Holy Fuck! Metallica Earned a Shitload of Money on Their Summer Tour!
Just as last week’s Boxscore report provided a great look at the ticket grosses of Iron Maiden’s summer tour, so does this week’s for Metallica’s massive “WorldWired” stadium tour, which just wrapped up. These numbers, as usual, are culled from Boxscore by The PRP, with the average per-show gross for the dates listed coming in at well over $4 million each.
Note that these numbers are not a wholly accurate reflection of how much money these artists take home. After the ticket numbers are in, the bands still need to pay the opening acts, cover their crew and travel expenses, share a cut with the promoter, pay their manager and booking agent, etc. On the other side of it, the numbers also don’t include any money earned from merch sales. But these Boxscore reports do provide a general idea of the earning power of each of these bands, especially relative to one another.
Here are some numbers from Metallica’s tour, with grosses from other metal and hard rock tours available at The PRP:
Artist: Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold & Volbeat
Venue: Denver, CO – Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Date: Jun. 07th, 2017
Gross Sales: $5,884,163
Attendance/Capacity: 51,955 / 58,913
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica & Volbeat
Venue: Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
Date: May 19th, 2017
Gross Sales: $5,713,499
Attendance/Capacity: 47,778 / 52,086
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica & Volbeat
Venue: Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field
Date: May 12th, 2017
Gross Sales: $5,421,187
Attendance/Capacity: 49,722 / 53,836
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica & Avenged Sevenfold
Venue: Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Date: Jun. 18th, 2017
Gross Sales: $5,313,715
Attendance/Capacity: 51,041 / 52,360
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold & Volbeat
Venue: East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Date: May 14th, 2017
Gross Sales: $5,196,437
Attendance/Capacity: 46,941 / 51,468
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold & Volbeat
Venue: Houston, TX – NRG Stadium
Date: Jun. 11th, 2017
Gross Sales: $4,854,471
Attendance/Capacity: 46,720 / 51,023
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica & Avenged Sevenfold
Venue: San Antonio, TX – Alamodome
Date: Jun. 14th, 2017
Gross Sales: $4,527,655
Attendance/Capacity: 45,343 / 49,271
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica & Avenged Sevenfold
Venue: Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
Date: Jun. 16th, 2017
Gross Sales: $4,247,778
Attendance/Capacity: 45,860 / 48,348
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
Artist: Metallica, Avenged Sevenfold & Volbeat
Venue: Baltimore, MD – M&T Bank Stadium
Date: May 10th, 2017
Gross Sales: $4,220,421
Attendance/Capacity: 40,850 / 55,705
Ticket Prices: $160.50, $60.50
Artist: Metallica & Volbeat
Venue: St. Louis, MO – Busch Stadium
Date: Jun. 04th, 2017
Gross Sales: $4,192,393
Attendance/Capacity: 38,778 / 43,366
Ticket Prices: $155.50, $55.50
