Monday, November 30, 2009

IT'S A WRAP!!! THE CIRCUS TOUR IS OVER

It’s done guys! Adelaide in Australia received the very last show of “The Circus Starring: Britney Spears” on Sunday, and after 97 shows, The tour is over! The tour by the numbers:

- 97 shows. 61 in U.S./Canada, 22 in Europe, 14 in Australia.
- 941,619 attendants in North America.
- US$120,000,000 grossed from North America, London and Sydney shows.
- 18,644 attendants at American Airlines Arena in Miami, the most for any show in the arena.
- 66,247 attendants to the 4 shows at The Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, the most for any show in the arena.
- 40,000 attendants to the show at The Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, one of the largest audiences Britney has ever performed for.
- US$ 83,073,529 grossed in North America, Top grossing tour of the year in the U.S.
- US$2,051,607 grossed in average per show.
- 11 opening acts: Big Apple Circus (all shows), Pussycat Dolls (1st. North American leg), Girlicious (Canada shows), Ciara (London shows), Kristinia DeBarge (2nd. North American Leg), One Call (7 first shows of the 2nd. North American leg), Jordin Sparks (2nd. American Leg), DJ Havana Brown (Europe and Australia), Sliimy (Paris shows), Knappen & Hakim from NRJ (Stockholm shows) and Cascada (Berlin show).
- 12 countries and 54 cities visited by the tour.

- 35 trucks used to transport tour and stage materials.
- 225 touring crew members.
- 150 local crew members (each city).
- 4,000 road cases used for the stage, lights, sound equipment, wardrobe, and back line equipment.
- 1,200 meals prepared daily for tour crew and local staff each day.
- 240 moving lights on the stage.
- 9 hydraulic elevator shafts located on the stage to get the performers up and down
- 10,000 amps of power generated by the tour in one show.
- 500 rehearsal hours.
- 20 wardrobe cases for Britney, band and dancers.

- US$ 30,000,000, the cost for the tour productions.
- 44 band members, dancer and performers.

- 11 stylists (for hair, make-up and clothing).
- 100,000 authentic Swarovski crystals individually hand placed on costumes.
- 15 to 45 seconds spent for clothes changing.
- 9 costumes changes for Britney each show.
- #1 Top Grossing Tour for Female of 2009.

PICTURES FROM THE LAST SHOW IN ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA









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