This year new tredn among poppers and haters is to say affirmna by all means that rock – and of course, its subgenres as Metal – is dead. By tell you something, if rock is dead, Heavy Metal has resurected from the dead. To tell you the truth, it’s about thirty years that I hear this same useless nonsense. Here’s a Pollstar list of the 20 most profitable 2018’s rock and Metal tours:
20. Iron Maiden – $37.5 million
19. Elton John – $37.5 million
18. Paul McCartney – $37.9 million
17. Phish – $38.9 million
16. Queen + Adam Lambert – $39.7 million
15. The Killers – $42.9 million
14. Dead & Company – $46.3 million
13. Dave Matthews Band – $47.7 million
12. Trans-Siberian Orchestra – $53.7 million
11. Metallica – $67.3 million
10. Billy Joel – $70.3 million
9. Phil Collins – $75.5 million
8. Guns N’ Roses – $82.4 million
7. Foo Fighters – $87.3 million
6. Bruce Springsteen (Springsteen on Broadway) – $88.3 million
5. Journey + Def Leppard – $97.8 million
4. The Rolling Stones – $116.6 million
3. U2 – $126.2 million
2. Roger Waters – $131.3 million
1. Eagles – $166 million
