GIGANTOUR: More Concert Attendance Figures Revealed
- Sep. 1, 2005
Billboard magazine has released the attendance figures for several more stops on the Gigantour festival trek, which features MEGADETH and DREAM THEATER in the co-headlining slots, alongside FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY and SYMPHONY X, among others. The following is a complete list of the the attendance figures for Gigantour available so far (includes previously reported figures):
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Allen County War Memorial Coliseum City/State: Fort Wayne, Ind. Date: Aug. 11, 2005 Attendance: 1,623 Capacity: 7,100
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: House of Blues City/State: Atlantic City, N.J. Date: Aug. 28, 2005 Attendance: 1,186 Capacity: 2,380
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Sovereign Center City/State: Reading, Pa. Date: Aug. 27, 2005 Attendance: 2,364 Capacity: 5,920
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Sound Advice Amphitheatre City/State: West Palm Beach, Fla. Date: Aug. 7, 2005 Attendance: 3,540 Capacity: 19,476
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: DTE Energy Music Center City/State: Clarkston, Mich. Date: Aug. 10, 2005 Attendance: 3,381 Capacity: 11,500
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Hard Rock Live City/State: Orlando, Fla. Date: Aug. 6, 2005 Attendance: 2,990 Capacity: 2,990
Previously reported figures:
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: NOKIA Theatre City/State: Grand Prairie, Texas Date: Aug. 2, 2005 Attendance: 2,426 Capacity: 3,537
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Journal Pavilion City/State: Albuquerque, N.M. Date: July 30, 2005 Attendance: 6,732 Capacity: 12,121
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Cricket Pavilion City/State: Phoenix, Ariz. Date: July 23, 2005 Attendance: 3,835 Capacity: 7,903
Artist/Event: Gigantour: MEGADETH, DREAM THEATER, FEAR FACTORY, NEVERMORE, LIFE OF AGONY, SYMPHONY X, DRY KILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater City/State: Irvine, Calif. Date: July 24, 2005 Attendance: 5,715 Capacity: 15,977
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, DRYKILL LOGIC, BOBAFLEX Venue: Thomas & Mack Center City/State: Las Vegas, Nev. Date: July 22, 2005 Attendance: 1,312 Capacity: 6,500
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
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COMMENT | posted by : servantofthebones 9/1/2005 3:01:40 PM
I went to one in Atlantic City, fans were pretty dead for the most part. lol...
COMMENT | HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!! posted by : normanbates 9/1/2005 3:07:31 PM
FUCK YOU MUSTAINE. BRING BACK JR. AND THE OTHERS AND MABE I'LL COME SPEND A BUCK TO SEE YOUR WEAK ASS TOUR. YOU GREEDY FUCKHOLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
COMMENT | posted by : Just_shut_up 9/1/2005 3:13:37 PM
God is mad at Dave
COMMENT | posted by : jeffgq_1 9/1/2005 3:17:17 PM
a total bust
COMMENT | one thing.... posted by : T.C. 9/1/2005 3:20:40 PM
HA. i can't even muster another "HA" because this is not news, this was to be expected. take a complete flake & fraud like mustaine & put him on anything == instant teh sukc.
you love god so much, please go to him & spare us all more of your whining.
COMMENT | ... posted by : Bathory5 9/1/2005 3:23:12 PM
I too was at the AC show in the balcony.
The sales figures don't seem to be so bad. Afterall was anyone really expecting much. The only two well known bands on that tour are Megadeth and Fear Factory. The others with the exception of Dillenger, DKL, & Bobaflex were great, but all aren't as popular. Although I have to say overall this tour was better than Ozzfest this year.
Dave mentioned there is a good chance it will run next year, so let see.
COMMENT | Brutal... posted by : ChopShop777 9/1/2005 3:27:37 PM
How could this be , back in the day (80s) Megadeth or Dream Theater would have filled 3 times the capacity of any of these arenas. Fuck I wish metal could make a come back, but not with the new Jokers that call themselves singers in those awesome bands. i.e. Shadows Fall, In Flames, Killswitch, etc... Peace
COMMENT | ... posted by : yianni259 9/1/2005 3:28:32 PM
HAHHA! when Mustaine said that it was doing better than expected i was pretty surprised when those figures were released. if they were just 'better than expected' why the fuck did he bother putting this shit on in the first place? he is just asking to go bust.
