MrTangent
join:2001-12-28
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| Re: That's a funny, if ineffectual way around it said by boogie74  :
Despite what you wish to believe, the money from concert ticket sales isn't cash that goes to the artist. Bands go on concert for one thing and one thing only: to promote record sales.
Did you honestly believe it was just coincidence that concerts always tend to focus on ONE album- the latest one out? And they play the CRAP that some hate! Oh, they'll play some of their best stuff to motivate the audience- but out of the 10-12 songs (at most) that are played, at least 7 to 9 of them will be from the same, newest album (usually the title of the tour, no less).
In closing, concerts aren't for making money from ticket sales- they're for promoting record sales.
Boogie
Agreed for the most part. It should also be said that a great number of artists don't tour. For instance, a lot of bands I listen to (various noise/ambient/experimental/industrial) are unable to tour due to financial restraints. They're also logistically unable to travel to where their fan base is (it's not unusual for, say, a Swedish band like Covenant to be big in America and shipping all your gear to play a foreign gig is very expensive).
It's also a bit hard for some electronic (or complex studio bands like Mr. Bungle) bands to "translate" their extremely dense sonic maelstrom to a live venue. Often bands like NIN/Skinny Puppy are left putting a great deal of the show on DAT since it's not possible to play 30-40 synth parts at one time. And for this limitation a lot of bands aren't able to tour, or have a large label behind them to help pay for the tour expenses. Anyway, tours are only really profitable if you're a big artist. It's a double-edged sword in that way. And that's why buying the music is especially important to the independent and lesser known artists. Otherwise they may not be around to make music next time.
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