The following are a few select recent heavy metal/hard rock concert attendance figures, as reported by Billboard magazine:
Artist/Event: IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, DEVIL DRIVER, ZAO Venue: Theatre of Living Arts City/State: Philadelphia, Pa. Date: Feb. 17, 2006 Gross Sales: $19,640 Attendance: 1,000 Capacity: 1,000
Artist/Event: IN FLAMES, TRIVIUM, DEVIL DRIVER, ZAO Venue: 9:30 Club City/State: Washington, D.C. Date: Feb. 16, 2006 Gross Sales: $20,400 Attendance: 1,200 Capacity: 1,200
Artist/Event: OPETH Venue: Town Hall City/State: New York, N.Y. Date: Feb. 23, 2006 Gross Sales: $38,972 Attendance: 1,483 Capacity: 1,485
Artist/Event: BUCKCHERRY, PROGRAM THE DEAD Venue: Lee's Palace City/State: Toronto, Ontario Date: Feb. 19, 2006 Gross Sales: $6,102 Attendance: 388 Capacity: 400
Artist/Event: G.B.H., GOLDBLADE, THE HEARTACHES Venue: House of Blues City/State: San Diego, Calif. Date: March 3, 2006 Gross Sales: $6,887 Attendance: 393 Capacity: 1,100
Artist/Event: ANTHRAX, GOD FORBID, SWORN ENEMY Venue: Newport Music Hall City/State: Columbus, Ohio Date: Jan. 11, 2006 Gross Sales: $11,564 Attendance: 506 Capacity: 550
Artist/Event: HENRY ROLLINS (spoken word) Venue: Electric Factory City/State: Philadelphia, Pa. Date: Feb. 18, 2006 Gross Sales: $18,625 Attendance: 745 Capacity: 900
Artist/Event: SEVENDUST, NONPOINT, SOCIALBURN, WICKED WISDOM, ONE Venue: Electric Factory City/State: Philadelphia, Pa. Date: Jan. 28, 2006 Gross Sales: $40,106 Attendance: 1,984 Capacity: 2,250
Artist/Event: THE CULT Venue: House of Blues City/State: San Diego, Calif. Date: March 4, 2006 Gross Sales: $48,068 Attendance: 1,150 Capacity: 1,150
Artist/Event: DISTURBED, BLOODSIMPLE, SCUM OF THE EARTH Venue: The Tabernacle City/State: Atlanta, Ga. Date: Feb. 18, 2006 Gross Sales: $72,540 Attendance: 2,602 Capacity: 2,602
Artist/Event: NINE INCH NAILS, MOVING UNITS Venue: DeltaPlex City/State: Grand Rapids, Mich. Date: Feb. 20, 2006 Gross Sales: $171,749 Attendance: 4,778 Capacity: 5,767
Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE Venue: Harbour Station City/State: St . John, New Brunswick Date: March 1, 2006 Gross Sales: $199,853 Attendance: 3,504 Capacity: 5,066
Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE Venue: Ervin J. Nutter Center City/State: Dayton, Ohio Date: Feb. 19, 2006 Gross Sales: $255,680 Attendance: 4,934 Capacity: 9,354
Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE Venue: Erie Civic Center, Tullio Arena City/State: Erie, Pa. Date: Feb. 17, 2006 Gross Sales: $268,664 Attendance: 5,183 Capacity: 5,584
Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE Venue: Sovereign Center City/State: Reading, Pa. Date: Feb. 18, 2006 Gross Sales: $336,227 Attendance: 5,672 Capacity: 6,692
Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE Venue: Colisee Pepsi City/State: Quebec City, Quebec Date: March 4, 2006 Gross Sales: $336,053 Attendance: 6,620 Capacity: 8,500
Artist/Event: MÖTLEY CRÜE Venue: Halifax Metro Centre City/State: Halifax, Nova Scotia Date: March 2, 2006 Gross Sales: $400,925 Attendance: 7,013 Capacity: 7,606
Artist/Event: QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Venue: Veterans Memorial Arena City/State: Jacksonville, Fla. Date: March 5, 2006 Gross Sales: $321,135 Attendance: 3,769 Capacity: 5,000
Artist/Event: QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Venue: American Airlines Arena City/State: Miami, Fla. Date: March 3, 2006 Gross Sales: $573,453 Attendance: 5,897 Capacity: 6,000
Artist/Event: AEROSMITH, LENNY KRAVITZ Venue: Save Mart Center City/State: Fresno, Calif. Date: Feb. 20, 2006 Gross Sales: $994,720 Attendance: 9,457 Capacity: 13,981
Artist/Event: AEROSMITH, LENNY KRAVITZ Venue: MGM Grand Garden City/State: Las Vegas, Nev. Date: Feb. 18, 2006 Gross Sales: $1,726,263 Attendance: 13,199 Capacity: 13,199
Artist/Event: AEROSMITH, LENNY KRAVITZ Venue: Staples Center City/State: Los Angeles, Calif. Date: Feb. 22, 2006 Gross Sales: $1,287,775 Attendance: 13,657 Capacity: 14,973

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