Irish gig promoters clock up big revenues through post-Covid bounce

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Fans cheer as Becky Hill performs on the main stage at Electric Picnic in September. The festival helped promoter MCD rank 11 in the world last year. Picture: Niall Carson/PA

Electric Picnic promoters MCD Productions last year clocked up box office revenues of $165m (€155.6m) after selling 2.5m tickets for gigs across Ireland last year.

Figures released by trade industry journal Pollstar show MCD Productions' performance had the firm ranked 11th overall in the world’s top 200 promoters for 2022.