I'm not dismissing that, but most artists sell out given the chance. The thing is that the gap between "breaking even" and "life changing money" is huge for mo

I'm not dismissing that, but most artists sell out given the chance. The thing is that the gap between "breaking even" and "life changing money" is huge for most artists. You wouldn't sell out for 50K per year, but 1M? Sell out for 2 years and you're set for life, then you can go back to making the music you love. But very few artists can pull 1M per year, so it doesn't happen as often.