I do kinda agree with MAB how they have peaked at Bright Like Neon Love, but i still think their 2nd and 3rd albums are awesome too, just not as awesome as that first one

the fact of the matter is they've made 3 great albums. not many australian bands have done that in the last 20yrs.

plenty of good shit this week.

first up two massive festivals. had no idea that Lolla saw 90 000 people each day. wow!

Lollapalooza: Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5, Cold War Kids and others @ Grant Park
Chicago, Ill.
Aug. 5-7, 2011
Revenue: $19,902,224
Tickets sold: 270,000 / 270,000

Austin City Limits Music Festival: Stevie Wonder, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Kanye West, My Morning Jacket, Manu Chao La Ventura, Fleet Foxes and others @ Zilker Park
Austin, Texas
Sept. 16-18, 2011
Revenue: $15,446,113
Tickets sold: 225,000 / 225,000

big show for the big 4.

The Big 4: Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax @ Yankee Stadium
Bronx, N.Y.
Sept. 14, 2011
Revenue: $5,371,167
Tickets sold: 41,762 / 41,762

this weeks award for Biggest Difference in Quality Between Support Act and Headliner goes to

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foals @ Estadio Nacional
Lima, Peru
Sept. 14, 2011
Revenue: $3,123,470
Tickets sold: 38,712 / 38,712

move over Maroon 5.

Placido Domingo, Katherine Jenkins @ Allphones Arena
Sydney, Australia
Sept. 30, 2011
Revenue: $729,102
Tickets sold: 3,369 / 4,100

Placido Domingo, Katherine Jenkins @ Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
Oct. 3, 2011
Revenue: $607,118
Tickets sold: 3,389 / 6,444

new album(?) might be shit. but they're still putting bums on seats.

Kaiser Chiefs @ Enmore Theatre
Sydney, Australia
Aug. 6, 2011
Revenue: $142,295
Tickets sold: 2,267 / 2,267

whats wrong with americans!

Death From Above 1979 @Williamsburg Waterfront
Brooklyn, N.Y.
July 22, 2011
Revenue: $75,915
Ticket sold: 2,171 / 6,500

aussies abroad section.

Miami Horror, Class Actress, Gigamesh, LA Girlfriend @ El Rey Theatre
Los Angeles, Calif.
Sept. 22, 2011
Revenue: $5,688
Tickets sold; 263 / 771

my fave from this week!

Buckethead @9:30 Club
Washington, D.C.
Sept. 10, 2011
Revenue: $14,525
Tickets sold: 581 / 1,200

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jose Cuervo

I do kinda agree with MAB how they have peaked at Bright Like Neon Love, but i still think their 2nd and 3rd albums are awesome too, just not as awesome as that first one

I find Zonoscope really, really boring.

It sucks live, too.

a few good lolz this week. bieber selling 100 000 in mexico and Journey making up about 40 of the top 50 spots is the least of them

afl grand final hero on his national tour

Meat Loaf, Thirsty Merc @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Oct. 6, 2011
Amount of refunds requested: $1,152,240
Notes missed: 10,107 / 10,107

aussies (failing) abroad.

Empire of the Sun, Miami Horror @ Congress Theater
Chicago, Ill.
Sept. 14, 2011
Revenue: $61,599
Tickets sold: 2,022 / 4,200

making mainstream accessible music really worked for this guy

Lupe Fiasco @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
St. Augustine, Fla.
Sept. 24, 2011
Reveue: $32,556
Tickets sold: 936 / 3,840

I hardly think Empire of the Sun and Miami Horror playing to 2,000 people in Chicago is failing abroad.

its more so the optimism of playing a 4200 capacity venue and filling half of it. but yeah. it seems as though Empire of the Suns near 3yrs of relentless touring is finally paying off.

alrighty after a month off time for some catching.

some huge festivals to start with.

