Metallica & Nine Inch Nails Stunning Paychecks Revealed

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Recent tour money grosses for Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Aerosmith, KISS, Bob Seger, Fleetwood Mac, and Trans-Siberian Orchestra have surfaced, and the numbers are massive for every rock titan.

Aerosmith & Post Malone – State Farm Arena Atlanta, Ga. Feb. 1, 2019 $3,623,987 – 12,894 / 12,894

Fleetwood Mac – American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Feb. 7, 2019 $2,370,345 – 14,434 / 15,237

Metallica – Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah Nov. 30, 2018 $2,026,905 – 16,215 / 16,215

Fleetwood Mac – Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Feb. 9, 2019 $2,001,664 – 13,174 / 13,174

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – Enterprise Center St. Louis, Mo. Nov. 30, 2018 $1,627,441 – 15,056 / 15,283

KISS – American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Feb. 20, 2019 $1,611,304 – 12,033 / 12,737

Metallica – Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. Dec. 2, 2018 $1,597,670 – 12,854 / 12,916

KISS – Tacoma Dome Tacoma, Wash. Feb. 2, 2019 $1,464,975 – 14,191 / 14,659

Metallica – Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho Nov. 28, 2018 $1,454,270 – 11,868 / 12,719

Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa Nov. 27, 2018 $1,086,890 – 12,030 / 12,030

KISS – Save Mart Center Fresno, Calif. Feb. 8, 2019 $1,014,452 – 9,847 / 10,802

Nine Inch Nails – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Irving, Texas Nov. 27-28, 2018 $892,337 – 7,293 / 7,293

Trans-Siberian Orchestra – American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Dec. 22, 2018 $1,603,797 – 25,190 / 27,446

In a new Wall Street Journal interview, Gene Simmons admitted he is on tour with KISS this year to ‘make more money.’

The Wall Street Journal asked, “Why are you on tour in your 70th year?”

Simmons responded, “To make more money. And we’re making bucket-loads, and I’m happy to say that. The guy that wins the lottery jumps up and down and runs to everybody and says, ‘Oh my God, I just made $100 million,’ and everybody applauds. But the guy that works for it and makes $100 million, oh, he’s just boasting. Bitch, I worked for that money, I deserve the accolades more than the guy that walks in and did nothing to win the lottery.

So I tour, and I work hard. We have a restaurant chain, and I have a cannabis company, and soft drinks—Moneybag Sodas—and there’s all kinds of stuff coming that people can’t wrap their heads around. You’re alive, you’re supposed to pump your heart, keep making more money.”

He was then asked how much money he’d make.

“Let’s just say Paul [Stanley, KISS co-founder] and I are partners, and everybody else works for the organization. Everybody gets paid very well. I don’t want to quote figures, but this will be $150 or $200 million gross tour, not counting ancillaries, licensing, merchandise and stuff like that. It goes without saying that we also, in our restaurants and other places, hire vets, give to philanthropy and stuff like that. But how embarrassing is it before each show if I held up a check and said, ‘Look what a nice guy I am’?”

He also said, “The Gene Simmons band toured last year when it was an off year for us, and we did, I don’t know, 50 shows, something like that, but I still made 5 million bucks just by getting up and strumming.”

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Brett previously hosted the BWR wrestling and MMA podcast, interviewing pro wrestling and MMA stars like Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Bruce Buffer, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Edge, and DDP. After ending BWR, Brett opened GrungeReport.net in May 2009. The site changed its name to AlternativeNation.net in June 2013.  Brett ran Scott Weiland's social media accounts for his final 'Master Blaster' tour in fall 2015 and continued to run the accounts after Weiland's death until July 2016. On Alternative Nation, Brett controls all aspects of the website and reports the day to day news.  He has interviewed members of Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Imagine Dragons, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Smiths. Brett has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and on the Reelz Channel. You can reach Brett at contact @alternativenation.net