 56
shows worldwide, making
$125m (£71m),
according to Billboard
magazine.
The
2001 Drowned World tour
reportedly earned $75m
(£39.5m).
Billboard
claim the singer has
earned $400m
(£211.2m) in tour
ticket sales over six
years.
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