The Rolling Stones‘ 2005 tour of North America is the most successful US concert tour of all time, according to US trade publication Pollstar.
The veteran rockers, on a jaunt promoting new album ‘A Bigger Bang’, broke their own 11-year-old record by selling $162m (£94m) worth of tickets, playing 42 performances before 1.2m people.
U2‘s ‘Vertigo’ tour came second, making $138.9m (£80.1m).
Celine Dion came third, having made $81.3m (£47.1m) from 155 dates during her residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, reports the BBC.
Sir Paul McCartney and The Eagles complete the top five, with ticket sales of $77.3m (£44.8m) and $76.8m (£44.5m) respectively.
The previous record for a US tour was $121m (£70.1m), set by The Rolling Stones themselves on the ‘Voodoo Lounge’ trek in 1994.