Ed Sheeran Breaks U2's Record forbr Highest Grossing Tour of All-Time On August 2, Ed Sheeran’s Divide Tour officiallybr broke the record for the highest grossing tourbr of all-time with a total of $736 million. With 12 dates left of the 255 stop tour,br that amount is only expected to rise. The record was previously set by U2 in 2011br with their 360° tour, which grossed $735 million. On average, ticket prices forbr Sheeran's tour are 14.2 lowerbr than the tickets sold for U2’s tour. The Divide tour has also been named the most attendedbr tour of all-time with 8.5 million total people, breakingbr yet another record that was previously held by U2. Compared to U2’s 360° tour, which had an averagebr concert attendance of 66,091, Sheeran’sbr average concert attendance is only 34,541. Following the exciting news, Sheeran tookbr to Instagram to celebrate and thank his fans.