BLACKPINK dethroned Spice Girls and became the girl group with the highest-grossing tour amid its Born Pink world tour.
BLACKPINK has been breaking records in the past years since it debuted in 2016. It recently became the first K-pop group to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15 and 22 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California.
Before the YG Entertainment girl group makes another history at the British Summer Time Hyde Park festival, the four-piece scored a new title due to its ongoing Born Pink world tour.
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BLACKPINK Sets New Record With Born Pink World Tour
American box score reporter Touring Data (via The Korea Times) reported that the SHUT DOWN hitmaker surpassed the record previously set by Spice Girls.
The English girl group earned $78.2 million after wrapping up its 2019 Spice World Tour.
BLACKPINK, on the other hand, has earned $78.5 million — so far — from its ongoing world tour. Following the girl group on the list are TLC and Destiny Child, who made $72.8 million and $70.8 million, respectively.
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Jisoo, Jennie, Lisa, and Rosé started the record-breaking show in Seoul in October. In the remaining months of 2022, BLACKPINK held 26 shows in front of 366,248 fans.
The Born Pink world tour is expected to garner more concertgoers and add more to the tour's current value this year. YG Entertainment estimated that the world tour could attract around $1.5 million fans worldwide, as the quartet is set to play in 31 more venues this year.
If BLACKPINK's upcoming concerts would sell out, the girl group could have at least $200 million in total.
BLACKPINK Opens Up About Historic Coachella Performance
Amid the girl group's success, the members expressed their gratitude to fans. They celebrated the success of their Coachella set through online posts.
"Still feels surreal that we did this! Thank you @coachella for having us!" BLACKPINK said. "And to all BLINKs out there, we could've never done this without you guys. We are forever grateful. Thank you again for these unforgettable two weeks and hope to see you all again!"
BLACKPINK will start its Born Pink world tour US leg on Aug 12 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and conclude at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium on Aug 26.
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