<p>Last year, #JayZ was accused of lying about ticket sales for his #444Tour. Back in November, #DigitalMusicNews reported that tickets for his show in Anaheim were as low as $6 and pointed out that the rapper had cancelled a show in Fresno was a sign that the tour was flailing.</p>
<p>Jay&#8217;s legal team clapped back with facts that supported the tour actually doing just fine. According to Billboard, &#8220;by pricing tickets closer to actual market value, JAY-Z and Live Nation are capturing more revenue and creating little room for brokers to mark up the best seats.&#8221; In the long run, this turned out to be a great business decision for the rapper, because the tour earned $48.7 million with just 32 shows over the course of two months.</p>
<p>Numbers don&#8217;t lie—426,441 tickets were sold which translated to $44.7 million plus another $4 million in VIP and platinum tickets. Per show, the rapper basically earned a whopping $1.5 million! It turns out that the &#8220;444 Tour&#8221; was actually his highest grossing solo tour to date.</p>
<p>Billboard:</p>
<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s up substantially from his other two solo treks &#8212; the 2013-2014 Magna Carta Tour reported 42 shows to Billboard Boxscore with an attendance of 436,939 and $37.4 in ticket sales. JAY&#8217;s 2009-2010 Blueprint 3 Tour grossed $33.1 million with 439,540 tickets sold for 39 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore.</p>
<p>TSR STAFF: Talia O. @theclosetratchet on IG<br />
Source: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/8093917/jay-z-slow-ticketing-net-487-million-444-2017-tour</p>
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