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.
Special thanks to ThePRP for compiling these numbers.
It's been quite a while since we ran of these so let's get it going with a jumbo edition of Earnings & Attendance:
Artist: Aerosmith & Living Colour
Venue: Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
Date: Aug. 04th, 2015
Gross Sales: $859,201
Attendance/Capacity: 9,864 / 10,175
Ticket Prices: $149.50, $25
Note to self: Become a legendary rock band, play for 50 years and then cash in with nearly one million dollars in gross revenue for one night's work.
Artist: AC/DC & Vintage Trouble
Venue: Quebec City, QC – Plaines d’Abraham
Date: Aug. 28th, 2015
Gross Sales: $4,047,480
Attendance/Capacity: 48,588 / 58,000
Ticket Prices: $97.72, $75.08Artist: AC/DC & Vintage Trouble
Venue: Montreal, QC – Stade Olympique
Date: Aug. 31st, 2015
Gross Sales: $3,238,650
Attendance/Capacity: 36,917 / 46,100
Ticket Prices: $98.05, $60.20
Note to self: become AC/DC.
Artist: ‘Vans Warped Tour‘
Venue: Orlando, FL – Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
Date: Jul. 05th, 2015
Gross Sales: $329,328
Attendance/Capacity: 8,871 / 20,000
Ticket Prices: $46.50, $23
Kinda crazy that the $300k has to be split amongst hundreds of bands on this tour and it still makes a profit. I guess there is all the vendors and sponsor money to take into account as well.
Artist: Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders & The Contortionist
Venue: Montreal, QC – Club Soda
Date: Aug. 05th, 2015
Gross Sales: $20,578
Attendance/Capacity: 821 / 821
Ticket Prices: $26.62, $24.71Artist: Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders & The Contortionist
Venue: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Date: Aug. 07th, 2015
Gross Sales: $23,975
Attendance/Capacity: 959 / 1,250
Ticket Prices: $25
BTBAM is a mid-level sized band. This is how much these type of people earn.
Artist: ‘Summer Slaughter Tour‘: Arch Enemy, Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, etc.
Venue: Anaheim, CA – City National Grove Of Anaheim
Date: Aug. 22nd, 2015
Gross Sales: $24,924
Attendance/Capacity: 929 / 1,700
Ticket Prices: $35, $29.50Artist: ‘Summer Slaughter Tour‘: Arch Enemy, Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, etc.
Venue: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Date: Aug. 09th, 2015
Gross Sales: $16,720
Attendance/Capacity: 664 / 1,000
Ticket Prices: $32.50, $27.50
It's crazy that BTBAM go and tour with two bands and earn basically the same amount as an entire "fest" package.
Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena
Date: Sep. 05th, 2015
Gross Sales: $232,514
Attendance/Capacity: 5,919 / 11,160
Ticket Prices: $45, $25Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Everett, WA – XFINITY Arena
Date: Sep. 12th, 2015
Gross Sales: $216,482
Attendance/Capacity: 5,649 / 8,082
Ticket Prices: $45, $25Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
Date: Sep. 13th, 2015
Gross Sales: $211,412
Attendance/Capacity: 5,099 / 7,927
Ticket Prices: $45, $25Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Mankato, MN – Verizon Wireless Center
Date: Sep. 08th, 2015
Gross Sales: $175,049
Attendance/Capacity: 4,211 / 6,007
Ticket Prices: $45, $39.75Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Missoula, MT – Adams Center
Date: Sep. 11th, 2015
Gross Sales: $157,688
Attendance/Capacity: 4,168 / 5,130
Ticket Prices: $45, $25
Meanwhile, that's how much an upper-sized band sells.
Artist: Motörhead, Saxon & Crobot
Venue: Austin, TX – Emo’s
Date: Sep. 01st, 2015
Gross Sales: $46,343
Attendance/Capacity: 1,192 / 1,500
Ticket Prices: $41, $38Artist: Motörhead & Anthrax
Venue: Montreal, QC – Theatre L’Olympia
Date: Sep. 18th, 2015
Gross Sales: $89,624
Attendance/Capacity: 2,250 / 2,250
Ticket Prices: $41.73, $39.83
Motorhead are out there working. Is it crazy that Five Finger Death Punch is outearning them?
Artist: Epica, Eluveitie & The Agonist
Venue: Montreal, QC – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
Date: Sep. 11th, 2015
Gross Sales: $27,240
Attendance/Capacity: 925 / 925
Ticket Prices: $31.71, $27.94
This tour was eventually cancelled due to personal issues, but looks like it was doing well.
Artist: Gwar, Butcher Babies & Battlecross
Venue: Birmingham, AL – Iron City
Date: Sep. 04th, 2015
Gross Sales: $13,340
Attendance/Capacity: 762 / 1,000
Ticket Prices: $19, $17
GWAR is still out there road doggin' it.
Artist: Queensrÿche
Venue: Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell
Date: Sep. 17th, 2015
Gross Sales: $13,567
Attendance/Capacity: 564 / 650
Ticket Prices: $26.47, $23.83Artist: Lita Ford & Kip Winger
Venue: Clearwater, FL – Capitol Theatre
Date: Aug. 29th, 2015
Gross Sales: $12,788
Attendance/Capacity: 332 / 560
Ticket Prices: $40, $32.50
Yes, you can have a big hit in the 80s and still ride that popularity 30 years later.
Artist: ‘Heavy Montreal Festival‘: Korn, Faith No More, Slipknot, etc.
Venue: Montreal, QC – Parc Jean-Drapeau
Date: Aug. 07th-09th, 2015
Gross Sales: $1,533,590
Attendance/Capacity: 26,067 / 31,800
Ticket Prices: $645.85, $64.59
This fest did huge numbers and is likely the largest North American gate for a metal show (if we consider AC/DC hard rock).
Artist: System Of A Down & Deftones
Venue: Sao Paulo, BRA – Arena Anhembi
Date: Sep. 25th, 2015
Gross Sales: $1,423,320
Attendance/Capacity: 25,289 / 27,500
Ticket Prices: $124.90, $31.22Artist: Slipknot
Venue: Santiago, CHL – Movistar Arena
Date: Sep. 30th, 2015
Gross Sales: $733,305
Attendance/Capacity: 12,046 / 15,803
Ticket Prices: $97.92, $29.45Artist: Slipknot & Mastodon
Venue: Sao Paulo, BRA – Arena Anhembi
Date: Sep. 27th, 2015
Gross Sales: $594,580
Attendance/Capacity: 11,649 / 21,000
Ticket Prices: $127.52, $31.88
South America loves its metal.
Artist: Danzig & Cancer Bats
Venue: Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
Date: Jul. 11th, 2015
Gross Sales: $63,106
Attendance/Capacity: 1,790 / 2,000
Ticket Prices: $39, $35
Now I understand why Danzig tours selectively. Keep the demand high!
Artist: Trivium, Tremonti, Wilson & Ronin
Venue: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Date: Sep. 23rd, 2015
Gross Sales: $13,395
Attendance/Capacity: 774 / 1,000
Ticket Prices: $25, $20
Solid numbers for Trivium.
