Earnings & Attendance: Ozzy, Black Label Society, In This Moment & A Lot of Festivals

How much money does a band make on the road? Billboard hopes to answer that question, somewhat, by providing gross sale reports in their weekly Boxscore report. We like to check in every once in a while to see how metal bands are doing. Keep in mind, these are gross sales, meaning this is before the venue, promoter, etc. get the cut. This doesn't mean the band gets the entire piece of the pie and their profits vary based on the deals they make. Check out our previous Earnings & Attendance Reports.

It's been a few weeks since we've ran one of these, so let's start comparing some numbers…

Artist: ‘Monsters Of Rock Brazil‘: Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Manowar, Black Veil Brides, etc.
Venue: Sao Paulo, BRA – Arena Anhembi
Date: Apr. 25-26th, 2015
Gross Sales: $6,365,540
Attendance/Capacity: 72,337 / 76,428
Ticket Prices: $235.25, $117.62

Artist: ‘Monsters Of Rock Argentina‘: Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Judas Priest, Motörhead, etc.
Venue: Buenos Aires, ARG – Ciudad del Rock
Date: May 02nd, 2015
Gross Sales: $1,304,240
Attendance/Capacity: 26,354 / 35,000
Ticket Prices: $134.21, $67.10

Safe to say these festivals make big bucks!

Artist: Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest & Motörhead
Venue: Curitiba, BRA – Pedreira Paulo Leminski
Date: Apr. 28th, 2015
Gross Sales: $1,038,600
Attendance/Capacity: 12,820 / 20,000
Ticket Prices: $509.65, $108.72

Artist: Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest & Motörhead
Venue: Porto Alegre, BRA – Estadio Zequinha
Date: Apr. 30th, 2015
Gross Sales: $997,006
Attendance/Capacity: 14,199 / 19,600
Ticket Prices: $258.17, $50.95

Ozzy, Priest and Motorhead alone made nearly as much as the entire Argentian version of the Monsters of Rock fest. Their guarantees must've been insane.

Artist: Primus
Venue: Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Date: Apr. 10th, 2015
Gross Sales: $105,650
Attendance/Capacity: 2,334 / 3,553
Ticket Prices: $71.50, $46, $36, $26

Artist: Nightwish, Sabaton & Delain
Venue: San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
Date: Apr. 28th, 2015
Gross Sales: $96,111
Attendance/Capacity: 2,179 / 2,350
Ticket Prices: $178, $36

Wow, who would've thought that Nightwish draws nearly as much money and people as Primus?!

Artist: In This Moment, Butcher Babies, Upon A Burning Body & The Nearly Deads
Venue: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Date: Apr. 23rd, 2015
Gross Sales: $33,497
Attendance/Capacity: 1,325 / 1,400
Ticket Prices: $28, $25

Artist: Black Label Society & Wino
Venue: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Date: Apr. 08th, 2015
Gross Sales: $22,790
Attendance/Capacity: 835 / 1,000
Ticket Prices: $31.82, $26.82

We live in a world where In This Moment draws more people than Black Label Society in Baltimore.

Artist: Clutch, Mastodon & Graveyard
Venue: Columbus, OH – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Date: May 24th, 2015
Gross Sales: $90,599
Attendance/Capacity: 3,053 / 3,500
Ticket Prices: $32, $29.50

Artist: Clutch, Mastodon & Graveyard
Venue: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Date: May 10th, 2015
Gross Sales: $60,229
Attendance/Capacity: 2,028 / 4,500
Ticket Prices: $32, $29.50

Columbus loves the bill way more than Pittsburg, apparently.

Artist: In Flames, All That Remains & Periphery
Venue: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Date: May 14th, 2015
Gross Sales: $20,072
Attendance/Capacity: 788 / 2,300
Ticket Prices: $28, $25

Artist: In Flames, All That Remains & Wovenwar
Venue: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Date: Mar. 05th, 2015
Gross Sales: $15,499
Attendance/Capacity: 575 / 999
Ticket Prices: $53, $23

Artist: In Flames, All That Remains & Wovenwar
Venue: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Mar. 04th, 2015
Gross Sales: $14,008
Attendance/Capacity: 552 / 1,420
Ticket Prices: $27, $25

Artist: Cavalera Conspiracy, Death Angel, COC Blind & Lody Kong
Venue: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Date: Apr. 23rd, 2015
Gross Sales: $5,373
Attendance/Capacity: 215 / 1,000
Ticket Prices: $26, $24.50

That's…not… good!

