METALLICA Stays One Of The Most Profitable Dwell Acts

Pollstar simply printed their 25 Most Fashionable Touring Artists of the Millennium checklist and some heavier bands made the checklist.

In response to Pollstar, the checklist is predicated on “worldwide ticket gross sales reported to Pollstar from 2001 by way of the tip of 2025, the 25 headlining acts collectively bought greater than 340 million tickets over the previous 25 years, producing grosses exceeding $35.7 billion. Reflecting pure ticket gross sales, the checklist showcases the preferred artists on the planet—these seen by extra folks than any others.”

Unsurprisingly the highest of the heap for heavier music was Metallica, although Weapons N’ Roses and Iron Maiden did fairly effectively for themselves as effectively! The checklist of rock and rock-adjacent acts are:

• No. 8 is Metallica, who so far have bought 15,567,194 tickets and have grossed $1.4 billion whole.
• No. 9 is Bon Jovi, who so far have bought 13,904,391 tickets and have grossed $1.2 billion whole.
• No. 12 is The Rolling Stones, who so far have bought 12,569,802 tickets and have grossed $2 billion whole.
• No. 15 is Weapons N’ Roses, who so far have bought 10,733,957 tickets and have grossed $1 billion whole.
• No. 19 is Iron Maiden, who so far have bought 10,070,915 tickets and have grossed $716 million whole.
• No. 25 is Depeche Mode, who so far have bought 8,747,699 tickets and have grossed $715 million whole.

And when you’re questioning who topped the checklist, surprisingly it was Coldplay. Coldplay has bought 24,805,126 tickets and made themselves a tidy $2.4 billion gross. Which I ought to be aware is gross revenue – the quantity you see earlier than cash goes to all of the events it is gotta go to, after which no matter’s left is the band’s precise revenue.

Pollstar additionally famous about ticket costs: “Ticket costs and better ticket gross sales are two of the first engines driving the stay business’s unprecedented stage of progress over the previous 25 years. In 2001 the typical ticket value for all occasions reported that 12 months was $36.68; in 2025 it rose to $90.27, a 146% improve. The variety of live performance tickets bought elevated much more, 214% within the final 25 years, whereas grosses leaped a staggering 673%.”