Bands That Make More Than $100,000 Per Gig

This is part of a substantial list leaked from booking agency Degy Entertainment, and first published by Priceonomics.

These are the bands that pull in more than $100,000 a gig, with a large number attracting more than several hundred dollars per show. A select group pulls more than $500,000, with artists like Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Dave Matthews, Madonna, and even James Taylor attracting more than $1 million for one performance.

Keep in mind that most of these artists are making at least $100,000, with a ‘+’ indicator suggesting that this is a starting point.

A long list of other pricing tiers below $100,000, here. Here’s a quick breakdown of artists starting at the $100,000 floor (ie, don’t even pitch them on a lower amount):

Alanis Morissette

Axwell

Avenged Sevenfold

Bassnectar

Bonnie Raitt

Big & Rich

Ben Harper

Caifanes

CeeLo Green

Creed

Damian Marley

David Gray

311

DJ Red Foo

Dieks Bentley

Demi Lovato

Fallout Boy

Ellie Goulding

Frank Ocean

Flo Rida

Fantasia

Katherine McPhee

Kaskade

Jane’s Addiction

Hank Williams, Jr.

LL Cool J

Little Big Town

Kip Moore

Morrissey

Merle Haggard

Sublime w/ Rome

One Republic

The Offspring

Myth Busters

The Flaming Lips

Passion Pit

Vampire Weekend

Phoenix

Weezer

Willie Nelson

PSY

Rob Thomas

Sebastian Ingrosso

Steve Miller Band

Swinging over to the higher end of things, these are the artists commanding at least $1 million for one show:

Bon Jovi

Bruce Springsteen

Justin Bieber

Justin Timberlake

James Taylor

Madonna

Taylor Swift

Adele is listed here as commanding a $750,000 floor, though that figure has probably pushed past $1 million at this stage. Perhaps James Taylor is the surprising member of the million-plus club, though older fanbases (combined with emerging, younger fanbases) can drive up a performer’s price significantly. Also, keep in mind that these figures are mere starting points: just recently, word leaked that Justin Bieber received a $5 million offer to play the Republican National Convention, which he allegedly turned down in part because of the Democratic leanings of his manager, Scooter Braun.

Top image by Thomas Galvez, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0).