Musicians were also making a lot of money on album sales for decades - to the point where a tour was more of an album promotion than an income stream of itself.

Musicians were also making a lot of money on album sales for decades - to the point where a tour was more of an album promotion than an income stream of itself. So while the industry likes to complain that they are losing income, they’ve figured out that they can make up for album revenue by simply increasing ticket prices.