Corona Capital: The Strokes, Portishead, The Rapture, Moby and others @ Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Mexico City, Mexico
Oct. 15, 2011
Revenue: $4,076,130
Tickets sold: 77,613 / 80,000

Bamboozle Festival: Lil Wayne, Taking Back Sunday, 30 Seconds to Mars, Motley Crue, New Found Glory, Wiz Khalifa and others @ MetLife Stadium
East Rutherford, N.J.
April 29-May 1, 2011
Revenue: $3,368,169
Tickets sold: 99,307 / 120,000

Oxegen: The Black Eyed Peas, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, The Script, Arctic Monkeys, Beyonce and others @ Punchestown Racecourse
Naas, Ireland
July 8-10, 2011
Revenue: $21,113,100
Tickets sold: 191,656 /200,000

Tennent's Vital: Eminem, The Script, Kaiser Chiefs, Two Door Cinema Club, Jimmy Eat World, Ellie Goulding and others @ Ward Park
Bangor, U.K.
Aug. 23-24, 2011
Revenue: $3,839,920
Tickets sold: 55,776 /55,936

manchester getting rick rolled. for 20 nights!

Peter Kay, Rick Astley Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester, U.K.
Sept. 27-30, Oct. 1, 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, 2011
Revenue: $10,758,500
Tickets sold: 190,277 /195,492

just cos i love them

Jay-Z and Kanye West @ Philips Arena
Atlanta, Ga.
Oct. 28-29, 2011
Revenue:$2,888,792
Ticket sold: 27,330 /27,330

fail section

Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival: Avenged Sevenfold, Three Days Grace, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Escape The Fate and others @ Van Andel Arena
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Sept. 20, 2011
Revenue: $128,803
Tickets sold: 3,044 / 9,867

Avril Lavigne @ Terraza CCCT
Caracas, Venezuela
July 18, 2011
Revenue: $510,884
Tickets sold: 2,217 /6,000

Ricky Martin @ Explanada del Estadio Monumental
Lima, Peru
Sept. 27, 2011
Revenue: $444,938
Tickets sold: 6,326 /21,000

aussies abroad.

Cut Copy @Firestone Live
Orlando, Fla.
Oct. 1, 2011
Revenue: $17,299
Tickets sold: 768 / 1,450

Australian Pink Floyd Show @ Colisee Pepsi
Quebec City, Quebec
Oct. 27, 2011
Revenue: $240,081
Tickets sold: 5,465 /6,140

local gigs

Carl Barron@ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Oct. 29, 2011
Revenue: $251,527
Tickets sold: 4,705 /4,982

The Wombats @ Hordern Pavilion
Sydney, Australia
Oct. 14, 2011
Revenue: $383,698
Tickets sold: 5,200 /5,200

Kings of Leon, Band of Horses @ Allphones Arena
Sydney, Australia
Nov. 4-5, 2011
Revenue: $2,412,370
Tickets sold: 20,246 /22,452

Wild Beasts @ Oxford Arts Factory
Sydney, Australia
July 27, 2011
Revenue: $21,517
Tickets sold: 432 /480

British Sea Power @Oxford Arts Factory
Sydney, Australia
July 28, 2011
Revenue:$6,397
Tickets sold: 104 /203

Poor Ricky Martin

some interesting entries this week.

PJ rolling in the dough in South America through november.

Pearl Jam, X @Estadio do Morumbi
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nov. 3-4, 2011
Revenue: $8,507,360
Tickets sold: 97,383 /130,804

Pearl Jam, X @ Estadio Unico Ciudad de La Plata
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nov. 13, 2011
Revenue: $3,686,720
Tickets sold: 40,291 /40,956

on the other hand Britneys flops in south america

Britney Spears @ Praca da Apoteose
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nov. 15, 2011
Revenue: $1,493,260
Tickets sold: 13,048 /35,000

KoL playing to less than 9000 a night in melbourne? i thought rod laver was much bigger.

Kings of Leon, Band of Horses @ Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
Nov. 13-14, 16, 2011
Revenue: $3,038,140
Tickets sold: 25,478 /27,219

mah boyz Yeezy and Hova rocking the DC.

Jay-Z and Kanye West @ Verizon Center
Washington, D.C.
Nov. 3, 2011
Revenue: $1,927,601
Tickets sold: 14,085 /14,085

more shows from The Cure's Reflections tour. i thought that this show was a Sydney exclusive?

The Cure @ Pantages Theatre
Los Angeles, Calif.
Nov. 21-23, 2011
Revenue: $692,995
Tickets sold: 8,190 /8,190

while his buddy Sir Paul fills stadiums his buddy Ringo ain't quite.

