411 Mania — From U2's Achtung Baby and David Bowie's Heroes to Talking Heads' More Songs About Buildings And Food and more, 411's Christopher Bell counts down the top 10 Brian Eno-produced albums! more info

Topix — The band's "360 Degree" tour ran began in 2009 and continued until this year. U2 played 44 "360 Degree" shows this year before nearly 3 million fans. more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- Irish rockers, U2 are #1 for concert touring this year! The band won the honor with their highest-grossing tour both in North America and around the globe in 2011. The band grossed $156M in USA/Canada from over 1.7... more info

The Newsroom — The latest celebrity news including U2's big year in 2011 and an LMFAO concert is a very hot ticket, literally. more info

411 Mania — 360 gets $231 million worldwide... more info

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Perez Hilton — You like U2! You really like U2! The Irish rock band dominated the 2011 concert biz. U2's 360 Tour was the highest grossing concert series this year, selling $156 million in the U.S. and $231 miilion worldwide. U2's Avatar like numbers include sellin... more info

Topix — Perennially popular Irish rockers U2 were again the top touring band in the world in 2011, repeating their globe-topping haul from 2009, according to trade magazine Pollstar. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — U2 has highest-grossing concert tour of 2011. In North America, Taylor Swift is second, followed by Kenny Chesney, Lady Gaga and Bon Jovi. more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — U2's 360 tour has emerged as 2011's biggest concert trek, grossing $231 million globally. more info