COMMENT | posted by : Seclusion 9/1/2005 3:30:44 PM
Who cares what the attendance numbers are? It's a solid lineup and it's a reasonable cost. Numbers like this just show how pathetic the U.S. metal scene can be when it comes to fan support and such. I don't think there was enough Nu-Metal/Metalcore on this bill to ensure that the kiddies would attend, especially after they've already dropped $100+ to attend Ozzfest this summer. Basically, the average number of people attending Gigantour is about 3100 a show. That's really not a bad number for a tour like this in the U.S., considering that it's comprised mostly of older bands and progressive-oriented music. Just because they only play to 3000 people in an 18.000 seat venue, so what? Does anyone really think this tour would come remotely close to selling that number of seats?!
The current lineup put on one of the best Megadeth shows I've seen and heard in years, regardless of the absence of Junior. Megadeth fans who are boycotting this tour due to his absence are missing out on something. Oh well, your loss.
to think 43% attendance is anything but a disaster is the real Enemy of Reality.
COMMENT | Better than Ozzfest??? posted by : Dirk_Digler 9/1/2005 3:40:32 PM
Are you insane? Maiden, Killswitch, Zombie and Sabbath tore it up at Shoreline, CA. All 20k+ in attendance would agree.
Only 3540 in FLA. That's a joke!
COMMENT | . posted by : General Ceel 9/1/2005 3:57:59 PM
The ticket sales are not too low, the venue size is the problem. This kind of bill isnt' intended for some of these big places they booked.
COMMENT | This tour was amazing posted by : MightyMek79 9/1/2005 4:10:11 PM
I have been to so many concerts since I turned 15, I am 26 now and I can tell you this was by far one of the best concerts/line-ups I have been to since Ozzfest '98. The show was great. I wonder how they compile the attendance records. Because the West Palm show, the seats hold 7,000 people, per the venue website. And the seats were FULL during Megadeth. So I guess they do not count radio ticket giveaways, etc...which they should...since they are part of the attendance...eh, whatever. People are retarded. Most bands on Ozzfest suck these days, they are commercialized, formerly known as underground metal...Hot Topic, fucking mallcore bullshit...give me a break, listen to real metal like Megadeth, Nevermore, Anthrax, Dream Theater, Symphony X, etc. Don't get me wrong, I like Shadows Fall, Killswitch, Maiden, Soilwork...but man...the amount off bullshit bands on Ozzfest, not to mention the ridiculous prices, is enough for me to not go. I'd rather have a quality tour like Gigantour, with better bands, better prices. I hope there is a Gigantour 2006...
COMMENT | posted by : agentpatience 9/1/2005 4:18:30 PM
You know, the numbers are pretty consistent, but its the inconsistency in the size of the venues they booked that makes this look really bad. Could you imagine going to a 15,000 seat amphitheater and see it barely a 5th full? Why do metal bands think outdoor amphitheaters are a good venue for this kind of music anyway? I think they're downright awful. You either have to sit or stand in the same place all night, or you can sit on the lawn where you can't see the bands and the sound quality is not even close to worth the price.
COMMENT | Megadeth posted by : ChrisASchrader 9/1/2005 4:35:32 PM
I heard the show they played here was pretty badass even to a non fans standards and Dave muttered not ONE word about any "rival bands" so thats a plus. Maybe next album I'll purchase but I doubt it because I ain't cared for any Megadeth since Youth as I said before but if It had anything on it that resembled the greatness that was tuesdays performance I may download it because I don't think I could put my cash into Dave Mustaine's greedy hands yet. He's said far too much shit and I hate people that talk shit about others when it comes to this. It's music and not the fucking Osbournes and we don't need our metal heroes feuding with each other.
COMMENT | Here is why posted by : JGUNS 9/1/2005 4:39:55 PM
Gigantour is one of those concerts that is going to have a draw somewhere between 2-5000. There just isn't a lot of venues that adequately support that venue, and Mustaine wanted it to be a "Fest" like environment. He didn't honestly think that he was going to sell out 15000 seat stadiums. Do you morons really believe that the promoters and the marketing people for the record labels really missed the mark by that much??
