40th anniversary tour

[black stallion]

no Italy yet

Fixed.

[jules]

Bristol, Brighton and Zurich bought.

[buddy holiday]

Bristol, Brighton and Zurich bought.

See you in Zurich! 

[jules]

Bristol, Brighton and Zurich bought.

See you in Zurich! 

*edit*  Bristol now sold out

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How much of a percentage does the band take from a venue for a show?

I was just thinking about this tour and my somewhat local show in Birmingham has a capacity of 2000 people. Tickets are £33.75 so assuming the show sells out, the establishment is taking in £67500 for one SINGLE night!!! That's kinda mind blowing and i've never realised that or thought about such before. Pretty much ridiculous amounts. So how much of that will the band see? Even if they only get 25%, Melvins must be quite financially loaded from all the many shows and years of touring they have under their belt.

[Bigval]

Melvins must be quite financially loaded from all the many shows and years of touring they have under their belt.

I remember Crover saying in an interview maybe 15 years or so ago that from the Melvins and Nirvana royalties combined he makes about $70K a year. I wouldn't call that loaded and he's probably making less than that now. That's likely why they pushed so hard for the Crystal Fairy thing because that was a good chance for a bigger payday but fell through.

I've heard Buzz say before the Melvins play cheaper than most bands charge and make that up by playing a lot more shows than most bands do. That's why he always bangs on about bands being lazy because they're only willing to play shows for x amount of money but the Melvins are willing to play for less. Also good business for the promoters a lot less risk that they'll lose money.

[Der L]

Missed the Bristol tickets 

[jimbo666]

Extra Bristol date announced

[blacksanta]

How much of a percentage does the band take from a venue for a show?

I was just thinking about this tour and my somewhat local show in Birmingham has a capacity of 2000 people. Tickets are £33.75 so assuming the show sells out, the establishment is taking in £67500 for one SINGLE night!!! That's kinda mind blowing and i've never realised that or thought about such before. Pretty much ridiculous amounts. So how much of that will the band see? Even if they only get 25%, Melvins must be quite financially loaded from all the many shows and years of touring they have under their belt.

This works out to $40 USD per ticket, which is a bit more than the current average for a Melvins headliner (I think it was 33 bucks last year). I think that's common when bands on either side of the pond cross over to tour to cover the additional costs involved.

[jules]

Just to correct more misinformation: the Birmingham venue holds 600.

[jules]

Jun 30 tickets for the Exchange are on sale now, £25

[PRG]

12-Jun/Prague, CZ/Lucerna Music Bar - tickets bought (30$). I'm going with a daddy who doesn't know what he's getting into 

[black stallion]

Looks like they added two dates in Italy, on july 11/12..weird

[joelk]

No one gonna mention that Dave Grohl blurb making the rounds today? Guess I will!

[Bigval]

In an Instagram post, the Melvins' social media shared a statement from the one-time Nirvana drummer turned Foo Fighters frontman. "Arguably one of the most influential artists of the past 40 years, the Melvins have still never relented from being the heaviest band of all time," wrote Grohl. "From the day I dropped the needle on their 1987 debut album Gluey Porch Treatments, I've been inspired by their signature, staggered feel, much like countless other bands who look up to them as the kings of the NorthWest music scene."

There was also one other key part to his message, with Grohl adding, "Oh, and thank you for giving me Nirvana's phone number."

https://loudwire.com/dave-grohl-melvins-40th-anniversary-message-thanks-nirvana-introduction/