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.
Artist: Black Sabbath & Rival Sons
Venue: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Date: Feb. 26th-27th, 2016
Gross Sales: $3,471,530
Attendance/Capacity: 29,411 / 29,411
Ticket Prices: $184.50, $144.50, $90, $60Artist: Black Sabbath & Rival Sons
Venue: Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
Date: Feb. 06th, 2016
Gross Sales: $1,465,059
Attendance/Capacity: 17,480 / 18,284
Ticket Prices: $147, $32
Black Sabbath charged a hefty price for their final shows, but the fans came out in droves.
Artist: AC/DC & Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
Venue: Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
Date: Feb. 02nd, 2016
Gross Sales: $2,544,102
Attendance/Capacity: 21,337 / 21,337
Ticket Prices: $137, $72Artist: AC/DC & Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
Venue: Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Date: Feb. 28th, 2016
Gross Sales: $1,612,754
Attendance/Capacity: 13,146 / 13,146
Ticket Prices: $137.50, $93Artist: AC/DC & Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown
Venue: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Date: Feb. 26th, 2016
Gross Sales: $1,471,423
Attendance/Capacity: 12,206 / 12,206
Ticket Prices: $140, $99.75, $75
With returns like that, you can see why AC/DC is trying their damnedest to get back on the road.
Artist: Iron Maiden, Anthrax & The Raven Age
Venue: Mexico City, MEX – Palacio de los Deportes
Date: Mar. 03rd-04th, 2016
Gross Sales: $1,952,233
Attendance/Capacity: 39,059 / 39,059
Ticket Prices: $66.44, $22.51Artist: Iron Maiden, Anthrax & The Raven Age
Venue: Monterrey, MEX – Auditorio Banamex
Date: Mar. 01st, 2016
Gross Sales: $608,921
Attendance/Capacity: 7,944 / 7,944
Ticket Prices: $112.05, $30.97
There are a lot of massive tours going on now. Maiden is printing money! These returns would have likely been even higher if not for the weak exchange of the peso to dollar.
Artist: Tool, Primus & 3Teeth
Venue: St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena
Date: Jan. 22nd, 2016
Gross Sales: $609,858
Attendance/Capacity: 7,972 / 7,972
Ticket Prices: $76.50Artist: Tool, Primus & 3Teeth
Venue: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Date: Jan. 14th, 2016
Gross Sales: $807,667
Attendance/Capacity: 11,328 / 11,328
Ticket Prices: $79.50, $59.50Artist: Tool, Primus & 3Teeth
Venue: Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Date: Jan. 16th, 2016
Gross Sales: $786,271
Attendance/Capacity: 11,854 / 11,854
Ticket Prices: $79.50, $55
Tool is on the verge of hitting Iron Maiden levels of printing money.
Artist: Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Delain
Venue: Columbus, OH – Express Live!
Date: Feb. 25th, 2016
Gross Sales: $52,105
Attendance/Capacity: 1,192 / 2,200
Ticket Prices: $185, $35Artist: Nightwish, Sonata Arctica & Delain
Venue: Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Date: Feb. 26th, 2016
Gross Sales: $70,220
Attendance/Capacity: 1,559 / 1,700
Ticket Prices: $210, $180, $65, $35Artist: Nightwish, Sonata Arctica & Delain
Venue: Anaheim, CA – City National Grove Of Anaheim
Date: Mar. 12th, 2016
Gross Sales: $114,191
Attendance/Capacity: 1,702 / 1,702
Ticket Prices: $200, $21.75Artist: Nightwish, Sonata Arctica & Delain
Venue: San Jose, CA – City National Civic
Date: Mar. 11th, 2016
Gross Sales: $103,749
Attendance/Capacity: 2,342 / 3,306
Ticket Prices: $185, $14.25
Truly surprised at how well Nightwish does. They're much bigger than I thought.
Artist: Epica, Moonspell & Starkill
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Jan. 28th, 2015
Gross Sales: $7,819
Attendance/Capacity: 355 / 750
Ticket Prices: $25, $22, $11
Epica is not as popular as Nightwish it seems…
Artist: Bullet For My Valentine, Asking Alexandria & While She Sleeps
Venue: Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Date: Mar. 07th, 2016
Gross Sales: $70,658
Attendance/Capacity: 2,345 / 2,345
Ticket Prices: $33.78, $30.03
Canada's got love for the Brits.
Artist: Cradle Of Filth, Butcher Babies & Ne Obliviscaris
Venue: Montreal, QC – Theatre Corona
Date: Mar. 07th, 2016
Gross Sales: $21,286
Attendance/Capacity: 759 / 925
Ticket Prices: $30.03, $27.78
Well, I guess not all Brits…
Artist: Lamb Of God, Anthrax, Deafheaven & Power Trip
Venue: Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Date: Jan. 28th, 2016
Gross Sales: $66,796
Attendance/Capacity: 1,723 / 2,000
Ticket Prices: $65, $39, $36
Shocked that Lamb of God didn't sell this sucker out.
Artist: Abbath, High On Fire, Skeletonwitch & Tribulation
Venue: Austin, TX – Emo’s
Date: Mar. 23rd, 2016
Gross Sales: $13,897
Attendance/Capacity: 543 / 1,500
Ticket Prices: $27, $25
The Decibel tour does respectable numbers.
[Thanks to thePRP for compiling these stats]
