Faced with staggering inflation, an energy crisis and an industry looking to quickly bounce back from years of pandemic-related income loss, the strain put on mid-level and lower touring artists has been devastating to say the least. The nature of tours being booked months, if not a year, in advance means that budgeting for them has become highly unpredictable. Touring has also become an even bigger gamble in the current economic climate. With little income generated from streaming for all but a lucky few, and declining physical sales, merch sales from live shows have become the lifeblood of a touring artist in recent years. For those not native to the UK, the aforementioned prices roughly translate to a $49 USD for a t-shirt, $97 USD for a hoodie, and so on.Īs has been detailed in the past, touring in recent times for the majority of bands is by no means an easy feat. It is thought to have been taken at the opening Irish dates of the band’s ongoing European/UK trek.

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