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: AC/DC & Vintage Trouble
Venue: Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field
Date: Sep. 15th, 2015
Gross Sales: $3,024,480
Attendance/Capacity: 29,732 / 29,732
Ticket Prices: $110, $90
At this point, it's not breaking news that AC/DC makes bank is it?
Artist: System Of A Down
Venue: Bogota, COL – Parque Deportivo 222
Date: Oct. 03rd, 2015
Gross Sales: $924,492
Attendance/Capacity: 13,466 / 13,466
Ticket Prices: $91.86, $46.74Artist: System Of A Down
Venue: Mexico City, MEX – Palacio de Los Deportes
Date: Oct. 06th, 2015
Gross Sales: $1,005,356
Attendance/Capacity: 21,459 / 22,103
Ticket Prices: $46.85
Dear SOAD, please play New York sometime soon, k?
Artist: Scorpions & Queensrÿche
Venue: Inglewood, CA – The Forum
Date: Oct. 03rd, 2015
Gross Sales: $889,787
Attendance/Capacity: 10,572 / 10,572
Ticket Prices: $149.50, $55.95Artist: Scorpions & Queensrÿche
Venue: Columbus, OH – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
Date: Sept. 22nd, 2015
Gross Sales: $122,553
Attendance/Capacity: 3,085 / 3,500
Ticket Prices: $42, $39.50Artist: Scorpions & Queensrÿche
Venue: Las Vegas, NV – The Joint
Date: Oct. 07th, 2015
Gross Sales: $342,075
Attendance/Capacity: 2,920 / 2,920
Ticket Prices: $250, $155, $89.95, $59.95Artist: Mötley Crüe & Alice Cooper
Venue: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Date: Sept. 05th, 2015
Gross Sales: $786,826
Attendance/Capacity: 9,967 / 11,615
Ticket Prices: $125, $79.50, $49.50, $20
These two packages prove that longevity means you can really jack up ticket prices. Older metal fans work, so they have more cash!
Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Glens Falls, NY – Glens Falls Civic Center
Date: Oct. 09th, 2015
Gross Sales: $180,379
Attendance/Capacity: 4,551 / 5,434
Ticket Prices: $45, $39.75Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Lowell, MA – Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell
Date: Oct. 06th, 2015
Gross Sales: $121,771
Attendance/Capacity: 3,040 / 5,955
Ticket Prices: $45, $25Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Date: Oct. 08th, 2015
Gross Sales: $187,456
Attendance/Capacity: 4,491 / 4,875
Ticket Prices: $45Artist: Five Finger Death Punch, Papa Roach, In This Moment & From Ashes To New
Venue: Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
Date: Oct. 04th, 2015
Gross Sales: $178,819
Attendance/Capacity: 4,350 / 4,350
Ticket Prices: $45, $39.75
Five Finger Death Punch can draw! Surprised these all weren't a sellout.
Artist: Ghost & Purson
Venue: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
Date: Sept. 25th, 2015
Gross Sales: $39,889
Attendance/Capacity: 1,522 / 2,300
Ticket Prices: $27.60, $26.10Artist: Danzig, Superjoint, Veil Of Maya, Prong & Witch Mountain
Venue: Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q/Waller Creek Amphitheatre
Date: Oct. 05th, 2015
Gross Sales: $23,527
Attendance/Capacity: 764 / 2,200
Ticket Prices: $32, $29Artist: Danzig, Superjoint , Veil Of Maya, Prong & Witch Mountain
Venue: Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Date: Oct. 18th, 2015
Gross Sales: $24,646
Attendance/Capacity: 784 / 950
Ticket Prices: $34.83, $30.96
Wow, Danzig is not selling, meanwhile Ghost is killing it!
Artist: Gwar, Butcher Babies, Battlecross & Moontooth
Venue: Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Date: Sept. 17th, 2015
Gross Sales: $12,317
Attendance/Capacity: 659 / 1,573
Ticket Prices: $19
Shocked that GWAR can't fill this venue.
Artist: Megadeth & Children Of Bodom
Venue: Sydney, AUS – Hordern Pavilion
Date: Oct. 18th, 2015
Gross Sales: $170,593
Attendance/Capacity: 2,823 / 5,278
Ticket Prices: $70.27
Pretty sure Megadeth haven't played Australia in a while, and only half a venue filled? No bueno.
Artist: Motörhead, Saxon & Crobot
Venue: Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Expo Hall
Date: Aug. 22nd, 2015
Gross Sales: $113,693
Attendance/Capacity: 2,868 / 4,500
Ticket Prices: $48, $35.50
Motorhead aren't faring much better in the States. People still might be shook by Lemmy's health scares to buy tickets.
Artist: Korn, Suicide Silence & Islander
Venue: Austin, TX – Stubb’s Bar-B-Q/Waller Creek Amphitheatere
Date: Oct. 19th, 2015
Gross Sales: $115,655
Attendance/Capacity: 2,200 / 2,200
Ticket Prices: $60, $55
Korn made the smart call playing smaller clubs to guarantee a sellout for their 20th-anniversary tour.
Artist: Rob Zombie & Godsmack
Venue: Huntington, WV – Big Sandy Superstore Arena
Date: Oct. 06th, 2015
Gross Sales: $168,244
Attendance/Capacity: 3,440 / 6,793
Ticket Prices: $49.50
Rob Zombie delivers big gates even with half capacity venues.
Artist: Mastodon, Clutch & Corrosion Of Conformity
Venue: Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
Date: Oct. 28th, 2015
Gross Sales: $62,300
Attendance/Capacity: 1,644 / 3,150
Ticket Prices: $80, $35
Austin did not come out for what I consider a great bill.
Artist: Unearth, Wovenwar & Extinction A.D.
Venue: Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
Date: Oct. 14th, 2015
Gross Sales: $2,523
Attendance/Capacity: 160 / 900
Ticket Prices: $16, $13
Ouch!
Artist: Soulfly, Soilwork & Shattered Sun
Venue: Montreal, QC – Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
Date: Oct. 15th, 2015
Gross Sales: $12,415
Attendance/Capacity: 519 / 625
Ticket Prices: $26.93, $23.08
Soulfly always delivers!
[Special thanks to ThePRP for compiling these numbers]
