U2's performance at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA broke the band's own 22 year-old record for attendance at a US concert with a single headliner. 97,014 fans packed into the famed football stadium for the 360 Tour. On September 25th, 1987 U2 played JFK Stadium, which has since been demolished, to a crowd of 86, 145. In fact, U2 also holds the third spot on this list with another show on the current 360 Tour. Check out the Top 5 attendance and gross earnings concerts in US history below. 

Top Attendance at a U.S. concert by a single headliner:

1. U2 - Rose Bowl; Pasadena, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2009)
Attendance: 97,014
Gross: $9,960,036

2. U2 - John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia (Sept. 25, 1987)
Attendance: 86,145
Gross: $1,593,683

3. U2 - FedExField; Landover, Md. (Sept. 29, 2009)
Attendance: 84,754
Gross: $6,718,315

4. Pink Floyd - Ohio State University Stadium; Columbus, Ohio (May 29, 1994)
Attendance: 75,250
Gross: $2,406,920

5. Backstreet Boys - Georgia Dome, Atlanta (Feb. 19, 2000)
Attendance: 73,337
Gross: $2,787,098


Top Gross at a U.S. concert by a single headliner:

1. The Three Tenors - Giants Stadium; East Rutherford, N.J. (July 20, 1996)
Gross: $13,404,350
Attendance: 58,491

2. U2 - Rose Bowl; Pasadena, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2009)
Gross: $9,960,036
Attendance: 97,014

3. The Rolling Stones - Giants Stadium; East Rutherford, N.J. (Sept. 15,
2005)
Gross: $8,692,788
Attendance: 59,184

4. The Rolling Stones - Radio City Music Hall, New York (March 14, 2006)
Gross: $8,625,590
Attendance: 5,800

5. The Rolling Stones - Soldier Field, Chicago (Sept. 10, 2005)
Gross: $7,231,427
Attendance: 55,046