Funny how blabberidiots bag on Ozzfest for being "too corporate" and then on the other hand they make fun of Gigantour for being so small. Hypocrites...
LOSERS.
COMMENT | this just shows... posted by : WillInTheAbyss 9/1/2005 4:43:59 PM
this wont happen next year, its such a shame that u american fucktards dont apreciate GOOD metal, if dave brought this festival to the UK or europe, it would be sold out EVERYSHOW!!! i hope big bands will realise that metal in the US is slowly dieing
COMMENT | Personally... posted by : hollowguy 9/1/2005 4:44:27 PM
I think he should bring it back next year. Maybe with fewer bands to allow the bands on it a longer set.
I also think he should get Iron Maiden to do it - nothing like going 'head to head' with ozzfest. Hurt $haron the only place she cares about....the bank.
COMMENT | OUCH posted by : frutiger 9/1/2005 4:52:23 PM
"Attendance: 3,540 Capacity: 19,476"
i bet that hurt mustaine's inflated ego
COMMENT | AC Show posted by : podoshj 9/1/2005 4:52:23 PM
AC show was pretty cool. The fact that you could enter and exit the venue at will was a HUGE plus. I think the $53 ticket price scared a lot of people away. I got two tix for free day before the show - otherwise I would not have paid that much for tix.
COMMENT | posted by : mh_imperium 9/1/2005 4:59:29 PM
all i have to write is ahahahahahahahahaha
COMMENT | posted by : TheClansman?! 9/1/2005 5:10:08 PM
... Just give me Nevermore.
COMMENT | posted by : TheClansman?! 9/1/2005 5:11:16 PM
i thought that they wuld be on here by now. well anyway altho i like megadeth, i think this tour wuld of been more succesful if the deth wasnt there cause dave no offence to any1 hu likes megadeth but dave has been causing abit of trouble and in my opinion god lovers shuld not play metal
ever sells out here, because Americans are fucking lazy, stupid assholes that don't know how to get off their fat asses and go to a show, cuz they're too busy eating hot dogs or getting laid. And if they do go, they sit there and get drunk like fucking morons and don't even pay attention the bands anyways. Fuck all of you people.
COMMENT | Portland, Maine posted by : heh 9/1/2005 5:28:19 PM
Attendance was 2,260 out of 7,000.
No idea why Blabbermouth never posted this information after I sent it to them. They've put up other info. (sales figures)...
COMMENT | posted by : Dr NoX 9/1/2005 5:34:29 PM
COMMENT | Here is why posted by : JGUNS 9/1/2005 4:39:55 PM
Gigantour is one of those concerts that is going to have a draw somewhere between 2-5000. There just isn't a lot of venues that adequately support that venue, and Mustaine wanted it to be a "Fest" like environment. He didn't honestly think that he was going to sell out 15000 seat stadiums. Do you morons really believe that the promoters and the marketing people for the record labels really missed the mark by that much??
Funny how blabberidiots bag on Ozzfest for being "too corporate" and then on the other hand they make fun of Gigantour for being so small. Hypocrites...
LOSERS.
COMMENT | posted by : jeffgq_1 9/1/2005 5:48:07 PM
intersting post note about west palm....the entire second stage was scrapped because of a storm that afternoon.....so that didnt help matters...
seriously, the lower concert attendance numbers should be expected for a festival on its first year. And a sold out show in Orlando should basically show what market this tour is aiming for. The smaller sized theaters, obviously.
It might come back next year, maybe scaled down with no second stage. I know a lot of people we're confused as to start times and missed many of the second stage bands.
oh yeah and fuck emerje
COMMENT | posted by : J.J. Cook 9/1/2005 6:42:14 PM
Did bad. Mustaine needs a reality show before the next one. But seriously why does everyone bag on mustaine for being honest. The man is a role model and is , as you people call it "metal". We come here and post OUR opinions whether they be smart or death threats. Some read and care some don't. Same deal with this guy except he has some celebrity status. If you ask me that takes even more balls. He followed his dream , it came true and he is still himself and will say exactly what is on his mind and I hope that never changes.
