The final box office numbers are in from Jay-Z’s three-night Yankee Stadium takeover this summer. He pulled in $42.3 million, the biggest reported gross ever for a rapper’s concert run.
The breakdown: 136,934 tickets sold across the three shows, about 45,645 fans a night, at an average ticket price of $308.84. That comes out to roughly $14 million per night, according to the reported figures.
$42.3 million. Three nights. 136,934 tickets. No rapper has ever grossed more on a single concert engagement.
The run was billed JAY-Z 30 and JAY-Z 25, celebrating 30 years of “Reasonable Doubt” and 25 years of “The Blueprint.” The third night was an added “Extra Innings” show after the first two sold out.
The guest list read like a summit: Beyonce, Nas, Eminem, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Usher, Clipse, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Teyana Taylor, Slick Rick, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz, Jeezy, Jermaine Dupri, The-Dream, Memphis Bleek and Jaz-O all took the stage, with Blue Ivy on piano for “Feelin’ It.”
Three nights, one borough, $42.3 million. The bar for what a rap concert can do just moved.
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