2016.09.08 - Billboard - Guns N’ Roses’ Reunited Return to the Road Earns $132 Million (and Counting)

Guns N’ Roses’ Reunited Return to the Road Earns $132 Million (and Counting)

By Bob Allen

Guns N’ Roses grossed a whopping $116.8 million during the North American leg of its Not in This Lifetime… Tour that hit the road for nine weeks this summer. The act leads the latest slate of Hot Tours (see list, below).

GNR’s North American tour kicked off on June 23 and included a total of 21 stadiums, wrapping on Aug. 22. The nine-week jaunt was attended by more than one million fans at 25 performances. The tour heads to Latin America next with concerts booked in 11 cities during the fall, and then Asian and Australian dates are on tap for early next year.

The tour reunits Guns N’ Roses members Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan, who — before this year — hadn’t played a show together since 1993.

The tour came on the heels of a brief run of shows in the spring that included a surprise warm-up gig at Los Angeles nightclub The Troubadour on April 1. The first scheduled shows, a two-night stand at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, followed on April 8 and 9. Ticket sales totaled $6.2 million based on 28,849 sold seats at the new Vegas venue. Also during April, GNR headlined both weekends of the Coachella Music Festival and played two shows at the Mexico City stadium, Foro Sol, which grossed $9.2 million.

Four of the stadiums during the summer run hosted the band for two performances — Chicago’s Soldier Field, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and L.A.’s Dodger Stadium. The New York City market produced the top box office counts with ticket sales reaching $11.6 million at MetLife Stadium from 100,177 fans at two concerts. The other three stadiums each topped the $8 million mark in revenue from their two-show stints.

Following GNR on this week’s slate of Hot Tours is Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, now in the homestretch of The River Tour that is set to wrap on Sept. 14 in Boston. This tally includes the final three dates on the European leg that ended on July 31 along with the first two stops on the tour’s final run through North America.

These five cities’ $33.6 million in sales takes the tour’s overall box office count to an impressive $230 million from 66 performances since the Jan. 16 launch. The total number of tickets sold since the tour’s debut is 2,071,524.

With $18.2 million in sales at the New York/New Jersey area NFL venue, MetLife Stadium is the ongoing tour’s highest-grossing North American date so far, but ranks second worldwide. The River Tour’s top gross was earned in Dublin in late-May with $19.2 million in recorded ticket sales at two sold out concerts.
HOT TOURS – SEPTEMBER 6, 2016
Ranked by Gross. Compiled from Boxscores reported Aug. 30-Sept. 5

Rank ACT
Total Gross
Show Date Range
Venue/City (Shows/Sellouts)
Total Attendance (Capacity)

1 GUNS N’ ROSES
$116,835,698
June 23-Aug. 22
Ford Field, Detroit (1/1)
FedExField, Landover, Md. (1/0)
Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo. (1/0)
Soldier Field, Chicago (2/0)
Paul Brown Stadium, Cleveland (1/0)
Nissan Stadium, Nashville (1/1)
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh (1/0)
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia (1/1)
Rogers Centre, Toronto (1/1)
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (2/0)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (2/2)
Georgia Dome, Atlanta (1/1)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando (1/1)
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans (1/0)
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (1/0)
NRG Stadium, Houston (1/1)
AT&T Park, San Francisco (1/1)
CenturyLink Field, Seattle (1/1)
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. (1/0)
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles (2/0)
Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego (1/1)
1,048,617 (1,108,307)

2 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND
$33,632,390
July 25-Aug. 30
Granåsen Arena, Trondheim, Norway (1/1)
Frognerparken, Oslo (1/1)
Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich (1/1)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (3/3)
United Center, Chicago (1/1)
284,091 (284,091)

3 BARBRA STREISAND
$26,638,090
Aug. 1-23
Staples Center, Los Angeles (1/1)
SAP Center, San Jose, Calif. (1/1)
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (1/1)
United Center, Chicago (1/1)
TD Garden, Boston (1/1)
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. (1/1)
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia (1/1)
Air Canada Centre, Toronto (1/1)
104,315 (104,315)

4 CELINE DION
$24,689,892
July 31-Aug. 27
Bell Centre, Montreal (10/10)
Centre Vidéotron, Quebec City (5/5)
205,532 (205,532)

5 KENNY CHESNEY
$17,926,699
Aug. 18-27
Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va. (1/0)
MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. (1/1)
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (2/2)
194,125 (200,214)

6 BILLY JOEL
$8,871,419
Aug. 18-26
Fenway Park, Boston (1/1)
Wrigley Field, Chicago (1/1)
78,768 (78,768)

7 METALLICA
$5,158,790
Aug. 20
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis (1/1)
48,492 (48,492)

8 JUAN GABRIEL
$3,482,694
Aug. 19-26
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego (1/1)
Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, Calif. (1/0)
The Forum, Inglewood, Calif. (1/1)
34,360 (37,206)

9 KEITH URBAN
$2,770,077
Aug. 18-27
PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte (1/0)
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Raleigh, N.C. (1/0)
Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater, Virginia Beach, Va. (1/0)
Lakeview Amphitheater, Geddes, N.Y. (1/0)
BB&T Pavilion, Camden, N.J. (1/0)
Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va. (1/0)
75,634 (120,117)

10 DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
$1,467,185
Aug. 29-30
Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley, Calif. (2/2)
17,000 (17,000)

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Earnings & Attendance: This Is How Much Money GN'R Made From Reunion Tour

Full earnings and attendance figures from the recently wrapped-up GN'R reunion US tour have surfaced, proving that the trek was indeed a massive success.

