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U2, Coldplay top Forbes list of highest-paid musicians

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Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/12/05/u2.jpg"/><figcaption>Singer Bono of Irish band U2 waves as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 24, 2017. <em>Philippe Wojazer, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>LOS ANGELES - Irish rock band U2 topped the 2018 Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid musicians on Tuesday thanks in part to the group&#x27;s successful &quot;Joshua Tree&quot; world tour celebrating their classic 1987 album.</p><p>That tour helped the band collect $118 million in pre-tax earnings from June 1, 2017 to June 1, 2018, the magazine said. The performances featured well-known hits from &quot;The Joshua Tree&quot; album including &quot;Where the Streets Have No Name,&quot; &quot;With or Without You&quot; and &quot;I Still Haven&#x27;t Found What I&#x27;m Looking For.&quot;</p><p>The band&#x27;s earnings also included revenue from a new tour, &quot;Experience + Innocence.&quot;</p><p>British band Coldplay finished second on the Forbes list with $115.5 million, mostly from its &quot;A Head Full Of Dreams&quot; tour.</p><p>Billions of streams helped 27-year-old British singer Ed Sheeran finish third with $110 million. He was followed by Bruno Mars with $100 million and Katy Perry with $83 million.</p><div><strong>(Reporting by Lisa Richwine Editing by Chris Reese) </strong></div>

<p>Irish rock band U2 topped the 2018 Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid musicians on Tuesday thanks in part to the group's successful "Joshua Tree" world tour celebrating their classic 1987 album.<br /> </p>

Irish rock band U2 topped the 2018 Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid musicians on Tuesday thanks in part to the group's successful "Joshua Tree" world tour celebrating their classic 1987 album.