COMMENT | Ditto here in New Zealand... posted by : VivaLaSlash 9/1/2005 6:52:15 PM
Were it ever to come here (maybe that's wishful thinking on my part, as New Zealand promoters don't seem to think anybody listens to anything but top-40 hip-hop and dance music), it'd sell out like a motherfucker. We're TOTALLY starved for good metal here. Fortunately, AC/DC often come here (Phil Rudd lives in New Zealand, after all), and not only do they sell out everywhere they play, there's about five times more people outside who couldn't get in. I can understand why a band would want to aim for the American (i.e. most 'lucrative') market, but realistically, there ARE other countries besides America, continental Europe and Japan, and they DO have fans there.
Mmm... Beer... c(_)
COMMENT | And hey, man... posted by : VivaLaSlash 9/1/2005 6:54:52 PM
...we gave the rest of the world Bungee Jumping, Zorbs, the Lord Of The Rings Movies and Steinlager, and we can (and will) take it back!! Think about THAT, Dave!!
Mmm... Beer... c(_)
COMMENT | Flying to Toronto for the next show posted by : silver26 9/1/2005 6:55:51 PM
Im flying to toronto tommorrow morning to catch the next show. I dont care about sales figures... this is going rock.
COMMENT | Dude.. posted by : hello? 9/1/2005 7:06:40 PM
the tour didn't have enough well known bands, and megadeth had just finished the Blackmail tour. Nobody really knows of Nevermore or Symphony X here in America. People know bands like As I Lay Dying and Killswitch Engage in the US. Now honestly, tell me who you would rather see, Nevermore and SX or AILD and KE? Plus, the fact that Ozzy is in Ozzfest adds a lot. Then there's Maiden which probably brought half the crowds to each Ozzfest. I mean c'mon is it was Megadeth and Maiden it'd be a question of who wouldnt go instead of who would
To the Toronto show on saturday. The only band I want to see is Fear Factory. 8th fuckin time! I've seen Megadeth a few years back @ the same venue, opening up for Motley Crue. As for Hello? I would much rather see As I Lay Dying and Killswitch.
COMMENT | hello? posted by : deathportal 9/1/2005 7:34:47 PM
I would rather see Symphony X and Nevermore any day, brother! I'm with you on Maiden. They should co-headline with 'Deth and schedule every fuckin' show on the same night as Ozz-fest. At half the ticket price, with two bands that can remember the lyrics to their own songs (plus a lot of underground bands and LESS nu-metal bands) I think honestly that Gigantour would give Ozz-fest a run for its money.
COMMENT | hard to believe these attendance figures are expected.... posted by : weinerdog 9/1/2005 7:35:25 PM
Some of these 15-20k size venues cannot be cheap to book, and I would think the local promoters can't be doing too well on these shows. 3500 in a 19k venue is a disaster no matter what kind of spin they try to put on it.....
COMMENT | kull is gay posted by : metalfukinhed 9/1/2005 8:10:45 PM
im friends with his bro, he really is gay!!
COMMENT | I'm sure if Nevermore got more stage time posted by : EternalHatred 9/1/2005 8:37:42 PM
more people would go, cause they fucking rule!
COMMENT | i was posted by : rattler 9/1/2005 8:37:45 PM
sitting in the second row in phoenix . it stormed pretty hard . i started hearing pimple face teenagers baggin on mustaine saying things like '' the wuss prolly left' etc. funny how poeple pop at the lip just to follow the crowd to the chow line . you motherfuckers are baggin on a talented musician one of the best of my generation.yea he was wounded when lars booted him . Cause he knew he had the goods . and metallicas a perfect example of motherfuckers linin up 4 chow cause thier tunes blow after the justice album. if mustaine were to have stayed in that band they'ed only have been better . the reason they booted him cause james and lars are conroling and they knew his shit would outshine thiers in that band , threes a crowd type deal . and no i aint just another ''mustaine lover ' ive never met the man how can i judge him I LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKIN ! peace
COMMENT | SO BASICALLY posted by : Dead of Winter 9/1/2005 9:43:34 PM
The entire Gigantour's tour in attendance does not even add up to one ozzfest show attendance... nice.
