U2, Bon Jovi and Elton John named top of musicians "Rich List"

Fri, 17 Jun 2011

U2 have once again topped the musicians "Rich List" beating Bon Jovi and Elton John to be the highest earning musicians in the last 12 months.

Earning over $195 Million (£121 Million), most of this contributes from their "360 World Tour" and has grossed over $700 million in its two years on the road (so far).

The list compiled by Forbes shows the world's 25 highest paid musicians and can be seen here.

Here's the Top 10 highest earning musicians over the last 12 months:

1. U2: $195 million (£121 million)
2. Bon Jovi: $125 million (£78 million)
3. Elton John: $100 million (£62 million)
4. Lady Gaga: $90 million (£56 million)
5. Michael Buble: $70 million (£43 million)
6. Paul McCartney: $67 million (£41 million)
7. The Black Eyed Peas: $61 million (£38 million)
8. The Eagles: $60 million (£37 million)
9. Justin Bieber: $53 million (£33 million)
10. Dave Matthews Band: $51 million (£31 million)

U2 are set to play a headlining set at Glastonbury Festival (after they had to cancel their appearance last year due to frontman Bono's back injury) next weekend.

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