Sheeran sets highest-grossing tour record

LOS ANGELES: British singer Ed Sheeran’s Divide Tour is one for the record books.

Pollstar confirmed the 28-yearold Sheeran’s tour set the all-time highest-grossing tour record with yesterday’s show in Hannover, Germany. In a statement, Sheeran,

calls it “amazing”. Pollstar forecast the total gross to this point of $736.7 million (R11billion) will top the previous record of $735.4m set by U2 in 2011.

The tour started on March 16, 2017 and is due to end on August 26. That’s 893 days compared to the 760 days U2 spent on the road.

Sheeran’s tour topped U2’s attendance record of 7.3 million on May 24 in France with an attendance of 7315970. | AP ANA