Touring has been a tough factor for a lot of artists, each established and underground, over the previous couple of years and it is solely getting tougher for a lot of. Longtime vocalist Tim “Ripper” Owens (KK’s Priest, ex-Judas Priest, ex-Iced Earth) shared a few of his ideas on the difficulties dealing with touring musicians when talking to Sense Music Media (h/t Blabbermouth).
“I believe one motive is there’s lots of people touring. I imply, in America it is simply continuous. Our KK’s Priest excursions did fairly good in America, nevertheless it’s costly for giant bands. We won’t come to Australia — KK’s Priest. We tried. We’re hopefully gonna do it. We tried to get there, however the ensures and bills, it wasn’t including up, so KK‘s not doing it. We’re not a brand new band that goes and loses or breaks even or no matter.
“But it surely’s robust on the market. I imply, there’s bands who cancel so much now due to low ticket gross sales. I’ve seen ’em cancel coming to Australia. I believe that Judas Priest women tribute band was coming there and needed to cancel. And it is due to the expense. I am lucky that my [solo] band’s there, so I am fortunate. And that is how I tour so much. I tour all around the world solo and I’ve bands that I’ve in numerous components of the world so I can go tour. ‘Trigger I could not afford to tour alone with my band right here. But it surely’s robust all around the world. It is fairly good in America proper now, I believe, however I believe it is simply the identical as in every single place. However there’s nonetheless a metallic scene — it is nonetheless there — I believe it is simply saturated with numerous stuff. I imply, after we toured with KK’S Priest this final time, Iron Maiden was touring on the West Coast after we have been touring, Judas Priest was touring, Megadeth was touring. Judas Priest, I believe they could have made their tour simply to play the subsequent metropolis after we have been there on objective, as a result of we’d play Canada, in Toronto, after which the subsequent day they have been enjoying in Niagara Falls, which is correct down the road. However that is how it’s. So I believe it is actually robust and it is costly. So what occurs is everyone spends their 300 {dollars} on an Iron Maiden ticket and 150 or no matter Judas Priest is in America — Maiden‘s in all probability 100 and one thing and Priest might be 50 or one thing like that in America, I am guessing — 50 or 60. However that turns into some huge cash. So it turns into costly.”
He isn’t mistaken; concert events are costly lately, as is all the things else, and numerous concertgoers need to make choices on what they will afford to see.
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