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This is a lot of money.
Coldplay is making history with their "Music of the Spheres Tour." According to Billboard, it's now become the highest-grossing rock tour of all time. The trek has grossed over 945-million dollars and has sold eight-point-eight million tickets since launching in March 2022. The numbers have passed previous record holder, Elton John, whose "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour brought in over 939-million dollars during its run from 2018-to-2023.Coldplay's "Music of the Sphere" tour still has 21 shows left.
Based on ticket sales, Coldplay has held the all-time rock title since January. While the revenue record has turned over more frequently, in part due to inflation and a consistently surging ticketing market, the attendance record has been sturdier.
Coldplay ends U2’s 13-year record, passing the U2 360 Tour’s 7.3 million tickets. Before that, The Rolling Stones held strong for 16 years with 6.4 million tickets during the Voodoo Lounge Tour in 1994-95.
Coldplay has 21 shows – half in Europe and half in Oceania – left on the schedule. Based on their track record this year, the remaining dates could add another million tickets to the tour’s total, ultimately approaching an unprecedented count of 10 million.