If you were wondering how much it might cost to book a band, website Priceonomics has got you covered. They’ve done some number crunching via Degy Entertainment, a third party booking agent. They admit up front that since they’re a third party booking agent specializing in college shows, the numbers are most likely inflated. The list is a pretty extensive one, but theprp isolated some of the heavier acts. It’s an odd list, given that some of the bands, like Disturbed and Breaking Benjamin, are on hiatus, so this information might even be a few years old. So take all these numbers with a grain of salt, but here’s how much it allegedly costs to book some of the bigger (and smaller) hard rock and metal bands:
311 – $100,000-$150,000
Avenged Sevenfold – $100,000+
Breaking Benjamin – $100,000-$200,000
Foo Fighters – $500,000+
Jane’s Addiction – $100,000
Muse – $150,000
Queens Of The Stone Age – $65,000-$125,000
Stone Temple Pilots – $250,000-$400,000
Coheed & Cambria – $40,000-$50,000
Disturbed – $50,000-$75,000
Five Finger Death Punch – $50,000-$75,000
Godsmack – $85,000-$125,000
Incubus – $80,000-$120,000+
Korn – $85,000-$125,000
Staind – $60,000-$80,000
Taking Back Sunday – $50,000-$75,000
30 Seconds To Mars – $40,000-$50,000
Chevelle – $40,000-$60,000
Eagles Of Death Metal – $35,000-$45,000
Flyleaf – $30,000-$40,000
Papa Roach – $40,000-$50,000
Sevendust – $30,000-$40,000
Circa Survive – $25,000
Finger Eleven – $25,000-$30,000
Hoobastank – $20,000-$30,000
Minus The Bear – $30,000
Mogwai – $25,000-$30,000
P.O.D. – $30,000-$40,000
Alien Ant Farm – $10,000-$20,000
Clutch – $10,000-$20,000
Filter – $10,000-$20,000
Jonathan Davis of Korn – $10,000-$20,000
Quiet Riot – $12,500-$20,000
Tom Morello – $10,000-$20,000
A Static Lullaby – $3,000-$5,000