A few weeks ago, website Priceonomics did some number crunching and found out what it would cost to book a number of bands. At the time, we noted that the math was a little bit off, due to the fact that it was through a third party booking agent. We also noted that some of the acts were on hiatus and others seemed mysteriously low. Business Insider has done some sleuthing and found that that booking agent, Degy Entertainment, doesn’t show that list any more. They went to Celebritytalent.net, who claim they update their list daily. This list, which theprp isolated the rock/metal artists from, may be more reputable than the one from a few weeks ago, but it still appears that there are some questionable acts on there. We discuss that below:

$1,000,000-$1,499,999:

Aerosmith

Nickelback

The Black Keys

Rolling Stones

$750,000-$999,999:

Blink-182

Muse

Pink Floyd

Rage Against The Machine

Red Hot Chili Peppers

$500,000-$749,000:

Dave Grohl (solo)

Faith No More

Kid Rock

Linkin Park

$350,000-$499,999:

Alice In Chains

Kiss

Soundgarden

Stone Temple Pilots

ZZ Top

$250,000-$349,000:

311

Billy Idol

Evanescence

Foo Fighters

Godsmack

Limp Bizkit

Queens Of The Stone Age

Rise Against

Shinedown

Tool

Van Halen

Weezer

$150,000-$249,000:

3 Doors Down

Beastie Boys

Chris Cornell

Creed

Heart

Incubus

Korn

Nine Inch Nails

Ozzy Osbourne

Pixies

Radiohead

Smashing Pumpkins

Them Crooked Vultures

Whitesnake

$100,000-$149,000:

Boston

Cake

Deep Purple

Iggy Pop

Primus

Puddle Of Mudd

Staind

Styx

Sublime

$20,000-$29,000:

Megadeth

Quiet Riot

Rollins Band

$10,000-$19,999:

Alien Ant Farm

Andrew WK

Bloodhound Gang

Filter

Serj Tankian

Suicidal Tendencies

Travis Barker

Warrant

$7,500-$9,999:

Bam Margera

So yeah, Pink Floyd isn’t playing shows any more. Neither are the Beastie Boys. Van Halen hasn’t played since they canceled a large part of their summer tour a few years ago. It doesn’t seem like Them Crooked Vultures are in any rush to reunite, and Evanescence appear to be undergoing some issues that might stop them from playing. Not to mention, it’s a little odd that a Dave Grohl solo show would happen. And wow, if The Black Keys are commanding Rolling Stones money, that’s pretty damn impressive for them.

On the other side, Megadeth for under $30,000 is a steal, and who wouldn’t want to take up a collection to get a Jani Lane-less Warrant or Suicidal Tendencies to play their next party for that much? Tool and Queens of the Stone Age are also somewhat of a value, considering how huge both bands are. At any rate, these should be taken with somewhat of a grain of salt.