BTS & The Weeknd Break Records on Monthly Boxscore Report
Each act grossed more than $100 million and sold more than 800,000 tickets in August.
For the second consecutive month, BTS and The Weeknd have each reported monthly ticket revenue exceeding $100 million, breaking records on Billboard's Top Tours chart. This marks the third time in the chart's history that both artists have topped the ranking. The week saw BTS return to No. 1 with $171.7 million in ticket revenue and 801,000 tickets sold across 12 shows in August, marking the second-largest monthly gross in the chart's history.
The Arirang World Tour, which began on April 9 in South Korea, has already amassed over $500 million in grosses, making BTS one of only seven pop groups to achieve this feat. The Weeknd, meanwhile, slipped to No. 2 with $146.7 million in revenue and 995,000 tickets sold in August, breaking the record for the biggest one-month attendance figure.
His European stadium tour continued to draw large crowds, with as many as 73,600 tickets sold per night at London's Wembley Stadium. BTS' ongoing Arirang World Tour, which has grossed over $500 million, is set to continue into October with shows in South America before returning to Asia for more shows.
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