GIGANTOUR, CINDERELLA, JUDAS PRIEST, DEF LEPPARD Concert Attendance Figures Revealed

August 4, 2005

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

Artist/Event: GIGANTOUR: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX
Venue: Selland Arena
City/State: Fresno, Calif.
Date: July 21, 2005
Attendance: 1,866
Capacity: 6,545

Artist/Event: GIGANTOUR: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX
Venue: Open Air Theatre
City/State: San Diego, Calif.
Date: July 28, 2005
Attendance: 2,228
Capacity: 4,598

Artist/Event: CINDERELLA, RATT, QUIET RIOT, FIREHOUSE
Venue: Smirnoff Music Centre
City/State: Dallas, Texas
Date: July 1, 2005
Attendance: 2,265
Capacity: 6,271

Artist/Event: SLIPKNOT, LAMB OF GOD, SHADOWS FALL, TRIVIUM
Venue: Glendale Arena
City/State: Glendale, Ariz.
Date: April 6, 2005
Attendance: 7,445
Capacity: 8,306

Artist/Event: JUDAS PRIEST, QUEENSRŸCHE
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
City/State: Las Vegas, Nev.
Date: July 9, 2005
Attendance: 5,245
Capacity: 7,094

Artist/Event: KID ROCK
Venue: Boyne Mountain
City/State: Boyne Falls, Mich.
Date: July 17, 2005
Attendance: 8,365
Capacity: 8,365

Artist/Event: DEF LEPPARD, BRYAN ADAMS, RANDY COLEMAN
Venue: Alexian Field
City/State: Schaumburg, Ill.
Date: July 30, 2005
Attendance: 10,001
Capacity: 10,001

Artist/Event: DEF LEPPARD, BRYAN ADAMS, RANDY COLEMAN
Venue: Midway Stadium
City/State: St. Paul, Minn.
Date: July 29, 2005
Attendance: 12,722
Capacity: 12,722

Artist/Event: UFO, LIQUID SKYE
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: Las Vegas, Nev.
Date: July 28,2005
Attendance: 518
Capacity: 1,800

Artist/Event: TED NUGENT
Venue: La Zona Rosa
City/State: Austin, Texas
Date: July 13, 2005
Attendance: 940
Capacity: 1,200

Artist/Event: TED NUGENT, SHURMAN
Venue: House of Blues
City/State: San Diego, Calif.
Date: July 27, 2005
Attendance: 731
Capacity: 1,100

Artist/Event: TED NUGENT, SHURMAN
Venue: Verizon Wireless Theater
City/State: Houston, Texas
Date: July 12, 2005
Attendance: 1,585
Capacity: 2,426

Artist/Event: WHITESNAKE
Venue: Sovereign Performing Arts Center
City/State: Reading, Pa.
Date: July 23, 2005
Attendance: 697
Capacity: 1,775

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