SIR ELTON JOHN has topped the leaderboard for the highest grossing tour ever, overtaking his pal Ed Sheeran.
His Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour has grossed £663million over 278 shows since 2018.
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And the total will increase as he still has six months left of the massive worldwide jaunt.
The tour, which has been delayed multiple times due to Covid and injuries to Sir Elt, will begin its final leg in Liverpool in March.
After that he will play throughout Europe, including a headline slot at Glastonbury, before finishing in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 8, with his 333rd show.
Ed, who collaborated with Elton on the festive hit Merry Christmas in 2021, had held the record for his Divide tour, which ended in 2019 and raked in £630million.
In third place, U2 made £597million with their 360 tour, while Guns N’ Roses made £474million with Not In This Lifetime.
Madonna is the only female to make it into the list of the top ten most lucrative tours.
The Queen of Pop came in ninth place with her Sticky and Sweet tour between 2008 and 2009.
It comes after The Sun revealed how the Like A Virgin singer would be embarking on her 40th anniversary greatest hits tour, which is set to kick off in Vancouver, Canada, in July.
TOP 10 TOURS
- ELTON JOHN: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 2018 – £663million
- ED SHEERAN: Divide, 2017 – 2019, – £630million
- U2: 360, 2009-2011, £597million
- GUNS N’ ROSES: Not In This Lifetime . . . , 2016 – 2020, £474million
- ROLLING STONES: A Bigger Bang, 2005-2007, £453million
- COLDPLAY: A Head Full of Dreams, 2017-2017, £425million
- ROGER WATERS: The Wall Live, 2010-2013, £374million
- ACDC: Black Ice, 2008-2010, £359million
- MADONNA: Sticky & Sweet, 2008-2009, £334million
- U2: Vertig, 2005-2006, £321million
KSI hits £15m in a year
KEEPING his fingers in a lot of pies has paid dividends for KSI, who earned a whopping £15.5million last year.
The Londoner started off on YouTube but has turned his hand to boxing, scored eight top ten singles and had regular appearances on TV’s Celebrity Gogglebox.
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Now he is earning the equivalent of £300,000 a week. The figures come from new financial documents lodged by KSI at Companies House this week.
He launched his massively popular Prime energy drink alongside fellow boxer and YouTuber Logan Paul last year, which is sure to bring in even more dosh.
KSI paid himself a relatively modest £1million for the second year in a row.
His new single, Voices, was at No6 in the midweek charts on Sunday, and he has also built up a £10million property empire ahead of his 30th birthday in June.
Expect one hell of a party.
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Thor blimey Spence!
SPENCER MATTHEWS has a man crush on Thor actor Chris Hemsworth.
Appearing with his wife, model Vogue Williams, on Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett’s podcast Dish, the former reality star was quizzed on who he fancied – and was careful not to name women.
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Spencer said: “I’m not just trying to sound like a great husband or whatever, I don’t fancy any women at the moment.
“I don’t find myself fancying any female celebrities at the moment . . . although Thor is high end. He is all right.”
I could list off my female celebrity crushes with ease, but I have to admit Chris is easy on the eye.
LITTLE REESE WITH A SWOON
EVEN with ’er heels on, Reese Witherspoon is tiny next to Ashton Kutcher.
The Legally Blonde actress, 5ft 1in, looked sensational in this navy dress as she appeared to swoon alongside her 6ft 2in co-star at a photocall for their new film Your Place Or Mine.
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Their characters end up in a love triangle in the rom-com, which hits screens next Friday. Yet off screen American Reese revealed a surprising love of her own – footie.
Fellow Hollywood A-lister Ryan Reynolds is reaping the rewards after buying Wrexham and she would do the same – but only if there was an opening a bit further up the league.
Mum-of-three Reese, minted after selling her production firm for £650million in 2021, said: “Well if there’s space at Arsenal, my sons, everybody, would be really, really excited.
“That’s our team.”
NAOMI’S A HIT
NAOMI CAMPBELL already knows how to pack a punch, but she’s having boxing lessons anyway.
The supermodel, whose notorious temper has previously landed her in trouble with the courts, is kicking off 2023 in fighting spirit by training with US trainer Anthony “Chill” Wilson.
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He has also worked with British boxer Anthony Joshua.
Like Naomi, I have also taken up boxing.
However, while she is hitting the ring in the UAE in PrettyLittleThing founder Umar Kamani’s studio, I have been getting my gloves on in slightly less glamorous South East London.
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