METALLICA Remains One Of The Most Successful Live Acts

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

Based on Pollstar, the record is predicated on “worldwide ticket gross sales reported to Pollstar from 2001 via the top of 2025, the 25 headlining acts collectively offered greater than 340 million tickets over the previous 25 years, producing grosses exceeding $35.7 billion. Reflecting pure ticket gross sales, the record 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 record of rock and rock-adjacent acts are:

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

And should you’re questioning who topped the record, surprisingly it was Coldplay. Coldplay has offered 24,805,126 tickets and made themselves a tidy $2.4 billion gross. Which I ought to observe 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 degree of progress over the previous 25 years. In 2001 the typical ticket worth 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 offered elevated much more, 214% within the final 25 years, whereas grosses leaped a staggering 673%.”