Concert Attendance Figures

[Evil?]

Thought you guys might find this interesting. Kinda sad in some instances...Judas Priest for example.

The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine:

Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX
Venue: Assembly Hall
City/State: Champaign, Ill.
Date: Sept. 27, 2005
Attendance: 951
Capacity: 5,995

Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, ANTHRAX
Venue: The Mark of the Quad Cities
City/State: Moline, Ill.
Date: Oct. 2, 2005
Attendance: 3,302
Capacity: 5,284

Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE
Venue: Conseco Fieldhouse
City/State: Indianapolis, Ind.
Date: Sept. 21, 2005
Attendance: 7,520
Capacity: 11,821

Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE
Venue: Laredo Entertainment Center
City/State: Laredo, Texas
Date: Sept. 25, 2005
Attendance: 4,561
Capacity: 8,431

Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE
Venue: American Bank Center Arena
City/State: Corpus Christi, Texas
Date: Sept. 27, 2005
Attendance: 4,086
Capacity: 7,618

Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE
Venue: Dodge Arena
City/State: Hidalgo, Texas
Date: Sept. 28, 2005
Attendance: 5,566
Capacity: 5,686

Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE
Venue: Freedom Hall Coliseum
City/State: Louisville, Ky.
Date: Sept. 20, 2005
Attendance: 6,287
Capacity: 10,654

Artist/Event: DISTURBED, ILL NINO, 10 YEARS
Venue: Dome Theater
City/State: Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Date: Sept. 17, 2005
Attendance: 1,900
Capacity: 1,900

Artist/Event: DISTURBED, ILL NINO, 10 YEARS
Venue: Hampton Beach Casino
City/State: Hampton, N.H.
Date: Sept. 22, 2005
Attendance: 2,200
Capacity: 2,200

Artist/Event: SYSTEM OF A DOWN, THE MARS VOLTA
Venue: Tower City Amphitheater
City/State: Cleveland, Ohio
Date: Sept. 26, 2005
Attendance: 4,581
Capacity: 5,863

Artist/Event: SYSTEM OF A DOWN, THE MARS VOLTA
Venue: Van Andel Arena
City/State: Grand Rapids, Mich.
Date: Sept. 28, 2005
Attendance: 5,426
Capacity: 10,742

Artist/Event: SYSTEM OF A DOWN, THE MARS VOLTA
Venue: Joe Louis Arena
City/State: Detroit, Mich.
Date: Sept. 29, 2005
Attendance: 6,416
Capacity: 13,730

Artist/Event: AUDIOSLAVE, SEETHER, 30 SECONDS TO MARS
Venue: John Labatt Centre
City/State: London, Ontario
Date: Oct. 9, 2005
Attendance: 6,508
Capacity: 6,852

Artist/Event: NINE INCH NAILS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, AUTOLUX
Venue: Allstate Arena
City/State: Rosemont, Ill.
Date: Oct. 7, 2005
Attendance: 11,850
Capacity: 12,500

Artist/Event: NINE INCH NAILS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, AUTOLUX
Venue: Hollywood Bowl
City/State: Hollywood, Calif.
Date: Oct. 1, 2005
Attendance: 16,688
Capacity: 16,688

Artist/Event: NINE INCH NAILS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, AUTOLUX
Venue: ARCO Arena
City/State: Sacramento, Calif.
Date: Sept. 28, 2005
Attendance: 5,565
Capacity: 7,039

Artist/Event: NINE INCH NAILS, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, AUTOLUX
Venue: America West Arena
City/State: Phoenix, Ariz.
Date: Sept. 19, 2005
Attendance: 6,297
Capacity: 10,448

Artist/Event: OBITUARY, NAPALM DEATH, DEAD TO FALL
Venue: Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre
City/State: Atlanta, Ga.
Date: Sept. 16, 2005
Attendance: 339
Capacity: 1,085

Artist/Event: HAMMERFALL, EDGUY
Venue: Commodore Ballroom
City/State: Vancouver, British Columbia
Date: Aug. 25, 2005
Attendance: 282
Capacity: 990

