By The Numbers: Dave Matthews Band Played 62 Shows For 1,270,477 Fans In 2010
Annie Lowrey at Slate has published a great overview of the Dave Mathews Band. In her piece, which is well worth the read, she outlines some very interesting figures from the group. Some of these have been floating around for awhile and others are new. 2011 will be the first year the DMB takes off from touring.
It goes without saying that the concert industry will deeply miss them this year. Take a look:
- Total of albums sold: 30 million
- # of albums to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts: 6 out of 7
- Amount made from touring in 2010: $72.9 million
- Average price of concert tickets in 2010: $58.79
- # of fans played for in 2010: 1,270,477
- # of shows played since 1992: 1,692
- # of tickets sold from 2000 – 2009: 11,230,696
- Amount grossed from touring in last decade: +$500 million
- Amount made from fan-club memberships in 2007: +$2,800,000
(via Slate)
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Amazing. They deserve it. They work extremely hard. Set a grand example for other artists.
Anybody know how much ownership the individual band members have or are they all hired guns?
And to that, how many of the 1,270,477 fans who saw them live last year can name one other member of the band?
wow 30 milion…amazing
nice post
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Those are really poignant thoughts given the name of the band. In this case, though, I think we’d be surprised by the parity within the group. From the very beginning this particular act has done a tremendous job of building a tribe of fans who feel a very sincere connection to each member; I haven’t really listened to them in a decade or so, but I still remember the names of two of the three other band members (plus LeRoy Moore, their saxophone player who recently passed away). They’ve been together from the very beginning and all take major roles, which I’m sure has strengthened that sense of community among fans.
The band I work with, like the Dave Matthews Band, converts and retains fans best in a live setting, so as we’ve grown we’ve tried to similarly develop community and brand-to-fan identity via social media. Here’s hoping we can grow to something even remotely resembling these numbers!