Katie Taylor and Ed Sheeran help 3Arena to €74m box office

Katie Taylor reacts after her undisputed Super-Lightweight World Title bout against Chantelle Cameron at the 3Arena in Dublin in May. The fight generated €2.08m from ticket sales.
Sell-out shows by Elton John, Westlife, Arctic Monkeys, Rod Stewart, Ed Sheeran along with a Katie Taylor bout last year helped the 3Arena in Dublin to increase box office revenues by 50% to a bumper €74.02m.
That is according to new figures by trade industry journal
which show that from one night’s work at the 3Arena last May, Ed Sheeran’s gig generated €1.36m at the box office where ticket prices started at €105.85.