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Tours makes money by selling merch.
by maaark 9y ago
Tours makes money by selling merch.
- KozmoNau7 9y agoWhich is why my closet is absolutely packed full of (metal) band t-shirts. I want to support the artists, so i usually get one if I liked the show, but sometimes I wish they would get more creative with merch options. I know there's an upfront cost and focusing on t-shirts is a pretty safe option. But I just love it when they get creative with patches, stickers, hip flasks, rings, belt buckles, skulls, necklaces, booty shorts, all kinds of stuff. It may be a little bit odd, since I usually don't like obvious branding and advertising, but doing something different will absolutely make me consider buying more merch.
- fny 9y agoWhy don't you just give the band the money directly instead of buying something?
- KozmoNau7 9y agoI sometimes do, if they have a Patreon or GoFundMe or something. But it feels sort of condescending to just hand them money at a show.
- jackgolding 9y agoYup a lot of them don't like it but anyone worth your time is happy for you to buy em a beer!
- KozmoNau7 9y agoThat's a better idea! Though I think a lot of places around here have a beer allowance for performers. I'll give it a go, though :-)
- jackgolding 9y agoYeah they do here too but its never enough!