Peter Frampton: 55 million streams and I got paid $1700

superchuck500 said

It really depends on how the business of the tour is set up. The artists that have their own production company and keep it all in house (and sell a lot of tickets) can do very well. But if they're basically just talent employed by a tour production company, they don't end up making that much . . . depends on how much leverage they have (how well known they are).

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Right, i was responding to the comment that it was “most of the bands you and i go see”. .. and “successful bands formed in the last 20-30 years”… which is why i used Coldplay and Nickelback…. If we were talking about some local NOLA band, or even a band from the 70s or 80s that had one or two hits, and would play venues like Tipitina’s , versus a venue like the Smoothie King- then yeah, i can definitely see how one of those band members might pull in $35k per year.