Beyoncé’s Formation world tour grosses $256m

The figure puts the Formation tour comfortably ahead of Taylor Swift's 1989, which was the highest grossing of 2015 with $250.4m

Beyoncé performs at Wembley Stadium on 3 July 2016 © Rocbeyonce/Wikimedia Commons

Beyoncé’s Formation world tour, which wrapped up on Friday 7 October, will likely become the highest-grossing tour of 2016 after taking in more than US$256 million after five and a half months on the road in North America and Europe.

The American singer’s fifth headlining solo tour, promoted worldwide by Live Nation, grossed $256,084,556 from 2.2m tickets, according to Billboard’s Boxscore chart, eclipsing Taylor Swift’s 1989, which at $250.4m was the highest-grossing tour of 2015.

Both acts sold a similar number…

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