TesseracT Drummer: Merch Sellers Make More in Tips Than Band Members Earn for Actually Playing Shows
Merch money breakdowns have been a source of controversy in the live music industry as of late, but TesseracT drummer Jay Postones has an entirely different angle on the matter. The metal musician gripes that the sellers at the merch tables are making more money in tips alone than the band members themselves earn for actually playing the shows.
Just weeks after Live Nation launched an initiative promising to no longer collect merch fees at club-sized venues (at least for the time being), Postones offered up the hot take in an Instagram post. The drummer feels that the merch tips should be divided up among the band and its crew. Moreover, he emphasized that fans believe they are tipping the band at the merch table when they are not.
While merch tips don’t apply to all sectors of live music, if you’ve ever been to a metal show for a band like TesseracT,...
Just weeks after Live Nation launched an initiative promising to no longer collect merch fees at club-sized venues (at least for the time being), Postones offered up the hot take in an Instagram post. The drummer feels that the merch tips should be divided up among the band and its crew. Moreover, he emphasized that fans believe they are tipping the band at the merch table when they are not.
While merch tips don’t apply to all sectors of live music, if you’ve ever been to a metal show for a band like TesseracT,...
- 10/16/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
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