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Originally Posted by Faceman

I checked this, the article said it's a billion from 1990-2014 (http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/0...llars-touring/). According to that they made a gross of $1,030,082,884 with 578 shows.
But on the other hand it's hard to believe since the last 5 tours alone had a gross of 944 million:
Because We Can: $259 million
2011 Bon Jovi live: $143 million
The Circle: $201 million
Lost Highway: $210 million
Have A Nice Day: $131 million

So you aren't wrong either

from 1990 to 2014:
01. The Rolling Stones
Gross: $1,565,792,382
Attendance: 19,677,569
Shows: 538

02. Bon Jovi
Gross: $1,544,667,964
Attendance: 20,113,607
Shows: 934

03. U2
Gross: $1,514,979,793
Attendance: 20,536,168
Shows: 526

04. Bruce Springsteen
Gross: $1,196,116,507
Attendance: 15,010,773
Shows: 727

05. Madonna
Gross: $1,140,230,941
Attendance: 9,694,079
Shows: 382