AC/DC Fire Preemptive Strike At Bootleggers; Federal Lawsuit Filed
January 27, 2016, 8 years ago
TMZ are reporting that AC/DC is moving to block all non-authorized sales of its merchandise during their upcoming tour.
Says TMZ: “Y’know, most of the those guys you see hawking t-shirts and hats outside the arena - the band's filed a federal lawsuit to get cops to shut them down. The tour starts February 2 in Tacoma, and they're asking the court to launch a full scale attack - sending US Marshals and cops to the Tacoma Dome to arrest all offenders and seize all bogus goods. They're asking for the same show of force in other cities too.”
Read more at TMZ.com.
Although Taylor Swift grossed $250.4 million worldwide for her 1989 tour, selling a total of 2.27 million tickets, AC/DC topped her in ticket sales for 2015. AC/DC played 15 more shows than Swift, with a total of 2.31 million tickets sold, the most of any artist in the Top 20, according to Pollstar.
U2, who came in fourth with $152.2 million, bested both Swift and AC/DC in the category of average gross per show at $6.9 million compared to Swift's $4.7 million and AC/DC's $1.8 million.
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