One of the key factors to measure the success of a K-Pop group is the revenue from their tours. It proves how many fans...
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One of the key factors to measure the success of a K-Pop group is the revenue from their tours. It proves how many fans are willing to spend a large sum of money to watch the group perform live in different cities and countries. Among many current K-Pop groups, there are only a few that actually have a successful North American tours, with hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars in revenue, because this is not an easy market.
Recently, Korean netizens on Theqoo forum has summarized some data of 9 K-Pop tours in the US (only counting the most recent tour). These data are based on Touring Data and most have been verified. Let's see which groups have performed the best most recently.
RED VELVET - REDMARE TOUR (5 cities, 6 shows)
Civic Auditorium, Pasadena: 5,986 tickets sold (100%) (2 shows)
The Theater, Dallas: 3,509 tickets sold (96%)
NJPAC, Newark: 2,780 tickets sold (100%)
The Filmore, Miami: 2,148 tickets sold (100%)
Chicago Theater, Chicago: 3,453 tickets sold (100%)
Total revenue: 2,594,120 USD
Average revenue: 432,353 USD
Total attendance: 17,876 people
Average number of attendees: 2,979 people
SUPERM - WE ARE THE FUTURE TOUR (9 cities, 9 shows)
(Only 5 out of 9 shows' information are available, the remaining ones have not been updated yet)
Forum, Inglewood: 12,487 tickets sold (100%)
Madison Square Garden, New York City: 10,000 tickets sold (100%)
Dickies Arena, Fort Worth: 8,393 tickets sold (99%)
EagleBank Arena, Fairfax: 6,292 tickets sold (98%)
ShoWare Center, Kent: 3,826 tickets sold (100%)
Total revenue: 2,446,458 USD
Average revenue: 489,291 USD
Total attendance: 40,998 people
Average number of attendees: 8,199 people
STRAY KIDS - DISTRICT 9: UNLOCK TOUR (8 cities, 8 shows)
(Only 4 out of 8 shows' information are available, the remaining ones have not been updated yet)
Hulu Theater, New York City: 4,004 tickets sold (83%)
Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles: 5,294 tickets sold (88%)
Rosemont Theater, Rosemont: 3,595 tickets sold (94%)
Fox Theater, Atlanta: 3,077 tickets sold (68%)
Total revenue: 2,162,625 USD
Average revenue: 540,656 USD
Total attendance: 15,970 people
Average number of attendees: 3,993 people
SEVENTEEN - ODE TO YOU TOUR (7 cities, 7 shows)
(Only 3 out of 7 shows' information are available, the remaining ones have not been updated yet)
ShoWare Center, Kent: 3,878 tickets sold (100%)
Prudential Center, Newark: 7,636 tickets sold (96%)
Smart Financial Center, Sugar Land: 4,793 tickets sold (73%)
Total revenue: 1,880,244 USD
Average revenue: 626,748 USD
Total attendance: 16,307 people
Average number of attendees: 5,436 people
NCT 127 - NEO CITY TOUR (9 cities, 10 shows)
City National Civic, San Jose: 5,812 tickets sold (100%) (2 shows)
Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles: 6,534 tickets sold (96%)
Rosemont Theater, Rosemont: 4,199 tickets sold (100%)
Smart Center, Sugar Land: 6,294 tickets sold (100%)
Prudential Center, Newark: 5,622 tickets sold (100%)
Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta: 3,197 tickets sold (100%)
Watsco Center, Miami: 5,206 tickets sold (100%)
The Theater, Sugar Land: 6,066 tickets sold (100%)
Comerica Theater, Phoenix: 4,725 tickets sold (100%)
Total revenue: 6,791,395 USD
Average revenue: 679,139 USD
Total attendance: 47,655 people
Average number of attendees: 4,766 people
GOT7 - KEEP SPINNING TOUR (4 cities, 4 shows)
Forum, Inglewood: 8,450 tickets sold (90%)
Prudential Center, Newark: 5,571 tickets sold (73%)
Oracle Arena, Oakland: 5,657 tickets sold (87%)
American Airlines Center, Dallas: 5,974 tickets sold (84%)
Total revenue: 2,914,453 USD
Average revenue: 728,613 USD
Total attendance: 25,652 people
Average number of attendees: 6,412 people
TWICE - TWICELIGHTS TOUR (3 cities, 3 shows)
Prudential Center, Newark: 10,297 tickets sold (100%)
Forum, Inglewood: 11,827 tickets sold (reaching 100%)
Wintrust Arena, Chicago: 5,911 tickets sold (98%)
Total revenue: 3,405,593 USD
Average revenue: 1,135,198 USD
Total attendance: 28,035 people
Average number of attendees: 9,345 people
BLACKPINK - IN YOUR AREA TOUR (5 cities, 6 shows)
Forum, Inglewood: 12,245 tickets sold (100%)
Convention Center, Fort Worth: 9,107 tickets sold (100%)
Prudential Center, Newark: 22,944 tickets sold (99%) (2 shows)
Infinite Energy Center, Duluth: 9,180 tickets sold (99%)
Allstate Arena, Rosemont: 11,417 tickets sold (100%)
Total revenue: 9,750,665 USD
Average revenue: 1,625,111 USD
Total attendance: 64,893 people
Average number of attendees: 10,815 people
BTS - SPEAK YOURSELF TOUR (3 cities, 6 shows)
Rose Bowl, Pasadena: 113,040 tickets sold (100% rating) (2 shows)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford: 98,574 tickets sold (100%) (2 shows)
Soldier Field, Chicago: 88,156 tickets sold (100%) (2 shows)
Total revenue: 43,953,720 USD
Average revenue: 7,325,620 USD
Total attendance: 299,770 people
Average number of attendees: 49,962 people
