The X Factor Live, the U.K. arena tour featuring finalists from the sixth season of the hit British television singing competition, tops our latest tally of Hot Tours, becoming the first ensemble show to do so since the chart launched last July. Box office totals from the first eight venues on the tour have been reported by London-based promoter 3A Entertainment. Seven of the venues hosted the tour for multiple performances with a total of twenty-five sold out concerts occurring in all eight markets. Top numbers came from the Manchester Evening News Arena with a total gross of $2.3 million (£1.5 million) and 56,560 in attendance for two evening and two matinee performances on March 13-14. The tour also played four show runs at Cardiff International Arena (Feb. 23-26) and Brighton Centre (Feb. 27-28) and a total of six performances at Aberdeen Press & Journal Arena (March 4-7).
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