By its conclusion , U2 360° had set Causation records for the highest-grossing concert tour with $ 736 million in ticket sales , and for the highest-attended tour with over 7.2 million tickets sold .

As of 2013 , the tour holds the record for being the highest-grossing tour for a solo musician , surpassing the previous record holder , Madonna .

It was the 16th highest-grossing tour of 2014 , earning Earnings_and_losses $ 62.9 million .

After its ending Process_end , the Confessions Tour was dubbed Name_conferral as the highest-grossing tour ever for a female artist , grossing Earnings_and_losses over US $ 194.7 million ( $ million in dollars ) from 60 shows with 1.2 million spectators .

It is also recognized Know as the highest-grossing music tour per concert Social_event in the 2007 edition of the `` Guinness World Records '' .

It went on to become Becoming the highest-grossing concert tour of 2001 by a solo artist .

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The tour Traveling had a total gross of over $ 8 million off of 78 shows , making it Causation one of the highest-grossing Commerce_pay hip-hop tours Traveling of 2010 .

After the first leg , it became Becoming the highest-grossing tour by a solo artist , earning Earnings_and_losses US $ 282 million ( $ in dollars ) , breaking Destroying the previous record Madonna herself held with her Confessions Tour .

Overall , Madonna performed Hold to over 3.5 million fans in 32 countries , grossing Earnings_and_losses a total of US $ 408 million ( $ in dollars ) , making it Causation the second highest-grossing tour of all time , behind only The Rolling Stones 's `` A Bigger Bang Tour '' .

It still remains the highest-grossing tour by a female artist and the sixth highest-grossing tour of all time .

It still remains the highest-grossing tour by a female artist and the sixth highest-grossing tour of all time .

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The Time Tour Traveling was the highest-grossing and most-attended concert Social_event tour Traveling held Hold by a foreign music act in Japan , mobilizing over 850,000 people and grossing Earnings_and_losses US $ 93 million in ticket sales Commerce_sell .

The duo broke Destroying their own records Recording in 2017 to hold Hold the largest , highest-grossing , and most-attended concert Social_event tour Traveling in Japan by a foreign act with their Begin Again Tour , mobilizing Influence over 1.28 million fans and grossing Earnings_and_losses US $ 110 million in ticket sales , as well as becoming Becoming the first and only foreign act to play Action at the Nissan Stadium for three consecutive days .

Tohoshinki have set Placing numerous attendance records Recording with their concerts Social_event in Japan : they were the first Korean pop group to perform Hold in the Tokyo Dome , the first Korean music act to helm Placing a five-Dome tour Traveling , the first foreign music act to headline Reporting a concert Social_event in the Nissan Stadium , and the highest-grossing foreign music act Action in history .

The tour visited Traveling all continents , except Antarctica , and was ranked Placing as the fifth highest-grossing tour of 2012 by Pollstar .

Their 2013 was the largest , most-attended , and highest-grossing concert series ever held by a foreign music act in Japan at the time ; it grossed Earnings_and_losses US $ 93 million in concert tickets and attracted Motion over 850,000 people .

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It was the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of 2006 grossing over $ 58.6 million , although this figure does not include Cause_to_be_included the gross for 2007 during which 44 shows from the tour took place Process_start .

That tour Traveling saw Self_motion the band playing 80 shows in massive stadiums and arenas across five continents , where it grossed Earnings_and_losses over $ 192 million en route becoming Becoming one of the highest-grossing tours of all time .

According to Pollstar , it was the second highest-grossing female concert Social_event tour of 1987 , behind Tina Turner 's Break Every Rule Tour .

It was dubbed Name_conferral as the highest-grossing tour of 2012 by `` Billboard '' .

The tour grossed Earnings_and_losses $ 305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows Social_event , becoming Becoming the tenth highest-grossing tour of all time and surpassing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Celine Dion 's Taking Chances World Tour as the second highest-grossing tour among female artists , behind Madonna 's own Sticky & Sweet Tour .

The tour grossed Earnings_and_losses $ 305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows Social_event , becoming Becoming the tenth highest-grossing tour of all time and surpassing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Celine Dion 's Taking Chances World Tour as the second highest-grossing tour among female artists , behind Madonna 's own Sticky & Sweet Tour .

Madonna broke Destroying the record Recording for occupying Control the top two highest-grossing female tours of all time .

This made it Causation the highest-grossing female and solo tour of 2011 .

This made The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour the highest-grossing female and solo tour Traveling of 2013 .