VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA Among North America’s Top-Grossing Tours Last Year
VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH, RUSH, METALLICA and IRON MAIDEN are among the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar’s 2012 Top 200 North American Tour chart.
According to Pollstar, there was more than a five percent rise in ticket sales, with 36.7
million sold in 2012 compared to the previous year’s 34.74 million. The
2012 average ticket price was $68.76, or an increase of $1.54 over
2011’s average price of $67.22. In addition, more than half of Pollstar’s Top 10 earners in North America averaged prices above the $100 mark.
Some of the hard rock/heavy metal artists who made Pollstar’s 2012 Top 200 North American Tour chart:
#8: VAN HALEN – $49.9 million gross (50 shows)
#23: AEROSMITH – $31.0 million gross (33 shows)
#33: RUSH – $27.5 million gross (36 shows)
#36: JOURNEY – $25.8 million gross (57 shows)
#46: METALLICA – $21.0 million gross (15 shows)
#48 KISS/MÖTLEY CRÜE – $19.1 million gross (41 shows)
#59: IRON MAIDEN – $16.1 million gross (30 shows)
#64: DEF LEPPARD/POISON – $14.1 million gross (41 shows)
#99: TOOL – $8.1 million gross (18 shows)
#109: RAMMSTEIN – $7.2 million gross
#115: SCORPIONS – $6.9 million gross
#126: STYX/REO SPEEDWAGON/TED NUGENT – $6.5 million gross
#143: GUNS N’ ROSES – $5.7 million gross
#152: BOSTON – $5.2 million gross
#163: JANE’S ADDICTION – $4.6 million gross
#180: MEGADETH’s Gigantour – $3.9 million gross
#197: MÖTLEY CRÜE – $3.0 million gross
Source: E-prog
