Album 14

[Oh Nick...!]

Originally Posted by Europa Gluten Free

Can I play devil's advocate for a second and ask if there is any financial reason for putting tickets on sale for gigs that probably have a 50/50 chance of taking place on the advertised date? I imagine the band get the money straight away anyhow and simply have an obligation to fulfil the gigs at some point be it in 2022 or 2023 or whenever. I'm just wondering how it all works considering that they are the first act advertising and selling tickets to a multi-date tour in 2021/22.

Pretty sure bands don't get paid up front - what if they split up, or died, before the shows? And the promoter has to refund after reschedules if people can no longer attend etc. I have tickets for The Damned original lineup reunion shows, which were £75 each with big capacities, but they're scrabbling to survive selling branded socks etc until the shows eventually happen (the current band normally tours smallish venues all the time @ £30ish).

More likely they just need to bag dates - reschedules mean larger venues are really booking up, especially in London where gigs are always at the weekend.