If this was intended as some kind of shot at Metallica, it’s going to take a lot more than a couple of sex toys to knock the band off their throne. Last month, Pollstar reported that Metallica landed at the 5th biggest worldwide tour of 2017, netting 1.5 million tickets sold over 49 shows.
It was also largely responsible for them being one of the highest paid bands of the year. That tour netted them a cool $66.5 million, which also counted albums and merchandise sold throughout the year. Looking at the entire picture, if you’re not wildly successful, would anyone even cover your music swapping out instruments for sex toys? No way