COMMENT | well posted by : vas defferens 9/1/2005 9:46:57 PM
il at least give mustaine credit for choosing bands that he is personally a fan of for the shows........i think if he really cared about ticket sales he would have pulled a metallica and had fucking linkin park or korn on the bill
COMMENT | JGUNS posted by : METALKINGDOM 9/1/2005 9:47:59 PM
"Do you morons really believe that the promoters and the marketing people for the record labels really missed the mark by that much?? "
Umm...actually...
COMMENT | And.... posted by : Dead of Winter 9/1/2005 9:56:09 PM
I am getting REALLY tired of hearing people that say Maiden was half of Ozzfest success. Ozzfest has been successfull EVERY year for 10 years without Maiden! And it would have been the same this year... maiden fans need to seriously get over themselvs.
for primarily garbage bands. I saw this tour and it was mullets and losers. I felt like a fucking loser being there. Embarassing......
COMMENT | Funny... posted by : MikeDedly 9/1/2005 10:31:53 PM
You idiots should be bashing the American metal scene for sucking so much to let a tour like this go un-noticed and not Dave and Gigantour.
Just wait until this puppy hits Canada, we'll show you how it's done.
COMMENT | posted by : RiotAct666 9/1/2005 10:38:34 PM
\m/ Megadeth \m/
COMMENT | JR - Dumbass posted by : Fu Dude 9/1/2005 11:02:08 PM
Dumbass wrote:
" Gigantour is one of those concerts that is going to have a draw somewhere between 2-5000. There just isn't a lot of venues that adequately support that venue, and Mustaine wanted it to be a "Fest" like environment. He didn't honestly think that he was going to sell out 15000 seat stadiums. Do you morons really believe that the promoters and the marketing people for the record labels really missed the mark by that much??"
Uh, yeah, dumbass - they did. Do you have any clue how much money it costs to run a 15,000 stadium for the night? You can bet your ass that promoters got SOAKED on this tour (except for Olando, but remember that this is the town that launched boy bands and nu-metal - they support crappy music). There are PLENTY of smaller venues that could have hosted this gig. No promoter in his right mind would say "Let's book a stadium, even though we're only gonna sell it to 1/4 capacity."
Retard.
COMMENT | Listen to this? posted by : ChrisASchrader 9/2/2005 12:55:34 AM
Mady in Anger with the World 2004- $53.3 (US Only)*Accurate* Ozzfest 2004- $12m (or so,somewhere in the rage but less than $20m)
Hey Ozzy,that band that opened for you in 1986 made almost six times what your tour made the last 2 years and this will be the first time Metallica makes less than your tour because....THEY AIN'T touring but I'm assuming any old Metallica records will sell better than any recent Ozzy. Put that in your colon and poke it Sharon! and let that fucker burn you!
COMMENT | posted by : death-23 9/2/2005 3:38:31 AM
Fuck sharon's unwashed ass... and Mustaine, you should have brought DISSECTION to give you a hand with your gigan... I mean tiny tour
COMMENT | this doesn't show that gigantour sux this shows the poor condition the metal scene in us is in posted by : pages124again 9/2/2005 3:42:55 AM
no offence but 1500 attendance i mean come on with all these great bands, and that also in a country the size of America. Something must be truly wrong i live in a country with the total population which maybe less than one of your city still we get great number of metalheads going to the shows. very surprising.
COMMENT | heh posted by : Cliff_Mustaine 9/2/2005 5:14:28 AM
bring it to Europe, and you'll sell out any gig.
COMMENT | GIGANTOUR???? posted by : rollins 9/5/2005 5:30:27 AM
More like TeenyTinyTour judging from those attendance records.
COMMENT | Gigantour Vancouver posted by : socialenemy69 9/10/2005 4:36:54 AM
Just got back from the show and it was pretty good, Megadeth, Anthrax and Nevermore Kicked ass. Fear Factory were ok, Bobaflex and Life of Agony were lame. Too bad no Dillinger escape plan, would have been an awesome show if they played.
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