Tour Prediction and Speculation Thread [ARCHIVED] Tour • Page 1905

What percentage of the gross ticket sales usually goes to the artist/performing band?

 

Plus, even if it was really a production issue, I'm willing to bet MCR & Paramore have WAY lower standards for accomodations than Travis Scott & J Cole do. Give 'em a stage, a PA, & 20 minutes to set up and they'll do just fine. It's not like Travis who always has pyrotechnics and giant screens at his shows (no shade, I do like me some pyrotechnics & screens).

 

It depends on the contract. There’s usually a guarantee and then % of ticket sales on top with an increased percentage if it’s a sold out show. Using Phoebes number for an example, it was $250k in gross sale. Hypothetically, she might have gotten a $100k guarantee and then like 60% of ticket sales. 100k plus 60% of the difference (Gross - guarantee). The hospitality budget (green room stuff, food, etc) usually gets deducted from the percentage of ticket sales and then the venue keeps the rest after paying whatever fees to Ticketmaster, Eventbrite, whatever and the promoter. Venue makes most of their money from the bar and will also take a percentage of merch sales.

So in this make believe scenario, Phoebe is at about 190k (100k guarantee + 90k percentage). Her manager will automatically take about 10% off the top, booking agent 5%, and then all the expenses - bus, crew, band, lodging, equipment rentals, per diem, and of course taxes. I think a conservative estimate is that the artist will net anywhere from 30-50% of gross depending on expenses and how well the shows go. Artists at this level are very safe from flops. If you look at the numbers for the mid-level and lower bands, the margins are much much thinner.

And then Phoebe definitely makes a killing on merch each night. Easily gross 40-50k a show.

I hope that helps. I know it’s long but I’m just high on the devils lettuce.

 

This is all I’ve ever wanted to know. Bless you

 

You got a YT channel on this stuff? I find your posts fascinating on this.

 

this is also why people like phoebe do underplays. She could have easily done amphitheater on this tour but didn’t because she was guaranteed a sell out, which gives her a bonus. Same for Olivia rodrigo. Probably making comparable money, guaranteed sell out, and then bookers see “oh she sells out these rooms, let’s book her in bigger spots”

 

I just watched this episode the other day lol

 

I Set My Friends On Fire are doing some shows with These Hearts, Sink In and Acroos The White Water Tower:

July 30th: iMatter Fest @ The L - Horseheads, New York
July 31st: Capulet Fest @ Fete Ballroom - Providence, Rhode Island
August 1st: House Of Independents - Asbury Park, New Jersey
August 9th: Venkman’s - Atlanta, Georgia
August 10th: The End - Nashville, Tennessee
August 11th: 21st in Germantown - Louisville, Kentucky
August 12th: Beat Kitchen - Chicago, Illinois
August 13th: Michigan Metal Fest - Battle Creek, Michigan
August 14th: No Class -Cleveland, Ohio
August 15th: Preserving Underground - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
August 16th: Rock City Cake Company - Charleston, West Virginia
August 17th: El Rocko Lounge - Savannah, Georgia

 

If you live in the New Jersey shore area (Toms River, NJ) we have this killer show at our house next Saturday 7/9. Message me for more details!

 

This is really insightful. I'd be curious to know (if there is any way to do this) what your average gross is for a band that plays the 1-2k House Of Blues level tours across the country. Always curious what they end up netting from those shows.

 

would love to see a band like ABR’s ticket sales.

 

Avg ticket sales is about 1200 per show, gross is about 30k/show based on the data I have.

 

I’ll pull stuff from specific tours tomorrow and report back.

 

one of these days i'm going to make the hike from long island haha

 

Piggybacking on this! I've always wanted to know what bands like Mayday Parade/Silverstein/The Wonder Years or similar level artists average on tours like this

 

I cannot wait, I'm still trying to round up as many people as I can & drag them out. Weather is looking not bad for mid July :-D

 

Yikes...which tour gets cancelled first, Demi or Swedish House Mafia?

 

I sold my ticket to Punk in Drublic in Detroit because they moved it inside and was thinking of buying a ticket to that Third Eye Blind tour now, thinking, "I wonder how many tickets are available?" and like 2/3s of the seats and a lot of the lawn was still up for grabs lmao

 

Very soft sales for that 3eb tour in a ton of markets

 

I just got lawn tickets.

For what show?

Lawn?

Yeah, but what band?

LAWN!