Coldplay's Music of the Spheres World Tour is the biggest rock tour of all time

Coldplay are midway through the third European leg of their Music of the Spheres World tour, which has also taken the British quartet to Asia and North and South America, with 11 shows scheduled in Australia and New Zealand later this year. Across this world, the band made Boxscore history, building the biggest rock tour of all time Bulletin boardhis touring files.

According to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, The Music of the Spheres World tour has grossed $945.7 million and sold 8.8 million tickets since its release in March 2022. This makes it the highest-grossing tour and the biggest sellers among rock acts in the nearly 40 years that Boxscore has been tracking concert data.

Among high-grossing rock tours, Coldplay sneaks past Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which grossed $939.1 million during 2018-23. John took the record in November 2022, dethroning U2's U2 360 tour, which earned $736.4 million from 2009-11. Before that, it was the Rolling Stones' A Bigger Bang tour with $558 million in 2005-07. The all-time top 10 also includes AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Roger Waters.

Based on ticket sales, Coldplay have held the all-time rock title since January. While the revenue record is more often overturned, in part due to inflation and the ever-growing ticket market, the attendance record was stronger.

Coldplay end U2's 13-year record breaking record, surpassing the 7.3 million U2 360 tour tickets. Before that, the Rolling Stones held strong for 16 years with 6.4 million tickets during the Voodoo Lounge tour in 1994-95.

Coldplay have 21 shows – half in Europe and half in Oceania – remaining on the schedule. Based on their track record this year, the remaining dates could add another million tickets to the tour's total, eventually approaching the unprecedented 10 million mark.