21-02-2012, 06:50
artists make much more money via live shows than their cds/records....albums are just a sideline for live shows IMO!
especially the merchandise side of it...i was watching a doco on The Stones yesterday and they were saying that most bands allow to make $20-$30 per head of attendees at shows on things from the merchandise stands, but acts like The Stones and McCartney make upwards of $100 per head per show on merchandise, times that by say a 15,000 seat stadium and these old guys make an extra $1.5-$2million per show on t-shirt sales etc...then add in the extra cds from their back catalogues they will also sell during a tour and ticket sales profits and they make a lot more than you think!!!!!
even at $30 per head in merchandise sales at 15,000 attendees...thats close to 450K-500K extra per gig...very lucrative game to be in if you have "made it"!!!!!
especially the merchandise side of it...i was watching a doco on The Stones yesterday and they were saying that most bands allow to make $20-$30 per head of attendees at shows on things from the merchandise stands, but acts like The Stones and McCartney make upwards of $100 per head per show on merchandise, times that by say a 15,000 seat stadium and these old guys make an extra $1.5-$2million per show on t-shirt sales etc...then add in the extra cds from their back catalogues they will also sell during a tour and ticket sales profits and they make a lot more than you think!!!!!
even at $30 per head in merchandise sales at 15,000 attendees...thats close to 450K-500K extra per gig...very lucrative game to be in if you have "made it"!!!!!
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They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.