Top 8 highest paid rock and metal musicians

Posted by on September 30, 2016

7) Angus Young (AC/DC) $140 million

Photo – Wes Orshoski

 

Sure, we mentioned that we were going to stick to contemporary musicians’ net worth to not overstate the obvious. But this one is worth mentioning considering who Angus Young and AC/DC are in the rock world and reaching the top 5 of the highest-grossing tours of all time with $478 million during their Black Ice World tour, Young’s net worth is actually the same as Metallica’s Kirk Hammett with $140 million. You’d assume that someone with Young’s status would be way above that and we’ve seen constantly how great AC/DC do during their tours, but it appears that the expenses of their shows and management are the ones taking most of that.

 

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