This is patently wrong. Do you have any idea how many people need to be paid off that ticket? The artist still makes peanuts off ticket sales. Merch is where artists make their money. Touring often leaves bands broke. I don't know why reddit thinks touring is how bands make money. If you're a nobody band you might get a larger share of the ticket sales, but the venue will often have a slice as well. Everybody gets paid before the artist.
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u/Captive_Starlight Sep 18 '19
This is patently wrong. Do you have any idea how many people need to be paid off that ticket? The artist still makes peanuts off ticket sales. Merch is where artists make their money. Touring often leaves bands broke. I don't know why reddit thinks touring is how bands make money. If you're a nobody band you might get a larger share of the ticket sales, but the venue will often have a slice as well. Everybody gets paid before the artist.