Paul McCartney has completed his 50-date North American arena tour which grossed a cool $100 million and is likely to be the most profitable tour of 2002. "Nobody goes out on tour to lose money, but the main thing is the audiences are having fun," McCartney has told US industry magazine Billboard. "In some ways, the response has reminded me of the early Beatles tours.” McCartney now embarks on a world tour - he is currently in Mexico, and will move on to Japan later this week. A European tour is expected next year – he may also perform several dates in Australia. Fans are still upset that he has cancelled a scheduled date in Melbourne claiming his excuse of “postponing out of respect for the victims of the Bali bombing” is a cover up for bad ticket sales.
Nov 4, 2002
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McCartney's US arena tour grosses $100 million
Paul McCartney completed a 50-date North American arena tour that grossed around $100 million, likely the most profitable tour of 2002, according to Billboard.