British music institution and honorary Glastonbury house band Coldplay may well be celebrating this week, as it's officially been confirmed that their latest tour has become the highest-grossing rock tour of all time, surpassing the likes of The Rolling Stones, U2, Guns N' Roses and the previous leader, Elton John, whose massive, years-long Farewell Yellow Brick Road farewell tour grossed $939.1 million. That number has now been eclipsed by Codlplay's ongoing Music Of The Spheres world tour, which is currently sitting pretty at $944.7 million.
According to new data presented by Billboard, Coldplay are set to fly even further into the lead given that the Music Of The Spheres world tour is far from over, with another million more ticket sales potentially yet to be counted. The remainder of the top ten highest grossing rock tours ever is rounded out by Roger Waters, AC/DC and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, with Coldplay and The Rolling Stones both making two appearances on the list.
