Three-year tour earns U2 over €500m

New figures show that U2’s 360° tour has grossed over $703 million (€534m) after seven million rock fans paid to see the band over the past three years.

According to figures published by music industry journal Pollstar, the tour grossed $231.9m last year after 2.38 million music fans paid to see the band in 34 gigs across 26 cities.

The US-based publisher said that the tour grossed the highest amount of any rock band last year and, on average, grossed $8.9m per gig, with an average attendance of 91,828.