One
Direction have been predicted to become the most successful band in the world
with earnings of a billion dollars a year. It
is estimated the band will earn the record £611million amount during their
upcoming Where We Are tour. 
The
88-date tour will see the boys - Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik,
Liam Payne and Niall Horan - become the first act to perform three consecutive
nights at the 95,000-
seat
Rose Bowl stadium in California.
A spokesman for the band told the Daily
Star: ‘It would be amazing for 1D to climb to the very top of the tour league
so early in their career.
‘That would be a phenomenal testament
to the loyalty and support of their fans.’
Music industry insider Mory Brenner
added: ‘You have to go back to 1964, when The Beatles led the British Invasion
that turned American’s music industry upside down, to find anything close to
the following they have.’
Their
latest earnings are set to top the £447million record set by U2 for their 360°
tour.
They could also beat the £339million earned by The Rolling Stones
from their Bigger Bang shows.
One
Direction were also the most popular artists last year in terms of music
downloads, streaming and CD sales.
T
he IFPI, which promotes the international recording industry,
named them Global Recording Artists of 2013 after they were the first group to
debut at number one in the US charts with their first three albums.
Niall Horan, 20, said of the news: ‘Incredible news. It's great to
have a chart that includes everything from iTunes and record stores, to YouTube
and Spotify. Again a huge thank you to all of our fans for such an amazing
2013.’
Meanwhile, Harry Styles recently celebrated his 20th birthday with
a party at girlfriend Kendall Jenner’s Malibu home.
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