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: Limp Bizkit
Venue: Monterrey, MEX – Auditorio Banamex
Date: Mar. 24th, 2015
Gross Sales: $155,915
Attendance/Capacity: 4,137 / 4,232
Ticket Prices: $37.69Artist: Marilyn Manson & Unlocking The Truth
Venue: Boston, MA – House Of Blues
Date: Jan. 28th, 2015
Gross Sales: $113,450
Attendance/Capacity: 2,229 / 2,386
Ticket Prices: $50
Marilyn Manson plays Boston and Limp Bizkit plays in Mexico to twice as many people, yet they make close the the same at the end of the night. Ticket prices!
Artist: Primus
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre
Date: Apr. 08th, 2015
Gross Sales: $55,718
Attendance/Capacity: 1,311 / 2,053
Ticket Prices: $42.50Artist: Primus
Venue: Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
Date: Apr. 17th, 2015
Gross Sales: $55,490
Attendance/Capacity: 1,299 / 2,479
Ticket Prices: $47.50, $30
Primus gets to keep most of that seeing as though there were no openers.
Artist: Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, Aeon & Tribulation
Venue: Boston, MA – House Of Blues
Date: Feb. 27th, 2015
Gross Sales: $38,096
Attendance/Capacity: 1,335 / 1,454
Ticket Prices: $28Artist: Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, Aeon & Tribulation
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Feb. 17th, 2015
Gross Sales: $22,900
Attendance/Capacity: 907 / 1,194
Ticket Prices: $30, $25, $12.50
This was a great bill that had near-sellouts all across the country. It's interesting to see how the revenue fluctuates between markets.
Artist: August Burns Red, Miss May I, Northlane, Fit For A King & ERRA
Venue: Boston, MA – House Of Blues
Date: Jan. 25th, 2015
Gross Sales: $25,008
Attendance/Capacity: 1,101 / 1,174
Ticket Prices: $20Artist: Electric Wizard
Venue: Montreal, QC – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
Date: Apr. 04th, 2015
Gross Sales: $18,434
Attendance/Capacity: 924 / 924
Ticket Prices: $22.34, $19.95Artist: Enslaved, YOB & Ecstatic Vision
Venue: Montreal, QC – Les Foufounes Electriques
Date: Mar. 20th, 2015
Gross Sales: $9,416
Attendance/Capacity: 463 / 500
Ticket Prices: $22.13, $19.76
Yes, we live in a world where August Burns Red outdraws Electric Wizard and Enslaved.
Artist: ‘Decibel Magazine Tour‘: At The Gates, Converge, Pallbearer & Vallenfyre
Venue: San Francisco, CA – Regency Center Grand Ballroom
Date: Mar. 28th, 2015
Gross Sales: $39,160
Attendance/Capacity: 1,424 / 1,424
Ticket Prices: $32, $27.50Artist: At The Gates, Converge, Pallbearer & Vallenfyre
Venue: Montreal, QC – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
Date: Apr. 09th, 2015
Gross Sales: $21,283
Attendance/Capacity: 787 / 925
Ticket Prices: $30.43, $26.43
Another fantastic bill with near-sellouts all over.
Artist: Coal Chamber, Filter, Combichrist & American Head Charge
Venue: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
Date: Mar. 25th, 2015
Gross Sales: $18,725
Attendance/Capacity: 749 / 1,000
Ticket Prices: $25
Coal Chamber doing a respectable job filling out venues, and if you're keeping count, they outdrew Enslaved as well.
Artist: Machine Head
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Feb. 13th, 2015
Gross Sales: $24,395
Attendance/Capacity: 908 / 1,228
Ticket Prices: $45, $30, $25, $11.50
One of the more successful Machine head solo dates.
Artist: HELLYEAH, Devour The Day, Like A Storm & Archer
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Feb. 22nd, 2015
Gross Sales: $14,703
Attendance/Capacity: 565 / 1,198
Ticket Prices: $39.50, $28, $25Artist: The Devil Wears Prada, Born Of Osiris, The Word Alive
Venue: Montreal, QC – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
Date: Apr. 11th, 2015
Gross Sales: $11,570
Attendance/Capacity: 583 / 583
Ticket Prices: $19.85Artist: ‘Piratefest‘: Alestorm, Swashbuckle & The Dred Crew Of Oddwood
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Feb. 08th, 2015
Gross Sales: $7,292
Attendance/Capacity: 405 / 750
Ticket Prices: $20, $18, $13.50, $9
I'm honestly surprised people pay that much to see Hellyeah.
[Thanks ThePRP]
