50 Cent European Tour Knocks Box Office Figures out of the Arenas

NEW YORK, NY (The Catalyst Group) -- While the majority of multi-platinum hip-hop recording artists still play theatres and clubs in Europe, 50 Cent will wrap up a successful international tour in Europe tonight in Chemnitz, Germany performing in front of a huge sold-out arena audience.

Chemnitz Arena, which holds 7,000 people, is but one of the many dates on 50 Cent's tour that began in August 2005. In Scandinavia alone, 50 sold out two nights in Helsinki's 12,000-plus-seat Hartwall Areena and Stockholm's 8,000-seat Hovet. The rapper who has sold over 22 million albums worldwide also sold out all 6,500 seats for the grand opening of Belgrade's Arena.

According to Violator Management's Chris Lighty, the architect of 50 Cent's international tour has proven his currency in the global market, as one of the most valued recording, performing and brand building artists in the world.

Lighty noted, as an interesting aside, that the audience makeup of a 50 Cent show -- whether in Dublin or Rome -- ranges from a fan base of men, women, children, mothers with their sons and husbands, all putting their hands up in the air for 65 minutes of non-stop hit singles.