What kind of money do you think a band like Drive by Truckers get for a gig?

Great question, I've always wondered myself what a decent band gets in one night.

Edit: Obviously it depends on the venue, but there should be some norm.

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Looking to "make it" in the music business? These are the type of financials you can look forward to on a 30-day tour…

Tour Income

$2,000.00 per night show guarantee (30 dates)= $60,000.00
$750.00 per night in gross merch sales (30 dates)= $22,500.00

TOTAL INCOME GROSS= $82,500.00
Tour Expenses
Merch/commissions:

Estimated merch expense (cost of goods, venue fees, shipping )= -$9,000.00
Management commissions of guarantee (15% gross) = -$9,000.00
Agent commissions of guarantee (10% gross) = -$6,000.00
Management commissions of NET sales of merch= -$2,025.00
Total commissions: $26,025.00

Crew Expenses: (weekly salary per week for 4 weeks)

TM/FOH $1,000.00 per week = -$4000.00
Merch seller $650.00 per week= -$2600.00
Driver $600.00 per week = -$2400.00
Stage tech $450.00 per week= -$1800.00
Total crew cost: $10,800.00

Vehicle and Travel expenses:

Estimated cost for 32 days van rent w/ trailer= -$5200.00
Estimated cost of fuel for full US tour at 12,660 miles ($2.50 gallon/10MPG) = -$3150.00
Estimated cost of tolls/parking= -$500.00
Hotels (25 nights x $100.00 per night [double bed, cots, band brings air mattress]) = -$2500.00
Total vehicle/travel cost= $11,350.00

Production Expenses:

Small light rig/fog machine/strobe rental = -$2,000.00
Misc. costs (gear, taxis, uber, incidentals) = -$1,500.00
Total Production cost s= $3,500.00

Band/Crew Per Diems:

$10.00 per day for 5 members/4 crew/ $90.00 per day total for 32 days = -$2,880.00
Total per diem cost= $2,880.00

TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF EXPENSES: $52,060.00

GROSS INCOME = $82,500.00
Subtract EXPENSES- $54,555.00

Remaining Profit = $27,945.00

Amount that each of the five band members receives: $5,589.00 for the month-long tour.

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Look at the ticket prices and sizes of the venues they play for their solo shows. That should give you a good idea of what they make. Festival pricing is probably a little different.

Whatever it is, they are worth it for Cooley's songs alone.

Ask BlackenedOut since Hogs booked DBT a few years ago.

Avicii and Chris Cornell are still listed and very affordable

That all boils down to contracting and who's repping the show. If joe blow wants to book a band then yeah - that flat rate is typically what will be agreed upon. But when bands go on tour a lot of times they will do a payout with a smaller guaranteed lump sum and then a percentage of sales once production costs have been met.

And different groups will be charged differently - I know fraternities and Universities get gouged because they're viewed as loose spenders who are able to afford it. But when booking managers are scheduling a tour they're trying to flesh out dates to make a complete/financially-viable tour.

Hopefully nothing now that they went all anti America

that seems high for the DBT. but maybe so these days.

Most touring bands will get a guarantee + a split at a certain point. For instance i did a show with Shovels and Rope.

Guarantee was $1200 I believe with a split of 80/20 after $1800. the 600 gap being expenses and support. that show sold out at $15 a head x 240

so the house made $360 and covered expenses (sound, promotion etc.) Alcohol sales being the money maker.

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Huge list of popular band prices.

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No way the chick that sings Call Me Maybe gets more than the Goo Goo Dolls, I refuse to believe that!

ETA: and 5-7k for G-Eazy?