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Pearl Jam earned approx $2.3M a show

tylerjtylerj Indiana Posts: 367
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  • Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 2,049
    All the power to them. They earned every penny.
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,440
    I'm guessing this is before they have to pay everyone and split among themselves 
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 10,366
    No wonder the System guys are getting along lol
  • ally12ally12 Ottawa, ON, CAN Posts: 316
    igotid88 said:
    I'm guessing this is before they have to pay everyone and split among themselves 
    If that’s the case, there is probably not whole lot left to split 7 ways.
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  • We All BelieveWe All Believe Eastchester, NY - Proud South Canadian. Posts: 722
    pjl44 said:
    No wonder the System guys are getting along lol
    Lol.

    I love them. I wish they'd put new music out.
    May your days be long, til kingdom come.
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 6,006
    igotid88 said:
    I'm guessing this is before they have to pay everyone and split among themselves 
    And they get to owe the IRS plus every state played if there's state tax.
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,032
    You think they split it evenly between the five of them?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,838
    mcgruff10 said:
    You think they split it evenly between the five of them?

    Probably.  Pay the crew, costs, and expenses of running the tour, and split what's left between band members?

    It's kind of interested seeing they're at the bottom of the spectrum.
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,440
    Zod said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    You think they split it evenly between the five of them?

    Probably.  Pay the crew, costs, and expenses of running the tour, and split what's left between band members?

    It's kind of interested seeing they're at the bottom of the spectrum.
    Not that many shows. And the 2 shows in Florida were in a 7,000 seat theater
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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 10,366
    We All Believe said:
    pjl44 said:
    No wonder the System guys are getting along lol
    Lol.

    I love them. I wish they'd put new music out.
    I'd settle for an arena show!
  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 10,366
    mcgruff10 said:
    You think they split it evenly between the five of them?
    Peanuts to divvy up after they pay out Boom
  • ally12ally12 Ottawa, ON, CAN Posts: 316
    pjl44 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    You think they split it evenly between the five of them?
    Peanuts to divvy up after they pay out Boom
    Wouldn’t they also have to pay Josh?
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  • Guy DudebroGuy Dudebro Posts: 1,460
    And their manager gets his 10%….
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,326
    edited June 9
    Would have been highter if they just played more Riot Act
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  • KJ228171KJ228171 Posts: 447
    edited June 9

    igotid88 said:
    Zod said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    You think they split it evenly between the five of them?

    Probably.  Pay the crew, costs, and expenses of running the tour, and split what's left between band members?

    It's kind of interested seeing they're at the bottom of the spectrum.
    Not that many shows. And the 2 shows in Florida were in a 7,000 seat theater

    The casino shows probably have a payout on top of the box office from the Seminoles which isn’t included here. Those shows are bringing the average down and it’s not accounted in the public revenue figures. The band was brought in to get people into the casino/hotel after all so they are getting a fee. Figure $161 a ticket and 18,000-20,000 per show and it’s around $3 million give or take for the arenas with the PJ premium. Depending on your pull an artist can even negotiate up to 110% of face value from the box office although I don’t know if PJ can command that. All of this is assuming they didn’t just get a flat fee which isn’t unusual. On top of that, figure  $1 million in merchandise, at the low end, even after the venues take their merch cut. So each member is probably getting anywhere between $100,000-$200,000 pretax after everyone else gets paid (the crew, management, support staff, etc).
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  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,799
    tylerj said:
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-06-08/major-league-baseball-is-growing-again-why-isn-t-its-tv-money


    First… what the heck is Peal Jam?

    secondly… I’m guessing the money is split 5 ways once expenses are paid.  And I don’t think it’s an even split… I would believe Ed gets a larger share of the remaining pie.  Boom and Josh are likely paid a set salary by the band while on tour and their earnings are not a split of the revenue. 
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  • LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 11,274
    edited June 9
    Peal jam. Yup. I hear ev gets more. 
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 95,931
    Shaindli1 said:
    All the power to them. They earned every penny.


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