METALLICA Stays One Of The Most Profitable Reside Acts

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

In keeping with Pollstar, the checklist relies on “worldwide ticket gross sales reported to Pollstar from 2001 by way of the top 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 most well-liked artists on the planet—these seen by extra individuals 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 complete.
• No. 9 is Bon Jovi, who so far have bought 13,904,391 tickets and have grossed $1.2 billion complete.
• No. 12 is The Rolling Stones, who so far have bought 12,569,802 tickets and have grossed $2 billion complete.
• No. 15 is Weapons N’ Roses, who so far have bought 10,733,957 tickets and have grossed $1 billion complete.
• No. 19 is Iron Maiden, who so far have bought 10,070,915 tickets and have grossed $716 million complete.
• No. 25 is Depeche Mode, who so far have bought 8,747,699 tickets and have grossed $715 million complete.

And if you happen to’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 earnings – 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 dwell trade’s unprecedented stage of development over the previous 25 years. In 2001 the common ticket worth for all occasions reported that yr was $36.68; in 2025 it rose to $90.27, a 146% enhance. The variety of live performance tickets bought elevated much more, 214% within the final 25 years, whereas grosses leaped a staggering 673%.”