Artist/Event: NEW YORK DOLLS, BLACK HALOS, QUINCY GOLD
Venue: Commodore Ballroom
City/State: Vancouver, British Columbia
Date: Sept. 1, 2005
Attendance: 542
Capacity: 990

Artist/Event: QUEENSRŸCHE
Venue: Commodore Ballroom
City/State: Vancouver, British Columbia
Date: Sept. 14, 2005
Attendance: 448
Capacity: 990

Artist/Event: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
Venue: Sloss Furnace
City/State: Birmingham, Ala.
Date: Sept. 1, 2005
Attendance: 938
Capacity: 2,500

Artist/Event: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Date: Sept. 3, 2005
Attendance: 2,100
Capacity: 2,100

Artist/Event: W.A.S.P.
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Date: July 30, 2005
Attendance: 760
Capacity: 2,100

Artist/Event: STATIC-X
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Date: July 8, 2005
Attendance: 1,427
Capacity: 2,100

Artist/Event: ALICE COOPER, SUPAGROUP
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Atlantic City, N.J.
Date: Oct. 8, 2005
Attendance: 1,418
Capacity: 1,500

Artist/Event: ALICE COOPER, SUPAGROUP
Venue: Morris Performing Arts Center
City/State: South Bend, Ind.
Date: Oct. 4, 2005
Attendance: 2,340
Capacity: 2,506

Artist/Event: WHITESNAKE
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Date: Aug. 12, 2005
Attendance: 1,458
Capacity: 2,100

Artist/Event: Rock Never Stops Tour: CINDERELLA, RATT, QUIET RIOT, FIREHOUSE
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Date: July 6, 2005
Attendance: 1,759
Capacity: 2,100

Artist/Event: Sounds of the Underground Tour: LAMB OF GOD, CLUTCH, POISON THE WELL, OPETH, FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES, UNEARTH, EVERY TIME I DIE, CHIMAIRA & others
Venue: Tinker Field
City/State: Orlando, Fla.
Date: July 13, 2005
Attendance: 3,390
Capacity: 10,000

 

[junnie from the east]

hmmmm Hammerfall/Edguy 282? can i cry?

 

[EVERLOSTINDEADETERNITY]

hmmmm Hammerfall/Edguy 282? can i cry?

I wish i couldve gone!!! I wouldve loved to go.

 

[rokk]

hmmmm Hammerfall/Edguy 282? can i cry?

Thats the one that stood out to me as well. I would love to have been there!

 

[kittybeast]

Artist/Event: ALICE COOPER, SUPAGROUP
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Atlantic City, N.J.
Date: Oct. 8, 2005
Attendance: 1,418
Capacity: 1,500

Artist/Event: ALICE COOPER, SUPAGROUP
Venue: Morris Performing Arts Center
City/State: South Bend, Ind.
Date: Oct. 4, 2005
Attendance: 2,340
Capacity: 2,506

looks like the Coopster had it right

as well as Artist/Event: DISTURBED, ILL NINO, 10 YEARS
Venue: Dome Theater
City/State: Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Date: Sept. 17, 2005
Attendance: 1,900
Capacity: 1,900

Artist/Event: DISTURBED, ILL NINO, 10 YEARS
Venue: Hampton Beach Casino
City/State: Hampton, N.H.
Date: Sept. 22, 2005
Attendance: 2,200
Capacity: 2,200

keeping it at small capacity clubs as well as Killswitch

The edguy show here was almost sold out but they did not open the top half of the club at all...so everyone was on floor. I would've loved to see them with 282 other fans..knowing Edguy I'm sure they kicked out the jams for those 282 fans!!

 

[KMADD]

I wonder how many ppl showed the other night when I saw Alice Cooper
for free here in Indianapolis!

 

[wdiv]

Thats the one that stood out to me as well. I would love to have been there!

Not surprised though... neither band is really popular in North America. I saw Hammerfall open for Dio a couple of years ago and there were MAYBE 20 people watching the Hammerfall set.

 

[Bryant]

Obituary booked the same night as Prog Power. That wasn't the best time to have a show.

Bryant