Lil Wayne's 'I Am Still Music' Tour Rakes In $47 Million Dollars In The U.S.
The numbers are in and by all accounts Lil Wayne's 'I Am Still Music' tour was a huge success. According to MTV the U.S. leg which kicked off March 18 in Buffalo, New York and hit 60 cities before winding down September 11 in The Woodlands, Texas grossed $47 million dollars.
The tour also included dates in Canada, Australia, South Africa and Fiji.
“For so many years, critics have claimed that hip hop tours would never be successful. Lil Wayne has put the nail in the coffin of that idea,” said Wayne's manager Cortez Bryant. “2011 has seen Lil Wayne further cement his status as a headline arena artist in the US & Canada. The I Am Still Music run exceeded our own expectations. The amount of tickets he sold in both primary and secondary markets across the country was phenomenal and we are now focusing on the expansion of his global success.”
YMCMB plans to build on the tour's success by keeping it going into 2012.
“One of our goals for Wayne’s touring business at the start of this cycle was to expand his reach outside of North America. We feel there is a huge opportunity to build Wayne into a true global touring force,” adds Shawn Gee, Wayne’s tour manager. “We recently completed a string of dates in Australia and South Africa where Wayne played in stadiums, with Eminem, in Melbourne in front of 65,000 fans and arenas in Johannesburg and Capetown. In 2012 we plan to build on this international success and tour Europe and South America to further expand his global reach.”
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Comment by Tattooist Art Magazine on December 16, 2011 at 12:33am -
47m but It has to be divided with promoters, production, label special guests etc... I doubt if 7m goals to Wayne himself...
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Comment by Pleasure Boy on December 15, 2011 at 9:12am -
@Duke you ryt plus Wayne had an "ALL STAR LINE-UP" and guest appearances... ppl just look at the numbers and immediately think its hes money lol... this negga had Ross, Wale, Game, Keysha Cole, Nicky Minaj, Porcelain Black, T-Pain, Birdman, YM thats money all over the place... and you know hes management team is getting a big chunk of that money... this negga getting pimped since he shot himself
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Comment by HIP HOP SAVIOUR'S on December 15, 2011 at 5:17am
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why people always try to compare 50 to wayne and wayne to 50? I mean damn do you think them two really give a f*(k how much each of them make? as of last year Wayne was getting $500,000 a show when it comes to concerts. Would never hate on a black man getting money but do I have to care what he's rapping about? NO so make that money just like 50 making that type of money sitting on his a** everyday.
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Comment by Big Reed1 on December 14, 2011 at 11:17pm
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@Namaste your obviously the hater amongst all the post. Its good his tour was successful. Now whats he gonna do with his money, besides make new clothes for skaters?
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Comment by Duke on December 14, 2011 at 9:31pm -
47 million is what the whole tour made together, thats f****** good, but that doesn't all goto lil wayne, or young money. Its split in between so many different people. He obviously sold out or nearly did every show to gross that and @namaste 50 made thats himself all to him profite 50 mil, the 47$mil up here being talked about isn't what lil wayne made PERSONALLY, its from the whole tour in general, just a lil information for you because you seem not to have a clue really.. Ero you talk like you work for young money, you needa relax my man lol, your comments crack me up.
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Comment by top 3 = Ross/Banks/Kiss on December 14, 2011 at 9:02pm -
its really hard to hate on those numbers !!!!!!!!!!!!!! what the haters gonna say now ? that baby and them bought them seat tickets too ??????????? f*ck outta here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment by Ruff Huff on December 14, 2011 at 7:58pm -
maybe he can pay his producers now
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Comment by Ero on December 14, 2011 at 7:35pm -
where all the haters on the old desktops and laptops still dissing wayne while your b**** is giving his tour bus driver brains while u blogging ,people stop hating and chase your own money your words cant stop money makers...hustlers make money not excuses !!!!
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Comment by Ero on December 14, 2011 at 7:35pm
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where all the haters on the old desktops and laptops still dissing wayne while your b**** is giving his tour bus driver brains while u blogging ,people stop hating and chase your own money your words cant stop money makers...hustlers make money not excuses !!!!
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Comment by Namaste on December 14, 2011 at 7:02pm -
Hahahahahah You G UNOT fans are some haters!!!!!props 2 Young Money for keep on winning. smh. 50 grossed what 50 mil last year? Wayne is reaching that with just tours alone. Aw man I know you G unit fans got the crunchy face right now!
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