BLACK SABBATH Made How Much in NYC? Who Draws Better: DREAM THEATER or MEGADETH? All Is Answered in Earnings and Attendance

Check out our previous Earnings & Attendance Reports.

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.

Let's get to it!

How big are Avenged Sevenfold? Very big!

Artist: Avenged Sevenfold, HELLYEAH & Adrenaline Mob
Venue: Civic Coliseum – Knoxville, TN
Date: May 06th, 2014
Gross Sales: $135,329
Attendance/Capacity: 3,142 / 4,913
Ticket Prices: $49.50, $39.50, $29.50

What's the difference between playing a major market and a not-as-major market? For Mastodon, a couple of thousand dollars:

Artist: Mastodon, Gojira & Kvelertak
Venue: Club NOKIA – Los Angeles, CA
Date: May 02nd, 2014
Gross Sales: $63,460
Attendance/Capacity: 2,340 / 2,340
Ticket Prices: $35, $25

Artist: Mastodon, Gojira & Kvelertak
Venue: 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Date: May 13th, 2014
Gross Sales: $36,000
Attendance/Capacity: 1,200 / 1,200
Ticket Prices: $30

Meanwhile, Lacuna Coil is probably not coming back to Raleigh, NC anytime soon:

Artist: Lacuna Coil
Venue: Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
Date: May 03rd, 2014
Gross Sales: $7,290
Attendance/Capacity: 378 / 800
Ticket Prices: $20, $18

There were a lot of hard rock festivals over the last few weeks and man, some of them draw huge money!

Artist: ‘Rock On The Range 2014‘: Guns N’ Roses, Kid Rock, Staind, Slayer, Mastodon, etc.
Venue: Columbus, OH – Columbus Crew Stadium
Date: May 16th-18th, 2014
Gross Sales: $5,100,335
Attendance/Capacity: 120,000 / 120,000
Ticket Prices: $89.50, $79.50, $69.50, $56.50

Artist: ‘Rocklahoma 2014‘: Kid Rock, Five Finger Death Punch, Staind, Twisted Sister, etc.
Venue: Pryor, OK – Catch The Fever Festival Grounds
Date: May 23rd-25th, 2014
Gross Sales: $2,654,412
Attendance/Capacity: 53,814 / 60,000
Ticket Prices: $379, $189, $109, $74

Artist: ‘Carolina Rebellion 2014‘: Kid Rock, 311, Five Finger Death Punch, A Day To Remember,Avenged Sevenfold, etc.
Venue: Concord, NC – Rock City Campgrounds at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Date: May 03rd-04th, 2014
Gross Sales: $2,643,330
Attendance/Capacity: 58,180 / 60,000
Ticket Prices: $159, $139, $99, $59.50

Artist: ‘RockFest 2014‘: Korn, Staind, Killswitch Engage, Five Finger Death Punch, etc.
Venue: Kansas City, MO – Liberty Memorial Park
Date: May 31st, 2014
Gross Sales: $1,406,905
Attendance/Capacity: 51,186 / 55,000
Ticket Prices: $60, $45, $25

Speaking of draws, this Volbeat & Trivium tour does big business:

Artist: Volbeat, Trivium & Digital Summer
Venue: Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Date: Apr. 14th, 2014
Gross Sales: $105,516
Attendance/Capacity: 2,723 / 2,723
Ticket Prices: $38.75

Artist: Volbeat, Trivium & Digital Summer
Venue: Clive, IA – 7 Flags Event Center
Date: Apr. 19th, 2014
Gross Sales: $87,216
Attendance/Capacity: 2,622 / 2,622
Ticket Prices: $38, $33

Artist: Volbeat, Trivium & Digital Summer
Venue: Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
Date: Apr. 23rd, 2014
Gross Sales: $75,654
Attendance/Capacity: 2,048 / 2,551
Ticket Prices: $42.50, $37.50

But they're no Black Sabbath – who make millions:

Artist: Black Sabbath & Reignwolf
Venue: Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Date: Mar. 31st, 2014
Gross Sales: $1,245,216
Attendance/Capacity: 12,988 / 14,061
Ticket Prices: $129.50, $89.50, $59.50

One thing's for sure, Long Island loves Dream Theater:

Artist: Dream Theater
Venue: Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Date: Mar. 30th, 2014
Gross Sales: $81,168
Attendance/Capacity: 1,259 / 1,259
Ticket Prices: $65

They slightly out-grossed Megadeth at the same venue:

Artist: Megadeth, Fear Factory & Nonpoint
Venue: Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Date: Dec. 03rd, 2013
Gross Sales: $71,473
Attendance/Capacity: 1,277 / 1,555
Ticket Prices: $55

Black Label Society have a huge following in the New York area and these venue reciepts pay off:

Artist: Black Label Society, Down, Devil You Know & Butcher Babies
Venue: New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
Date: May 10th, 2014
Gross Sales: $71,085
Attendance/Capacity: 2,150 / 2,150
Ticket Prices: $40, $35

Artist: Black Label Society, Down, Devil You Know & Butcher Babies
Venue: Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Date: May 09th, 2014
Gross Sales: $70,384
Attendance/Capacity: 2,003 / 2,003
Ticket Prices: $38, $35

Meshuggah does reall well for themselves as well:

Artist: Meshuggah & Between The Buried And Me
Venue: San Francisco, CA – Regency Center Grand Ballroom
Date: Jun. 07th, 2014
Gross Sales: $48,034
Attendance/Capacity: 1,360 / 1,424
Ticket Prices: $37, $35

Artist: Meshuggah & Between The Buried And Me
Venue: Chicago, IL – The Vic
Date: Jun. 15th, 2014
Gross Sales: $37,366
Attendance/Capacity: 1,099 / 1,400
Ticket Prices: $34

Meanwhile, Soulfly didn't do too hot in Boise and Reno:

Artist: Soulfly
Venue: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Date: Jan. 30th, 2014
Gross Sales: $4,814
Attendance/Capacity: 282 / 999
Ticket Prices: $38, $16

Artist: Soulfly
Venue: Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
Date: Jan. 28th, 2014
Gross Sales: $4,188
Attendance/Capacity: 239 / 1,185
Ticket Prices: $38, $16