Metallica, Guns N’ Roses Make ‘Forbes’ World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities List
Metallica and Guns N’ Roses are among the top 100 celebrities to make Forbes 2019 list of the World’s Highest-Paid Celebrities. Metallica came in at number 30 earning $68.5 million, while Guns…
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 26: Singer/guitarist James Hetfield of Metallica performs during a stop of the band’s WorldWired Tour at T-Mobile Arena on November 26, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada; NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 14: Singer Axl Rose of AC/DC performs during the AC/DC Rock Or Bust Tour at Madison Square Garden on September 14, 2016 in New York City.
Ethan Miller, Mike Coppola/Getty ImagesMetallica and Guns N' Roses are among the top 100 celebrities to make Forbes 2019 list of the World's Highest-Paid Celebrities.
Metallica came in at number 30 earning $68.5 million, while Guns N' Roses came in at number 71 earning $44 million. The bulk of each band's earnings came from touring. GN'R, while only performing 29 shows during the time Forbes calculated their list, still managed to gross on average $4 million per show.
The top rock band on the Forbes list was The Eagles, who came in at number eight earning $100 million. Like Metallica and GN'R, The Eagles' earning came via their tour dates where they gross on average $3.5 million per show.
Other musicians of note who made the list were Elton John (#19 - $84 million), Billy Joel (#53 - $52 million), Jimmy Buffett (#57 - $50 million), Fleetwood Mac (#59 - $49 million), Paul McCartney (#62 - $48 million) and The Rolling Stones (#83 - $41 million.)
