Westlife clocked up estimated box office ticket sales of $29.9 million (€25.1 million) last year as part of the band’s comeback tour.
That is according to figures by trade industry journal, Pollstar which show that the band’s two sell out gigs at Croke Park in July generated $11.65 million (€9.8 million) at the box office.
The sell out shows at the GAA’s headquarters played to 148,470 fans over the two days and helped catapult Westlife into the world’s top 100 tours after years of inactivity for the group.
The combined two Croke Park performances were ranked in the top 20 international box office performances for last year according to Pollstar.
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