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Originally Posted by WolfeMacleod
Knowing what I do about the music industry through people I've worked for, I'm going to say: Very little, actually.
After arena rental, truck rental, salaries, insurance, food, fuel, police/security, and all other expensese, they don't actually make that much.
The Rolling Stones had a concert around 1997/98 or so downtown Seattle. Do you remember that? Sold out show, as I recall.
At the end, I heard they walked away with about $1200 for each band member for the night after everyone else was paid.
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This jibes with my knowledge of the concert biz; got family involved with it. Quite often the band gets very little (compared to what you might think), or the show is even in the red. Costs a staggering amount to put on a concert these days.