U2’s tour most successful of ’09 in US

U2 enjoyed the most successful tour of 2009 in the lucrative north American market, according to the music trade publication Pollstar.

The band’s 20 show American stadium tour emerged as the fifth most successful in history and sold a total of 1.3 million tickets in the US and Canada at an average of €65 per ticket.

The “360 degree” tour – which featured a claw-like stage that offered largely unobstructed 360 degree views of the foursome – netted the band just under €86m.