Concerts earn One Direction €84m

New figures show that Niall Horan’s all-conquering One Direction grossed concert box office receipts totalling $114m (€83.78m) last year.

The figures from trade industry journal, Pollstar show that the teen idols are ranked 10th in Pollstar’s top 100 worldwide touring artists beating off the likes of The Rolling Stones, Jay Z, Elton John and Paul McCartney.

The detailed figures relating to the Mullingar man’s band show the group played to 1.8m fans last year with each concert grossing an average $1.46m. (€1.07m).