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band @ Gigantinho
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Nov. 10, 2011
Revenue: $449,802
Tickets sold: 4,510 /12,926

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band @ Citibank Hall
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nov. 15, 2011
Revenue: $322,738
Tickets sold: 2,928 /8,433

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band @ Chevrolet Hall
Recife, Brazil
Nov. 20, 2011
Revenue: $267,942
Tickets sold: 3,071 /14,659

tied 1st for LOLz of the month.

Hanson @ Citibank Hall
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nov. 6, 2011
Revenue: $138,337
Tickets sold: 2,952 /3,148

Shaquille O'Neal's All Star Comedy Jam @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
Atlanta, Ga.
Dec. 2, 2011
Revenue: $95,735
Tickets sold: 2,435 /2,548

Big time for gigs in Brazil, it seems. Taking note for future travels: December is to Brazil what Jan/Feb is to Australia.

Poor Britz, just tour Aus again and you'll sell a few more tickets.

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Originally Posted by ThatDude123

Big time for gigs in Brazil, it seems. Taking note for future travels: December is to Brazil what Jan/Feb is to Australia.

you mean November?

Yeah, that

Shaq is slipping. Kazaam is still my favourite horror movie though.

time for the end of year Boxscore charts. they're collected from November 2010 to November 2011.

first, top events of the year.




and the top tours of the year.

best promoters. solid aussie pride here.




probably the most interesting and telling of all the lists. melbourne beats sydney in the battle for the second 'biggest' venue in the world. the O2 in London wins easy.

more venue lists




it's been fun doing this the last 6 months. thanks for playing along!

Eagles only selling out 3 of their concerts this year made me lol

Quote:

Originally Posted by monokhrome_nite

Eagles only selling out 3 of their concerts this year made me lol

i'm sure they're LOLing even harder about earning $50 million in a year after making 1 half decent album in the last 30yrs.

Wow U2 are such a powerhouse. Those are some epic amounts of scrilla.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sarcasm_mister

Wild Beasts @ Oxford Arts Factory
Sydney, Australia
July 27, 2011
Revenue: $21,517
Tickets sold: 432 /480

British Sea Power @Oxford Arts Factory
Sydney, Australia
July 28, 2011
Revenue:$6,397
Tickets sold: 104 /203

Can someone explain the drop in capacity for BSP?

Wouldn't it just be parts of the venue cornered off?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stefan Beck

Wouldn't it just be parts of the venue cornered off?

I doubt it, it's OAF. There isn't enough room to corner anything off.

i would assume it's a bit like the Ent Cent. the act can decide to hire it at different capacities. so it would cost a certain amount to hire it at 400 but less if you want the capacity to be at 200.

Im entertained by the Manchest Evening News Arena, sounds like something Ron Burgundy would run

Just curious about attendance versus money made. They don't just take the attendance and do math on that do they? I recall a U2 show at ANZ in Sydney had thousands of free tickets given away to fill seats. And with that in mind, does attendance count if the people get in free?

the whole sellouts thing is a bit of a farce on Boxscore. i think they just accept whatever facts and figures the promoters give them. the revenue figures are pretty accurate and i would assume the attendance is about right as well. two nights at that stadium would've been 150 000, they got 107 000 and probably gave away 10-15 000 tickets on top of that.

i forgot a few!

I had no idea how much of a music icon Bob Carr is in Orlando!

plenty of aussie gigs in this weeks report.

Dolly Parton @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Nov. 25-27, 2011
Revenue: $3,787,570
Tickets sold: 21,691 /27,564

Elton John @ Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
Dec. 6-7, 2011
Revenue: $3,684,280
Tickets sold: 22,233 /22,466


Cold Chisel, You Am I, The Detonators, Dave Larkin Band@ Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
Nov. 24, Dec. 8-9, 2011
Revenue: $2,693,460
Tickets sold: 31,549 /32,239

Kings of Leon, Band of Horses @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Nov. 8, 2011
Revenue: $1,359,810
Tickets sold: 10,882 /11,525

Stevie Nicks, Dave Stewart @ Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney, Australia
Nov. 29, 2011
Revenue: $712,963
Tickets sold: 5,612 /11,542

Breakout! Festival: LMFAO, Armin Van Buuren, Afro Jack, Bloody Beetroots, Potbelleez @ Hordern Pavilion
Sydney, Australia
Dec. 2, 2011
Revenue: $463,089
Tickets sold: 5,896 /5,896

Carl Barron @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Nov. 19, 2011
Revenue: $297,700
Tickets sold: 5,943 /6,191

some acts who have gone a very long way in the last 2yrs. these numbers are proof of that.

