Wanna Know How Much Tool Earn to Play Shows?

The latest Boxscore report has landed and, as usual, The PRP’s done the heavy-lifting of sorting through it and posting the box office numbers of some notable metal and hard rock bands.

This week’s numbers prove that Tool are still an absolutely massive live draw despite 13 years between albums, with three sold-out shows in the Midwest all grossing over $1 million.

Note that these numbers are not a wholly accurate reflection of how much money these artists take home. After the ticket numbers are in, the bands still need to pay the opening acts, cover their crew and travel expenses, share a cut with the promoter, pay their manager and booking agent, etc. On the other side of it, the numbers also don’t include any money earned from merch sales. But these Boxscore reports do provide a general idea of the earning power of each of these bands, especially relative to one another.

Artist: Tool & All Souls
Venue: Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
Date: May 14th, 2019
Gross Sales: $1,161,642
Attendance/Capacity: 13,211 / 13,211
Ticket Prices: $122, $92, $72

Artist: Tool & All Souls
Venue: St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Date: May 13th, 2019
Gross Sales: $1,135,240
Attendance/Capacity: 13,085 / 13,085
Ticket Prices: $122, $92, $72

Artist: Tool & All Souls
Venue: St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Date: May 08th, 2019
Gross Sales: $1,106,397
Attendance/Capacity: 13,101 / 13,101
Ticket Prices: $119.50, $55.50

Artist: Shinedown, Papa Roach & Asking Alexandria
Venue: Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Date: Mar. 15th, 2019
Gross Sales: $446,304
Attendance/Capacity: 8,626 / 9,167
Ticket Prices: $78.50, $63, $53, $45

Artist: Bring Me The Horizon, You Me At Six, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes & Trophy Eyes
Venue: Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena
Date: Apr. 13th, 2019
Gross Sales: $431,962
Attendance/Capacity: 6,308 / 7,273
Ticket Prices: $85.81, $71.50