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U2 are the richest band in the UK and Ireland

U2 are the richest band in the UK and Ireland. They've come 3rd in the Sunday Times Rich List wit...
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07.03 11 Apr 2013


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U2 are the richest band in the UK and Ireland

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07.03 11 Apr 2013


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U2 are the richest band in the UK and Ireland.

They've come 3rd in the Sunday Times Rich List with a combined wealth of all four members of €612 million.

Beatles singer Paul McCartney tops the list with a whopping 800 million euro fortune to his name.

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The singer shares a £680 million pound fortune (€800 million) with his wife Nancy Shevell, according to the list's authors.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's second in the chart - followed by U2.

Meanwhile, Adele has come top of a list of young British and Irish music millionaires - with an estimated fortune of £30 million (€35 million) sterling.

The list - which is out in the Sunday Times a week on Sunday - also features the boys from One Direction for the first time - who are each thought to be worth £5 (€5.86 million) million sterling.

Philip Beresford put the list together - and says Adele's record sales put her way ahead of the rest: 

The full list will be published on Sunday April 21st.


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