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: Machine Head
Venue: San Francisco, CA – Regency Center Grand Ballroom
Date: Feb. 21st, 2015
Gross Sales: $42,513
Attendance/Capacity: 1,424 / 1,424
Ticket Prices: $32, $29.50
Wow, it must've felt really great for Machine Head to sell out their hometown show.
Artist: HELLYEAH, Devour The Day & Like A Storm
Venue: Reno, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Feb. 07th, 2015
Gross Sales: $12,651
Attendance/Capacity: 550 / 1,165
Ticket Prices: $48, $21Artist: Gwar, Corrosion Of Conformity & American Sharks
Venue: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 15th, 2014
Gross Sales: $11,364
Attendance/Capacity: 596 / 1,420
Ticket Prices: $21, $18Artist: Gwar, Decapitated & American Sharks
Venue: Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 04th, 2014
Gross Sales: $8,878
Attendance/Capacity: 437 / 1,165
Ticket Prices: $43, $20Artist: Steel Panther
Venue: Reno, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 17th, 2014
Gross Sales: $9,657
Attendance/Capacity: 423 / 1,165
Ticket Prices: $38, $21.50
I was about to say that it sucks that nobody in Reno or Spokane want to come out to the shows, but then I saw this:
Artist: Sleeping With Sirens & Pierce The Veil
Venue: Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
Date: Dec. 05th, 2014
Gross Sales: $36,331
Attendance/Capacity: 1,210 / 1,210
Ticket Prices: $50, $29.50Artist: Black Veil Brides, Falling In Reverse, Set It Off & The Drama Club
Venue: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 08th, 2014
Gross Sales: $33,657
Attendance/Capacity: 1,439 / 1,439
Ticket Prices: $27, $23Artist: Black Veil Brides, Falling In Reverse, Set It Off & The Drama Club
Venue: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 08th, 2014
Gross Sales: $33,657
Attendance/Capacity: 1,439 / 1,439
Ticket Prices: $27, $23
Sigh.
Artist: Drowning Pool, Like A Storm, A Breach Of Silence & Red Tide Rising
Venue: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 14th, 2015
Gross Sales: $6,480
Attendance/Capacity: 395 / 715
Ticket Prices: $17, $11Artist: Down, Orange Goblin, Bl’ast! & King Parrot
Venue: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Dec. 15th, 2014
Gross Sales: $6,066
Attendance/Capacity: 257 / 1,420
Ticket Prices: $25.50, $23Artist: Gwar, Decapitated & American Sharks
Venue: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 10th, 2014
Gross Sales: $5,841
Attendance/Capacity: 307 / 999
Ticket Prices: $33, $18Artist: Whitechapel, Upon A Burning Body & Glass Cloud
Venue: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
Date: Nov. 01st, 2014
Gross Sales: $4,998
Attendance/Capacity: 291 / 999
Ticket Prices: $28, $16Artist: Powerman 5000 & (hed)p.e.
Venue: Reno, NV – Knitting Factory
Date: Jan. 22nd, 2015
Gross Sales: $4,810
Attendance/Capacity: 316 / 715
Ticket Prices: $28, $14
So I guess if you're not Black Veil Brides you don't draw in that area? Crazy that Powerman 5000 outdrew Whitechapel, Down AND Gwar/Decapitated, if only by a few people, but still!
Artist: Black Label Society, Hatebreed & Butcher Babies
Venue: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
Date: Dec. 28th, 2014
Gross Sales: $29,520
Attendance/Capacity: 1,008 / 1,420
Ticket Prices: $33, $29
However, Black Label still draws a crowd!
Artist: Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, Tribulation & Aeon
Venue: Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Date: Feb. 25th, 2015
Gross Sales: $31,669
Attendance/Capacity: 1,304 / 1,600
Ticket Prices: $26.99, $23.82
Wow, Behemoth did big money in Montreal!
Artist: Living Colour
Venue: St. Petersburg, FL – State Theatre
Date: Feb. 07th, 2015
Gross Sales: $8,254
Attendance/Capacity: 368 / 705
Ticket Prices: $25
Living Colour with a respectable draw, for basically a legacy act at this point.
[via ThePRP]
