(Additionally Queen + Adam Lambert come in at 37 in POLLSTAR’S Worldwide results of all concerts/)
Figures shared by Blabbermouth.com
8 January 2018
Rock and metal acts included on Pollstar’s Year End Top 200 North American Tours chart, which determines its rankings by a tour’s overall gross (that is, the number of tickets sold multiplied by the average ticket price).
01. METALLICA ($110.3 million; 1.14 million tickets sold)
02. GUNS N’ ROSES ($98 million; 837,000 tickets sold)
03. ROGER WATERS ($92.1 million; 756,000 tickets sold)
04. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS ($67.5 million; 809,000 tickets sold)
05. TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA ($61.5 million; 1.01 million tickets sold)
06. BON JOVI ($37.9 million; 446,000 tickets sold)
07. GREEN DAY ($31.7 million; 630,000 tickets sold)
08. JOURNEY ($29.4 million; 379,000 tickets sold)
09. QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT ($29 million; 298,000 tickets sold)
10. DEF LEPPARD ($28.6 million; 404,000 tickets sold)
Check out HERE for bands placed 11 – 24.
AND POLLSTAR’S FULL RESULTS HERE