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Madonna's 'MDNA' tour named highest-grossing tour of 2012

Madge's controversial tour rakes in the cash

 

Madonna's 'MDNA' tour named highest-grossing tour of 2012

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Madonna's 'MDNA' tour may have made headlines for all the wrong reasons, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming the highest-grossing trip of the year.

According to figures from Billboard, Madge raked in a staggering $228 million for the tour, pipping Bruce Springsteen's jaunt which earned $198 million.

The 'MDNA' tour itself, brought a lot of negative press Madonna's way as her behaviour was deemed as inappropriate on several occassions.

Standout incidents included brandishing a gun onstage in Denver shortly after the Colorado shootings, angering Russian fans by handing out pink anti-homophobia wristbands and being booed in France for performing a short set.

These incidents mixed with moments of awkward strip-teasing and flesh baring made for possibly the least popular tour to ever reach the top of Billboard's highest-grossing list.

Madonna with a gun in Denver

Other artists on the list include Roger Waters in third with $186 million. Coldpay who ranked fifth with $147 million, Jay Z and Kanye West, who made the top ten with a grand total of $46 million for their 'Watch The Throne' tour.

Check out photos from Madonna's Hyde Park MDNA show below

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