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4 sourced facts about music bands and their record-breaking concert tours, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout $736 million
The massive stage setup for U2's 360° Tour was itself famous for its scale, and the tour's earnings matched its ambition.
Source: Wikipedia: List of highest-grossing concert tours (2011) en.wikipedia.org
Answer$2.5 billion
No act has topped the year's highest-grossing tour more often than the Rolling Stones across their decades-long touring career.
Source: Wikipedia: List of highest-grossing concert tours (2021) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $584 million
The long-awaited reunion of the band's classic lineup turned into one of the highest-grossing rock tours ever.
Source: Wikipedia: List of highest-grossing concert tours (2019) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $546.5 million
Decades after their first tours, the Rolling Stones were still selling out stadiums for enormous sums.
Source: Wikipedia: List of highest-grossing concert tours (2021) en.wikipedia.org