As always, note that the figures presented below refer to gross earnings, or just the initial profit from the show before organizational costs, travel fees, or any other expenses such as venue staff or road crew wages are taken into consideration. The rundown awaits below via Boxscore.

Total earnings: $118,400,535

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Alice in Chains
Venue: Detroit, MI - Ford Field
Date: June 23, 2016
Gross Sales: $4,776,766
Attendance/Capacity: 44,439 / 44,439 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $49.50 - $253.50

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Alice in Chains
Venue: Landover, MD - FedExField
Date: June 26, 2016
Gross Sales: $4,107,027
Attendance/Capacity: 41,208 / 48,186 (86%)
Ticket Prices: $50.50 – $255

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Alice in Chains
Venue: Kansas City, MO - Arrowhead Stadium
Date: June 29, 2016
Gross Sales: $3,285,043
Attendance/Capacity: 40,387 / 49,385 (82%)
Ticket Prices: $49 - $254

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Alice in Chains
Venue: Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
Date: July 1 & 3, 2016 (2 shows)
Gross Sales: $8,843,684
Attendance/Capacity: 82,172 / 96,088 (86%)
Ticket Prices: $44.50 - $250

Artist: Guns N' Roses
Venue: Cincinnati, OH - Paul Brown Stadium
Date: July 6, 2016
Gross Sales: $2,857,336
Attendance/Capacity: 32,516 / 33,845 (96%)
Ticket Prices: $62.50 – $253.50

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Chris Stapleton
Venue: Nashville, TN - Nissan Stadium
Date: July 9, 2016
Gross Sales: $4,765,878
Attendance/Capacity: 42,824 / 42,824 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $48 – $253

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Wolfmother
Venue: Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Field
Date: July 12, 2016
Gross Sales: $3,810,026
Attendance/Capacity: 39,109 / 42,109 (93%)
Ticket Prices: $53.50 – $229

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Wolfmother
Venue: Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
Date: July 14, 2016
Gross Sales: $4,883,474
Attendance/Capacity: 49,328 / 49,328 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $49 – $254

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Chris Stapleton
Venue: Toronto, ON, Canada - Rogers Centre
Date: July 16, 2016
Gross Sales: $5,351,753
Attendance/Capacity: 48,016 / 48,016 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $52 - $253

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Lenny Kravitz
Venue: Foxboro, MA - Gillette Stadium
Date: July 19 & 20, 2016 (2 shows)
Gross Sales: $8,302,575
Attendance/Capacity: 65,472 / 71,098 (92%)
Ticket Prices: $50.50 – $280

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Lenny Kravitz
Venue: East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
Date: July 23 & 24, 2016 (2 shows)
Gross Sales: $11,687,391
Attendance/Capacity: 100,177 / 100,177 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $45.50 – $280

Artist: Guns N' Roses, The Cult
Venue: Atlanta, GA - Georgia Dome
Date: July 27, 2016
Gross Sales: $4,544,620
Attendance/Capacity: 41,508 / 41,508 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $49.50 – $254

Artist: Guns N' Roses, The Cult
Venue: Orlando, FL - Camping World Stadium
Date: July 29, 2016
Gross Sales: $5,852,060
Attendance/Capacity: 40,702 / 40,702 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $63.50 – $253.50

Artist: Guns N' Roses, The Cult
Venue: New Orleans, LA - Mercedes-Benz Superdome
Date: July 31, 2016
Gross Sales: $3,447,362
Attendance/Capacity: 32,894 / 40,215 (82%)
Ticket Prices: $55 – $240

Artist: Guns N' Roses, The Cult
Venue: Arlington, TX - AT&T Stadium
Date: August 3, 2016
Gross Sales: $4,786,948
Attendance/Capacity: 39,015 / 43,449 (90%)
Ticket Prices: $45.50 – $250

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Skrillex
Venue: Houston, TX - NRG Stadium @ NRG Park
Date: August 5, 2016
Gross Sales: $6,166,657
Attendance/Capacity: 49,778 / 49,778 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $41.50 – $252

Artist: Guns N' Roses
Venue: San Francisco, CA - AT&T Park
Date: August 9, 2016
Gross Sales: $5,597,843
Attendance/Capacity: 38,173 / 38,173 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $55 – $275

Artist: Guns N' Roses, The Cult
Venue: Seattle, WA - CenturyLink Field
Date: August 12, 2016
Gross Sales: $5,237,966
Attendance/Capacity: 42,697 / 42,697 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $49 – $254

Artist: Guns N' Roses, Zakk Wylde
Venue: Glendale, AZ - University of Phoenix Stadium
Date: August 15, 2016
Gross Sales: $4,257,289
Attendance/Capacity: 44,110 / 48,914 (90%)
Ticket Prices: $52.25 – $256.75

Artist: Guns N' Roses, The Cult
Venue: Los Angeles, CA - Dodger Stadium
Date: August 18 & 19, 2016 (2 shows)
Gross Sales: $8,917,758
Attendance/Capacity: 84,634 / 87,4916 (90%)
Ticket Prices: $45.50 – $275

Artist: Guns N' Roses
Venue: San Diego, CA - Qualcomm Stadium
Date: August 22, 2016
Gross Sales: $5,337,634
Attendance/Capacity: 49,458 / 49,458 (100%)
Ticket Prices: $45.50 – $225

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