Sell out shows by Olivia Rodrigo, Girls Aloud, Hozier, Vogue Williams & Joanne McNally, and the Wolfe Tones helped Dublin’s 3Arena to box office revenues of €71.37m last year.
That is according to new figures by US trade industry journal Pollstar.
The revenue was generated from over 1m fans paying at the door of the 3Arena in 2024, but is a 3.5% decline on the €74m box office for 2023.
The figures also show that – from one night’s work at the 3Arena last July – Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks generated €1.9m at the Irish box office on the back of ticket prices ranging from €140 to €302.
The 3Arena was the 8th ranked European arena venue in terms of box office revenues in 2024, while box office receipts of $367m put The Sphere in Las Vegas at number one globally. A string of dates by U2 was cited as the chief factor behind its poll-topping performance.
The Pollstar figures – based on returns made by the 3Arena and concerning events from mid November 2023 to the mid November last – show that a number of Irish performers recorded bumper box office revenues during the year.
The figures show that Niall Horan generated €2.65m for three nights at the venue in February, while Hozier’s three nights in December 2023 made €1.74m at the door.
Folk veterans The Wolfe Tones played to sell out crowds over three nights last October, generating €1.84m at the box office from the 39,882 fans across the three nights.
The 2 Johnnies, who departed from their popular afternoon 2fm show during 2024, generated €702,170 in revenue for one night’s work – as 12,791 paid to see them perform in December 2023.
Meanwhile Vogue Williams and Joanne McNally generated €2.36m at the box office from five sell out live shows of their popular podcast ‘My Therapist Ghosted Me’. That saw them perform before a combined audience of 39,873.
The Pollstar figures also show that Nadine Coyle’s decision to re-unite with her Girls Aloud band-mates has paid off, with Girls Aloud’s two gigs at the Dublin venue generating €1.89m at the box office last May.
The Corrs – on a break as a band since 2006 – sold out the 3Arena last November and generated a box office of €691,446.
US Country music superstar Morgan Wallen sold out two shows at the venue last September and generated €3.4m at the box office in his first ever gigs here, on the back of average ticket prices of €134.
Last June, The Killers played to 39,478 fans across three gigs and generated €3.47m at the box office. In May, Olivia Rodrigo played to 12,631 fans generating €1.1m at the box office – while Take That’s two gigs in April recorded a box office of €2.4m.
Liam Gallagher will be returning her as part of a reformed Oasis later this year but the Pollstar figures show that he was enjoying a lucrative career without brother, Noel, where his two June gigs at the 3Arena generated a combined box office of €1.86m.
Box office receipts are shared between performer, promoter, ticket seller and venue operator.
Reporting by Gordon Deegan
