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: Judas Priest & Steel Panther
Venue: Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
Date: Oct. 24th, 2014
Gross Sales: $256,320
Attendance/Capacity: 4,138 / 4,140
Ticket Prices: $75, $45
Judas Priest = $$$. No wonder they don't want to stop touring.
Artist: Chevelle, Crobot & Lesser Key
Venue: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Date: Dec. 10th, 2014
Gross Sales: $48,000
Attendance/Capacity: 1,600 / 1,600
Ticket Prices: $30Artist: Within Temptation & Amaranthe
Venue: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Date: Oct. 07th, 2014
Gross Sales: $37,260
Attendance/Capacity: 1,242 / 1,400
Ticket Prices: $30Artist: Mastodon, Gojira & Kvelertak
Venue: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Date: Nov. 04th, 2014
Gross Sales: $36,180
Attendance/Capacity: 1,206 / 1,400
Ticket Prices: $30
The power of the radio! Chevelle haven't been relevant in nearly a decade and yet they are still outdrawing bands like Mastodon and Within Tempation in the same venue,
Artist: Devin Townsend Project, Animals As Leaders & Monuments
Venue: Los Angeles, CA – The Mayan
Date: Dec. 16th, 2014
Gross Sales: $26,250
Attendance/Capacity: 1,050 / 1,300
Ticket Prices: $25Artist: Devin Townsend Project, Animals As Leaders & Monuments
Venue: Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
Date: Dec. 03rd, 2014
Gross Sales: $14,702
Attendance/Capacity: 785 / 785
Ticket Prices: $22, $18
Meanwhile, Devy does pretty respectably wherever he goes, although slightly below the level of a Mastodon or Chevelle.
Artist: Korn & King 810
Venue: Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Date: Dec. 08th, 2014
Gross Sales: $86,853
Attendance/Capacity: 1,277 / 1,573
Ticket Prices: $68Artist: Clutch, Torche & Lionize
Venue: Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Date: Dec. 31st, 2014
Gross Sales: $60,555
Attendance/Capacity: 1,101 / 1,200
Ticket Prices: $55Artist: Clutch, Torche, Lionize & The Heroine
Venue: Austin, TX – Emo’s
Date: Jan. 10th, 2014
Gross Sales: $38,250
Attendance/Capacity: 1,500 / 1,500
Ticket Prices: $28, $25
Wow, Clutch charged DOUBLE for their hometown-ish show, because of how much more popular they are in the DC area and got away with it. But again, the power of the radio… Korn still outdraws them. Sure, it's a different market but the Paramount is a secondary market where I feel like DC and Austin are considered primary.
Artist: Opeth, In Flames & Red Fang
Venue: Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Date: Dec. 20th, 2014
Gross Sales: $72,133
Attendance/Capacity: 2,201 / 2,201
Ticket Prices: $36.22, $32.77Artist: Opeth, In Flames & Red Fang
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Dec. 04th, 2014
Gross Sales: $36,495
Attendance/Capacity: 1,224 / 1,224
Ticket Prices: $45, $35, $29.50, $14.75
Opeth charge virtually the same prices in both markets, but double their take in Montreal, a much bigger market.
Artist: American Nightmare, B’last! & Rotting Out
Venue: Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
Date: Jan. 04th, 2015
Gross Sales: $19,275
Attendance/Capacity: 771 / 771
Ticket Prices: $25Artist: The Sword, Pallbearer, Boyfrndz & Mayeux And Broussard
Venue: Austin, TX – Emo’s
Date: Dec. 31st, 2014
Gross Sales: $14,560
Attendance/Capacity: 550 / 800
Ticket Prices: $30, $25Artist: Arch Enemy, Huntress & Kreator
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Nov. 18th, 2014
Gross Sales: $10,830
Attendance/Capacity: 460 / 1,200
Ticket Prices: $25, $23Artist: Every Time I Die, Architects, Backtrack, The Ghost Inside & Hundredth
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Dec. 06th, 2014
Gross Sales: $10,630
Attendance/Capacity: 629 / 1,158
Ticket Prices: $20, $17, $8.50Artist: Fozzy, Texas Hippie Coalition & Sherman’s Harvest
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – Mill City Nights
Date: Nov. 22nd, 2014
Gross Sales: $5,866
Attendance/Capacity: 315 / 734
Ticket Prices: $20, $18Artist: Battlecross
Venue: Minneapolis, MN – The Nether Bar at Mill City Nights
Date: Dec. 17th, 2014
Gross Sales: $750
Attendance/Capacity: 50 / 163
Ticket Prices: $15
Fozzy get crushed by Arch Enemy and Every Time I Die in gross sales, but still are making a respectable amount all things considered, specifically outdrawing Battlecross.
Artist: Linkin Park, Of Mice & Men
Venue: Manchester, UK – Phones 4u Arena
Date: Nov. 22nd, 2014
Gross Sales: $1,096,450
Attendance/Capacity: 26,922/31,580
Ticket Prices: $77.59, $68.19
Speaking of radio play paying off, Linkin Park are still grossing insane numbers.
Artist: Attila
Venue: Boston, MA – House of Blues
Date: Dec. 14th, 2014
Gross Sales: $23,178
Attendance/Capacity: 1,051 / 1,051
Ticket Prices: $22Artist: As Blood Runs Black
Venue: Mexico City, Mexico – El Plaza Condesa
Date: Jan. 17th, 2015
Gross Sales: $6,198
Attendance/Capacity: 473/2,400
Ticket Prices: $13.10
Attila and As Blood Runs Black may sound similar but they certainly don't draw similarly.
[Thanks to ThePRP]
