U2 break world record for highest earning tour in history
The Irish rockers current worldwide 360° tour has become the highest grossing in history, beating the The Rolling Stones's record set between 2005-2007 with their A Bigger Bang Tour.
U2 passed the $558 million (£341m) world record following their concert in Sao Paolo, Brazil, on 10 April.
The tour kicked off in Barcelona in July 2009 and still has more than 20 gigs to go.
More than seven million tickets have been sold to date for 110 shows.
On average U2's 360° Tour packs out 63,000 people each show, taking $6.4 million (£3.9 million) according to Billboard Boxscore.
The final date is 30 July 2011 at the Magnetic Music Hill Musical Festival in Moncton, Canada. Arcade Fire will be the support act.
Before that, they will for the first ever time play at Glastonbury when they headline the Friday night of this year's festival on 24 June.
Their 2010 show was cancelled because lead singer Bono injured his back.
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