BAD BUNNY, GOOD BUSINESS
THE LATIN STAR’S OPENING SHOWS IN SUPPORT OF EL ÚLTIMO TOUR DEL MUNDO SET RECORDS ACROSS U.S. ARENAS
AFTER RECORD-LOW GROSSES IN JANUARY, a wave of new arena tours steered the live-music industry back on course in February. Bad Bunny led the way, earning both the month’s No. 1 tour and Boxscore: According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, the Latin star’s El Último Tour del Mundo trek — named after his November 2020 studio album — earned $39.8 million and sold 183,000 tickets.
With an average of $3.3 million and 15,240 tickets per show, Bad Bunny sets a blistering pace for the year ahead, led by two shows in February at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. The two-night stint rules the Top Boxscores chart with $9.6 million, or $4.8 million each night, setting a new high as the venue’s top per-show earnings, surpassing the Eagles’ previous record of $3 million.
Bad Bunny broke the same per-show record in Dallas, Denver and San Diego and, in terms of total gross, in the Texas cities of El Paso and Hidalgo and in Portland, Ore., setting local records in seven of the nine cities he played in February.
Check Billboard.com for the full report and extended monthly Boxscore charts.