Rolling Stones top US concert tours
The Rolling Stones’ 2005 tour of North America was the most successful US concert tour of all time, according to US trade publication Pollstar.
The veteran rockers broke their own 11-year-old record by selling $162m (£94m) worth of tickets, playing 42 performances before 1.2m people.
Irish band U2 played 78 shows in the US and Canada, making $138.9m (£80.1m).
Celine Dion came third on the list, having made $81.3m (£47.1m) from 155 dates at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Sir Paul McCartney and the Eagles complete the top five, with ticket sales of $77.3m (£44.8m) and $76.8m (£44.5m) respectively.
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