AEROSMITH, KORN, TOOL, OZZFEST 2002 Among Top-Grossing Tours Of 2002

January 6, 2003

AEROSMITH, KORN, TOOL, OZZFEST 2002 and GUNS N' ROSES are among the tours that have made concert trade publication Pollstar's list of the 100 top-grossing tours of 2002.

The following are the top-ranked hard rock/metal tours of the year (overall ranking based on total box office gross data as provided to Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers):

07. AEROSMITH
Total Gross: $41.4 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 15,638
Number of Cities/Shows: 53/55

08. CREED
Total Gross: $39.2 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 11,769
Number of Cities/Shows: 81/83

16. RUSH
Total Gross: $27.0 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 9,650
Number of Cities/Shows: 62/63

17. OZZFEST 2002
Total Gross: $26.3 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 20,436
Number of Cities/Shows: 26/29

18. TOOL
Total Gross: $23.1 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 7,463
Number of Cities/Shows: 86/86

25. GREEN DAY / BLINK-182
Total Gross: $19.9 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 14,230
Number of Cities/Shows: 45/45

30. INCUBUS
Total Gross: $16.8 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 8,103
Number of Cities/Shows: 87/87

33. KORN
Total Gross: $16.0 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 7,624
Number of Cities/Shows: 67/68

45. KID ROCK
Total Gross: $11.7 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 8,420
Number of Cities/Shows: 48/50

50. SAMMY HAGAR & DAVID LEE ROTH
Total Gross: $9.6 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 7,717
Number of Cities/Shows: 40/41

72. POISON
Total Gross: $6.7 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 4,876
Number of Cities/Shows: 59/59

75. GUNS N' ROSES
Total Gross: $6.5 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 8,660
Number of Cities/Shows: 16/16

80. LINKIN PARK
Total Gross: $5.6 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 10,415
Number of Cities/Shows: 19/19

81. NICKELBACK
Total Gross: $5.5 million
Average Tickets Sold Per Show: 3,869
Number of Cities/Shows: 75/78

To see the complete list of the 100 top-grossing tours of 2002, click here.

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