Artist: ‘Rock On The Range‘: Linkin Park, Slipknot, Judas Priest, Marilyn Manson, etc.
Venue: Columbus, OH – Mapfre Stadium
Date: May 15th-17th, 2015
Gross Sales: $4,293,389
Attendance/Capacity: 120,000 / 120,000
Ticket Prices: $199.50, $169.50, $124.50, $99.50

Artist: ‘Carolina Rebellion‘: Slipknot, Korn, Godsmack, Slayer, Marilyn Manson, etc.
Venue: Concord, NC – Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date: May 02nd-03rd, 2015
Gross Sales: $3,438,222
Attendance/Capacity: 80,000 / 80,000
Ticket Prices: $159, $139, $104.50, $74.50

Artist: ‘Rocklahoma‘: Linkin Park, Godsmack, Slayer, Papa Roach, etc.
Venue: Pryor, OK – Catch The Fever Grounds
Date: May 22nd-24th, 2015
Gross Sales: $2,263,820
Attendance/Capacity: 60,000 / 72,000
Ticket Prices: $379, $189, $109, $79.50

Artist: ‘Rockfest‘: Rob Zombie, Volbeat, Anthrax, Halestorm, etc.
Venue: Kansas City, MO – Liberty Memorial Park
Date: May 30th, 2015
Gross Sales: $1,700,645
Attendance/Capacity: 50,000 / 50,000
Ticket Prices: $60, $47.50, $27.50

Artist: ‘Northern Invasion‘: Slipknot, Five Finger Death Punch, Volbeat, etc.
Venue: Somerset, WI – Somerset Amphitheatre
Date: May 09th, 2015
Gross Sales: $1,272,284
Attendance/Capacity: 25,000 / 25,000
Ticket Prices: $89.50, $69.50, $49.50

Breaking news: radio rock fests make a lot of money.

Artist: Judas Priest & Saxon
Venue: Cincinnati, OH – Horseshow Casino
Date: May 17th, 2015
Gross Sales: $117,450
Attendance/Capacity: 2,940 / 4,056
Ticket Prices: $40

Artist: Judas Priest & Saxon
Venue: Council Bluffs, IA – Harrah’s Stir Concert Cove
Date: May 20th, 2015
Gross Sales: $106,100
Attendance/Capacity: 2,461 / 4,000
Ticket Prices: $40

Artist: Rob Zombie & DJ Ginger Fish
Venue: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Date: Jun. 16th, 2015
Gross Sales: $110,670
Attendance/Capacity: 2,782 / 4,500
Ticket Prices: $43, $39.50

Artist: Rob Zombie
Venue: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Date: Jun. 06th, 2015
Gross Sales: $110,110
Attendance/Capacity: 2,002 / 2,002
Ticket Prices: $55

Artist: Rob Zombie
Venue: Simpsonville, SC – Charter Spectrum Amphitheatre
Date: Jun. 04th, 2015
Gross Sales: $73,171
Attendance/Capacity: 1,940 / 5,422
Ticket Prices: $39.50, $34.50

 

The classics make the cash.

Artist: Testament, Exodus & Shattered Sun
Venue: Philadelphia, PA – Trocadero
Date: Apr. 30th, 2015
Gross Sales: $14,837
Attendance/Capacity: 459 / 621
Ticket Prices: $25

Artist: Coal Chamber, Filter, Combichrist & Saint Ridley
Venue: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Date: Apr. 03rd, 2015
Gross Sales: $11,200
Attendance/Capacity: 552 / 1,000
Ticket Prices: $30, $25

Artist: Suicide Silence, Emmure, Within The Ruins, Fit For An Autopsy & Villain Of The Story
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Mar. 01st, 2015
Gross Sales: $10,991
Attendance/Capacity: 610 / 1,200
Ticket Prices: $20, $17

It's crazy how similar these three tours draw.