Can we list the tour gross for every show they've ever done and then debate about it for 40 pages?
Well, here are some R.E.M. boxscores. Far from being comprehensive, but about a 1/3 of the shows they did on the Monster tour.
The MONSTER Tour occured at the Peak of R.E.M.'s popularity around the world.
R.E.M. MONSTER TOUR
May 21, 1995
George, Washington
George
GROSS: $579,575
ATTENDANCE: 18,458
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $31.40
May 24-25, 1995
Englewood Colorado
Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre
GROSS: $909,815
ATTENDANCE: 32,719
CAPACITY: 34,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.81
May 27-28, 1995
Bonner Springs Kansas
Sandstone
Amphitheatre
GROSS: $1,017,246
ATTENDANCE: 36,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $28.26
May 30, 1995
Minneapolis, MN
Target Center
GROSS: $545,105
ATTENDANCE: 18,462
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $29.53
May 31, 1995
Milwaukee Wisconsin
Marcus Amphitheatre
GROSS: $597,640
ATTENDANCE: 22,628
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $26.41
June 2-4, 1995
Rosemount Illinois
Rosemount Horizon
GROSS: $1,646,277
ATTENDANCE: 53,973
SHOWS: 3
SELLOUTS: 3
Average Ticket Price: $30.50
June 6-7, 1995
Auburn Hills Michigan
Palace Of Auburn Hills
GROSS: $1,483,220
ATTENDANCE: 39,470
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $37.58
June 9, 1995
Columbus Ohio
Polaris Amphitheatre
GROSS: $569,227
ATTENDANCE: 20,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $28.46
June 10, 1995
Burgettstown Pennsylvania
Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheatre
GROSS: $609,763
ATTENDANCE: 22,507
CAPACITY: 22,573
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.09
June 11, 1995
Cleveland Ohio
Gund Arena
GROSS: $713,235
ATTENDANCE: 20,647
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $34.54
June 13, 1995
Toronto Ontario
Molson Amphitheatre
GROSS: $503,031
ATTENDANCE: 16,078
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $31.29
June 20, 1995
Albany New York
Knickerbocker Arena
GROSS: $464,180
ATTENDANCE: 16,287
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $28.50
June 22-24, 1995
New York, New York
Madison Square Garden
GROSS: $2,209,645
ATTENDANCE: 56,694
SHOWS: 3
SELLOUTS: 3
Average Ticket Price: $38.98
July 22, 1995
Dublin Ireland
Slane Castle
GROSS: $3,194,076
ATTENDANCE: 78,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $40.95
July 23, 1995
Cardiff Wales
Arms Park
GROSS: $2,059,025
ATTENDANCE: 55,950
CAPACITY: 56,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $36.80
July 25-26, 1995
Huddersfield England
Kirklees Stadium
GROSS: $2,576,000
ATTENDANCE: 70,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $36.80
July 27, 1995
Edinburgh Scotland
Murrayfield Stadium
GROSS: $1,722,092
ATTENDANCE: 46,796
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $36.80
July 29-30, 1995
Milton Keynes England
National Bowl
GROSS: $4,796,364
ATTENDANCE: 130,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $36.90
September 9, 1995
St. Petersburg Florida
ThunderDome
GROSS: $560,075
ATTENDANCE: 18,853
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $29.71
September 15-16, 1995
The Woodlands Texas
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
GROSS: $693,766
ATTENDANCE: 23,000
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 2
Average Ticket Price: $30.16
September 24, 1995
Tinley Park Illinois
World Music Theatre
GROSS: $546,551
ATTENDANCE: 18,863
CAPACITY: 20,000
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $28.98
September 26, 1995
Noblesville Indiana
Deer Creek Music Center
GROSS: $466,630
ATTENDANCE: 21,231
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $21.98
October 7, 1995
Uniondale New York
Nassau Veterans
Memorial Coliseum
GROSS: $453,498
ATTENDANCE: 13,905
CAPACITY: 17,926
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $32.61
October 11, 1995
Hartford Conn.
Meadows Music Theatre
GROSS: $536,985
ATTENDANCE: 18,532
CAPACITY: 22,500
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $28.98
October 12-14, 1995
Philadelphia Pennsylvania
CoreStates Spectrum
GROSS: $1,340,230
ATTENDANCE: 39,355
SHOWS: 3
SELLOUTS: 3
Average Ticket Price: $34.06
October 21, 1995
Cincinnati Ohio
Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum
GROSS: $390,906
ATTENDANCE: 10,908
CAPACITY: 16,378
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $35.84
October 30, 1995
Las Vegas Nevada
University Of Nevada
Thomas & Mack Center
GROSS: $273,620
ATTENDANCE: 9,196
CAPACITY: 16,776
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $29.75
October 30-31, 1995
Anaheim California
Arrowhead Pond
GROSS: $844,184
ATTENDANCE: 25,775
CAPACITY: 30,400
SHOWS: 2
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $32.75
November 1, 1995
Inglewood California
Great Western Forum
GROSS: $445,730
ATTENDANCE: 13,217
CAPACITY: 16,714
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $33.72
November 3, 1995
Devore California
Glen Helen
Blockbuster Pavilion
GROSS: $526,204
ATTENDANCE: 14,781
CAPACITY: 16,400
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $35.60
November 4, 1995
Phoenix Arizona
Blockbuster Desert
Sky Pavilion
GROSS: $585,981
ATTENDANCE: 19,577
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 1
Average Ticket Price: $29.93
November 7, 1995
Memphis Tennessee
Pyramid
GROSS: $374,608
ATTENDANCE: 13,018
CAPACITY: 15,400
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $28.78
November 10, 1995
Chapel Hill North Carolina
University Of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Dean E. Smith Center
GROSS: $421,970
ATTENDANCE: 15,154
CAPACITY: 16,589
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.85
November 11, 1995
Greensboro North Carolina
Greensboro Coliseum
GROSS: $322,880
ATTENDANCE: 10,644
CAPACITY: 15,132
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $30.34
November 12, 1995
Charlotte North Carolina
Charlotte Coliseum
GROSS: $381,405
ATTENDANCE: 13,659
CAPACITY: 16,104
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $27.92
November 16, 1995
North Charleston South Carolina
North Charleston Coliseum
GROSS: $298,649
ATTENDANCE: 9,852
CAPACITY: 10,620
SHOWS: 1
SELLOUTS: 0
Average Ticket Price: $30.31
R.E.M. 1995 MONSTER TOUR STATS TOTALS From shows reported:
GROSS: $35,659,388
ATTENDANCE: 1,064,189
AVERAGE GROSS: $727,743
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE: 21,718
SHOWS: 49
SELLOUTS: 31
Average Ticket Price: $33.51
SHOWS MISSING: 81
The total number of stadium sized venues played was 17, the remainder were in arena sized venues, a total of 113. All of the Stadium sized shows took place in Europe with the exception of one that took place in New Zealand.
If we use the averages obtained from KNOWN attendance and gross provided by Billboard Boxscore, and extrapolate them over all 130 shows, these are the totals we would get for the tour:
GROSS: $94,606,590
ATTENDANCE: 2,823,340