METFIELD said:
i like u2 but why every u2 fan and Paul McGuinness says u2 is the biggest band in the world.clearly they are not.metallica is the biggest rock band since 91.they sold 3-5 million copies every year worldwide.this is fact
metallica will outsold u2 worldwide soon.just wait and see.they are only 41 years old.and they released only 8 studio album
if u2 biggest band in the world why they never played in istanbul.biggest city in the europe
Metallica has outsold U2 in one country, the United States, since 1991, primarily because before that, the band was unknown to a lot of people, who through the 1990s, went out and purchased their back cataloge. The Majority of Metallica's album sales come from the United States. The Majority of U2's album sales come from outside the United States.
Each tour that U2 has done in the United States since 1990 has out grossed and out attended any single tour Metallica has ever done.
Take any city you want in the United States and compare how many people in that city would attend a U2 concert as opposed to a Metallica concert. U2 can play stadiums on their own in most of the big cities of the United States easily. Metallica can only do Arena's on their own, and on this last tour, they had to enlist the help of the multi-platinum band "Godsmack" in order to sell tickets.
Take Philadelphia, the 4th largest city and market in the United States. The last time Metallica came to Philadelphia, they barely were able to sellout one show at the 20,000 seat Wachovia Center and then played to a half empty Wachovia center for the second show.
By contrast, U2 soldout all 3 of their Philadelphia shows at the Wachovia center, on the last tour in MINUTES, even though U2 ticket prices were much higher and most people had never heard of the opening artist!!!!!!!!
When was the last time Metallica played a stadium show in Philadelphia without having a festival type line up to support them? U2 has played Stadiums in Philadelphia on every tour from Joshua Tree on except the last one which was only designed for Arena's.
Metallica's last album, St. Anger has only sold 4.5 million copies worldwide compared to U2's last album which has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. Name the city and U2 can outsell Metallica there. The only place where Metallica might be able to compete with U2 would be in Japan and Germany where heavy metal tends to be very popular.
#1 the last few U2 studio albums have sold 2 to 3 times as many copies worldwide as the last few Metallica albums have sold.
#2 U2 can play stadiums in most cities around the world without the aid of support acts. The only way Metallica can play stadiums in most cities is with four or five bands supporting them with modest ticket price. U2 is recognized in the concert industry as the top artist with the exception of the Rolling Stones! U2 has most of the highest Concert Gross and Attendence figures for most cities around the world.
This is why U2 is the biggest band in the world in terms of overall album sales and concert ticket sales. Metallica is a big band, but their album sales outside the United States are to low and their ability to play stadiums in most cities without support acts is weak.
#3 While Turkey and Istanbul are growing, they are consider to be a relatively poor country when compared to any country in Western Europe. Istanbul is not the biggest city in Europe and many artist skip Turkey because it is not seen as a major market yet for selling albums and concert tickets when compared to countries even in Eastern Europe like Poland and Czech Republic. This is of course changing and Turkey is growing as a market. But its very telling when a country like Romania can get into the European Union (2007) while Turkey continue's to struggle to get in. The big markets for music in Europe are the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands. Turkey may be in the top 5 one day, but as of right now, they are not. This is one of the reasons why U2 has not come to Turkey yet. The time for the tour is limited and there is only time to visit the largest markets.
Now, I've essentially repeated many of the things I have said before in here. I and most people in here have responded to your questions.
