. ▁ ▁D ion ▁announced ▁she ▁would ▁be ▁playing ▁at ▁The ▁Col os se um ▁at ▁Ca es ars ▁W inds or ▁on ▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁T ick ets ▁sold ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁record ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 5 ▁people ▁que uing ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁for ▁tick ets . ▁The ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁S print ▁Center ▁became ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁concert ▁in ▁the ▁ar ena ' s ▁history ▁with ▁a ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 1 , 6 6 1 , 8 2 7 . ▁The ▁record ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁broken ▁By ▁El ton ▁John ▁and ▁Billy ▁Jo el . ▁D ion ' s ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁American ▁Airlines ▁Arena , ▁set ▁an ▁attend ance ▁record , ▁s elling ▁ 1 7 , 7 2 5 ▁tick ets . ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars ▁broke ▁that ▁record ▁two ▁months ▁later , ▁performing ▁for ▁ 1 8 , 6 4 4 ▁people . ▁However , ▁although ▁singing ▁for ▁a ▁smaller ▁audience , ▁D ion ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 , 2 4 7 , 2 3 3 , ▁while ▁Spe ars ▁managed ▁to ▁gross ▁$ 1 , 9 7 2 , 9 2 8 ▁only . ▁According ▁to ▁her ▁official ▁website , ▁D ion ▁became ▁the ▁top - s elling ▁perform er ▁for ▁three ▁ven ues : ▁Montreal ' s ▁Bell ▁Centre , ▁Kansas ▁City ' s ▁S print ▁Center , ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Arena . ▁The ▁latter