Los Campesinos! break down “financial restrictions” when touring, reveal significant “loss” from one-off gig

nme.com:

Los Campesinos! have broken down the “financial restrictions” of touring and revealed a significant “loss” from a one-off show in Dublin.The band posted the breakdown of finances on their website in hopes that it would provide insight to fans into what it takes to go on tour.“We always get asked ‘why don’t you ever come to play in XYZ’, and, though flattered, I personally also feel frustrated that there’s a lack of understanding as to the financial restrictions touring bands often face,” the website post read.“I thought it might be interesting to break down the finances involved in playing one-off shows, or shows in locations that aren’t the approximately 25 different cities we know that we have a relatively large fanbase in.

I will add, the following isn’t a breakdown of what it would cost every band to play this sort of gig, it’s a breakdown of what it specifically costs Los Campesinos!

to do a gig like this.”The breakdown of costs included money made from show fees and merch sales, as well as outgoings including travel, haulage, accommodation, crew wages and essentials such as food.In total, for the one-off gig that the band played at Dublin venue the Button Factory, they earned £6,151.59.