Mumford and Sons, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Apache Relay @ Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Dec. 6, 2011
Revenue: $309,250
Tickets sold: 8,793 /8,793

The National @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
San Francisco, Calif.
Dec. 3, 2011
Revenue: $284,333
Tickets sold: 6,683 /7,500

Bon Iver, Lianne La Havas @ UIC Pavilion
Chicago, Ill.
Dec. 9, 2011
Revenue: $245,700
Tickets sold: 6,300 /7,000

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Originally Posted by sarcasm_mister

Mumford and Sons, Nathaniel Rateliff, The Apache Relay @ Rose Garden
Portland, Ore.
Dec. 6, 2011
Revenue: $309,250
Tickets sold: 8,793 /8,793

Only a failure of epic proportions will stop this band getting insane-big once their second album comes out next year. Their practically the only band around right now that unites fans from both the hipster and redneck-country communities.

Don't hipsters hate Mumford and Sons now?

Or, perhaps a better question: Santos, you hate Mumford and Sons now, don't you?

Was never a fan, merely stating that as a marketing opportunity they're the type of band labels love.

Now wasn't someone going to make a bot that followed every post I made with LATFH? Or are you taking care of that MAB?

It's a father-son project that Braveheart and myself have been putting together in the shed.

An interview with Mumfod and Sons that I heard on JJJ had them describe the genre of their next album as doom folk? hehe

alright here we go for 2012. have a couple of weeks to catch up on.

Hurricane Festival: Foo Fighters, Chemical Brothers, Jimmy Eat World, Portishead, My Chemical Romance, Arctic Monkeys, Monster Magnet and others @ Eichenring
Scheessel, Germany
June 17-19, 2011
Revenue: $6,934,680
Tickets sold: 70,000 /70,000

Noel pulling a good crowd in LA

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, The Hours @ Royce Hall
Los Angeles, Calif.
Nov. 17-18, 2011
Revenue: $163,590
Tickets sold: 3,260 /3,260

one of the best gigs any where in the world in 2011

Jay-Z and Kanye West @ Madison Square Garden
New York, N.Y.
Nov. 7-8, 2011
Revenue: $4,330,393
Tickets sold: 27,649 /27,649

coldplay leave festivals behind and hit the road for Mylo.

Coldplay @ Sportpaleis
Antwerp, Belgium
Dec. 20, 2011
Revenue: $1,477,530
Tickets sold: 18,340 /18,340

very impressed to see MMJ to play a room as big as MSG

My Morning Jacket @ Madison Square Garden
New York, N.Y.
Dec. 14, 2011
Revenue: $601,815
Tickets sold: 12,171 /12,171

pretty awesome lineup taking up a short residency at the Beacon in NY.

The National, The War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, So Percussion, Wye Oak, My Brightest Diamond, This Is The Kit @ Beacon Theatre
New York, N.Y.
Dec. 12-17, 2011
Revenue: $568,435
Tickets sold: 16,241 /16,241

Australia really doesn't appreciate My Morning Jacket enough. I was amazed how low billed they are at Bluesfest

They are headlining a night.

Clearly they should headline ALL nights

Truth.

Dear god, it goes for 5 days

12k people for MMJ? That's amazing. They won't even get that on their entire tour here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MorningAfterboy

They won't even get that on their entire tour here.

Shame

Seems like a country influence in your music is basically your shortcut to success in America.

Hell, look how many copies The Decemberists sold of The King Is Dead just by throwing a little hayseed flavour in there.

Great record, of course. They've never made a bad one.

To the disgust of most people I don't like Castaways and Cutouts that much but the rest is pure gold.

But my point was that TKiD was their "Country Record" and was also their first record to go to number one.

if last years numbers are anything to go by. Coachella is set to rake in over $50 million this year. does anyone know how much Glastonbury makes each year?

According to my sources they didn't make any money the year that Jay-Z headlined because over 2,000 people were stabbed to death.

Don't Glasto give quite a lot of their profits to charity and use most of the rest of the money on improving the festival grounds for next year?