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Originally posted by Haunted.
some labels do that  like they just make whatever amount the artist sold the max capacity |
I thought it's the concert promoters, venues, ticket sellers that report the numbers. When Billboard reported the top tours for 2013, I was shocked how many artists don't sell out their concerts i.e. Beyoncé,1D. I'm sure Beyoncé's record label wouldn't want it be known that she didn't sell out every show.
The Top 25 Tours of 2013 are ranked by gross, compiled from Billboard Boxscores reported from Nov. 14, 2012, to Nov. 12, 2013.
Beyoncé #8
Total Gross: $104,358,899
Total Attendance: 883,062
Total Capacity: 934,021
No. of Shows: 59
No. of Sellouts: 40
One Direction #12
Total Gross: $78,311,383
Total Attendance: 1,223,144
Total Capacity: 1,236,308
No. of Shows: 81
No. of Sellouts: 43
Taylor Swift did the top tour of North America grossing $112.7 million, just edging out Bon Jovi’s $107.3 million. That makes Swift’s tour the most lucrative ever produced by a country music artist, beating her own record of $97.7 million in 2011.
It's just not sold out, like London for the SNWT. 
(these are in Malaysia)
