April 19, (THEWILL) – Nigerian superstar, Ebunoluwa Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has been named the African artiste with the highest revenue in a single concert.
Top Chart Africa, a pop magazine, compiled a list of artists with remarkable earnings in a single concert.
The magazine made it known that the figures were sourced from Bloomberg and the boxscore aggregators, Touring Data and Pollstar.
In the 10-entry list, Burna Boy occupied seven slots, leaving two for Wizkid and one for Tiwa Savage.
Burna Boy’s highest-yielding concert was listed as his Madison Square Garden gig of April 28, 2022, in New York City.
The acclaimed concert at the 20,789-capacity stadium, according to the list, earned Burna Boy a whopping $1,576,641.
It was reported to have sold a total of 13,586 tickets.
Following closely is the self-acclaimed African Giant’s concert in Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam (April 14, 2022), with $1,564,720 in revenue.
The music show, which was part of the singer’s Space Drift tour, was reported to have sold a total of 17,000 tickets.
Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, made the sixth slot with the London O2 concert that generated $958,489, having sold a total of 16,938 tickets.
Burna Boy snagged the next three slots, leaving the 10th position for Tiwa Savage, whose O2 Brixton concert earned her $344,500.
