3Arena firm doubles profit as ticket sales increase 11%

U2 and Fleetwood Mas last year helped the Live Nation firm that operates the 3Arena in Dublin to double its pre-tax profits to £5.16m (€6.19m).

U2 were the biggest box-office draw at the 3Arena in 2015 where the band earned more than a cool €1.1m a night for their four-night stint at the venue last November.

Seen by 46,784 fans, the U2 gigs generated €4.6m in box office receipts, as the band donated €2m from their Dublin gigs to the Music Generation initiative in collaboration with the Ireland Funds.