Iron Maiden are not just one of the biggest rock acts in the world, they are one of the biggest acts in all of music. They just celebrated the completion of the North American leg of their tour supporting their recent release, The Book of Souls, and they made out like gangbusters.
ThePRP has compiled Billboard's Boxscore report, and look at the numbers Maiden has been pulling in:
Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Date: Jul. 21st-22nd, 2017
Gross Sales: $2,030,058
Attendance/Capacity: 23,438 / 23,438
Ticket Prices: $119.50, $24Artist: Iron Maiden, Ghost, Kamelot & Exodus
Venue: Devore, CA – Glen Helen Amphitheater
Date: Jul. 01st, 2017
Gross Sales: $1,366,789
Attendance/Capacity: 23,363 / 40,000
Ticket Prices: $99.50, $29.50Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena
Date: Jul. 05th, 2017
Gross Sales: $1,057,284
Attendance/Capacity: 13,413 / 13,413
Ticket Prices: $94.76, $37.62Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Mansfield, MA – XFINITY Center
Date: Jul. 19th, 2017
Gross Sales: $873,512
Attendance/Capacity: 19,038 / 19,038
Ticket Prices: $89.50, $25Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Quebec City, QC – Centre Videotron
Date: Jul. 16th, 2017
Gross Sales: $856,985
Attendance/Capacity: 13,680 / 13,680
Ticket Prices: $70.76, $31.23Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Arena
Date: Jun. 28th, 2017
Gross Sales: $838,216
Attendance/Capacity: 10,475 / 11,500
Ticket Prices: $94.75, $34.75Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Date: Jul. 15th, 2017
Gross Sales: $789,569
Attendance/Capacity: 15,671 / 15,671
Ticket Prices: $78.35, $25.59Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Date: Jul. 03rd, 2017
Gross Sales: $759,014
Attendance/Capacity: 9,033 / 10,500
Ticket Prices: $99.50, $39.50Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
Date: Jul. 07th, 2017
Gross Sales: $728,716
Attendance/Capacity: 14,618 / 19,000
Ticket Prices: $99.50, $34.50Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Date: Jul. 09th, 2017
Gross Sales: $622,402
Attendance/Capacity: 7,856 / 10,000
Ticket Prices: $99.50, $39.50Artist: Iron Maiden & Ghost
Venue: Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Date: Jul. 11th, 2017
Gross Sales: $528,810
Attendance/Capacity: 7,012 / 8,915
Ticket Prices: $97.50, $37.50
So yea, this explains how Steve Harris can afford the type of house he lived in.