Per reporting from Billboard‘s Boxscore, thrash metal titans Metallica‘s live activities in 2024 put them as the 5th highest grossing rock tour of the year. Per Billboard, This latest leg of their ‘M72 World Tour‘ grossed an estimated $175.2 million across 24 shows. 1.5 million tickets were sold for that trek.
Metallica‘s impressive numbers also landed them at #9 on the on the top 10 worldwide touring artists of 2024 from Pollstar. Per Pollstar’s numbers, the celebrated metal veterans grossed an estimated $179,373,637 from those 24 reported shows. The average gross from each date was an estimated $7,479,043 per show, with 1,500,311 tickets sold at an average price point of $119.64.
If you’re curious, Coldplay topped Billboard‘s top rock tour list with an estimated gross of $400.9 million across 51 shows. Taylor Swift unsurprisingly took home the #1 tour overall, grossing an estimated $1,043,421,552 from 80 shows, for which she sold 5,210,054 tickets.
Metallica will be back out on the road in the new year, having already announced the following tours:
04/19 Syracuse, NY – JMA Wireless Dome (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
04/24 Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
04/26 Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (feat. Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
05/01 Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
05/03 Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium (feat. Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
05/07 Blacksburg, VA – Lane Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
05/09-11 Columbus OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
05/23 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field (feat. Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
05/25 Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
05/28 Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
05/31 Charlotte, NC – Bank Of America Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
06/03 Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
06/06 Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium (feat. Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
06/08 Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
06/14 Houston, TX – NRG Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
06/20 Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium (feat. Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
06/22 Santa Clara, CA – Levi’s Stadium (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
06/27 Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High (feat. Limp Bizkit & Ice Nine Kills)
06/29 Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High (feat. Pantera & Suicidal Tendencies)
With Evanescence & Suicidal Tendencies:
11/01 Perth, AUS – Optus Stadium
11/05 Adelaide, AUS – Adelaide Oval
11/08 Melbourne, AUS – Marvel Stadium
11/12 Brisbane, AUS – Suncorp Stadium
11/15 Sydney, AUS – Accor Stadium
11/19 Auckland, NZ – Eden Park
