Highest grossing music tours of all time worldwide 2019 | Statista

Prior to 2019, U2's '360° Tour' as top of the ranking of most successful worldwide music tours of all time, with an impressive 736.4 million U.S. dollars revenue generated from 110 shows all over the world. However, U2 were dethroned by British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, whose 'Divide' tour had grossed over 775 million dollars worldwide as of November 2019. Also in the top three was 'Not in this Lifetime' by classic rockers Guns N' Roses.

Most successful worldwide music tours of all time as of November 2019, based on gross revenue (in million U.S. dollars)

Artist, tour	Revenue in million U.S. dollars
Ed Sheeran - Divide (2017-19)	775.05
U2 – U2 360° (2009-11)	736.42
Guns N' Roses - Not in this Lifetime (2016-2019)	563.3
Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams (2016-17)	523.03
Roger Waters – The Wall (2010-13)	458.67
AC/DC – Black Ice World Tour (2008-10)	441.12
The Rolling Stones – No Filter Tour (2017-19)	415.61
Metallica - World Wired Tour (2016–2019)	414.45
Madonna – Sticky & Sweet (2008-09)	407.71
Pink - Beautiful Trauma World Tour (2018-19)	397.3

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*Ongoing as of November 2019.

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