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Title: Lil Wayne Named Top Rap Concert Headliner, Grossed $42 Mil In 2008-2009
Post by: Elano on September 09, 2009, 06:26:55 AM

Grammy-winning rapper Lil Wayne leads Jay-Z and Kanye West in tour profits for 2008 to 2009.? He has reportedly raked in over $42 million.

Details on Wayne's tour revenue was publicly released Tuesday (September 8).

Seventy-eight Lil Wayne headlining arena and amphitheater concerts in North America from Dec. 14, 2008, through Sept. 6, 2009, grossed approximately $42 million and drew nearly 804,000 fans, according to Lil Wayne tour producer and tour business manager Shawn Gee. The second highest-grossing rap tour that Billboard has tracked was Jay-Z's 2008 jaunt with Mary J. Blige, which grossed $34.6 million and drew 310,694 concertgoers to 28 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore. Kanye West's 2008 Glow In the Dark tour comes in third, having pulled in $30.8 million from 49 concerts that attracted 507,853 fans. (Billboard)

 $42 million  :o

Title: Re: Lil Wayne Named Top Rap Concert Headliner, Grossed $42 Mil In 2008-2009
Post by: Action! on September 09, 2009, 07:23:11 AM

Hum...interesting...he didn't make forbes list though.  That's according to someone in his camp too so there's some minor speculation.

A part of me doubts it, a part of me isn't surprised.