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

3Arena the 21st highest grossing arena worldwide
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 Pollstar 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.

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