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In other news, rich artists tend to focus on locations likely to provide a profit and that they’re likely to survive the visit.
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I think a lot of people have a misconception about how much money modern musicians are making
That’s a lot of Canada colored in for Toronto and maybe Vancouver
As a recent transplant from the US living in not Toronto or Vancouver, I agree.
To be fair to the artist though, I don’t think many US tours include any stops in Montana or the Dakotas (nevermind Hawaii or Alaska).
For the US section … I think they skip coloring Alaska too.
?? What about when the Internet sent pitbull to Kodiak?
As someone from Alaska, this hurts! I live out of state currently so can’t speak for recent or upcoming, but when I was a kid larger bands would come through. Metallica, Kiss, Megadeth & Pantera (I went to those last two) etc. Basically, large bands with good pull. Although, Jewel was going to play once when she was huge but canceled because not enough tickets were sold (Kiss played that night/venue instead ⚡)
I was just guessing … I’m from northern Ontario in Canada … I live near Sudbury and whenever there are major concerts, it’s always Toronto, which is about four hours from here … and that’s just the distance travellilng to get there, you basically have to set aside two days to attend a concert because if its a major event, thousands of people are doing the same and there will be no hotels, no parking, no taxis, no transport and everything will be expensive … and even if you’ve paid for everything, expect hours to get to the venue and hours to leave because of all the traffic.
Ugh, yeah that’s awful. I meant “this hurts” as my frustration at lack of bands playing there!
Yo what about Banff
Smaller metal bands don’t often have the means to tour off the beaten path. Just the logistics of organising tours in e.g. South America or Africa are likely prohibitively expensive.
Some bigger rock and metal bands have actually been pretty good in touring places that aren’t just the standard tour countries.
Smaller bands? Fucking Mastodon are losing money when they go on an international tour nowadays… Times are fucking hard for anyone who isn’t a superstar, support the bands you like in any way you can!
Rage Against The Machine went to play for guerillas in the jungle once, does that count?
I think these are mostly places that you wouldn’t have to bribe members of the government to allow you to take your equipment with you while you come in and out of the country.
New Zealand, South Africa, and Scandinavia shouldn’t be too difficult, right?
You wouldn’t believe the bribes it takes for the Queen of Denmark to allow rock concerts. She’s an incorrigible smoker.
Yeah let me go to Ukraine real quick 💀
I hear they have some killer pyrotechnics.
As a resident of Ohio, that might as well be a grey spot too.
I do alright. I live pretty much smack dab between Detroit, Cleveland, and Columbus so an artist is likely to hit at least one of those. The hour and a half drive before and after a show sucks, but even Chicago and Pittsburgh are close enough for a weekend trip for a show.
The absence of Scandinavia checks out. Generous of them to leave Poland in, though.
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Møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti.
I’m guessing that the expected ticket sales don’t justify the additional expense of getting there, or if the tour schedule is busy, there are more profitable places to visit. Just the other week, a Stockholm concert for a US artist touring Europe was cancelled because of too low ticket sales, so I’m guessing margins are tight.
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Low population density, less potential customers
Hey now! Sweden is a hotspot for great metal concerts!
it is these days you couldn’t say that back in the 70s and '80s much from what I understand
Please for the love of God tell me there is a genre called troll rock
I’ve seen World tours with stops only in the US and UK
You forgot the part where the US is only CA and NY.
And australia is only Sydney and Melbourne (this coming from a Perth lad)
The other parts aren’t worth visiting
I wonder how many Dream Theater fans there are in North Korea.
Pretty sure getting caught singing Pull Me Under is seen as attempting to defect to the south and met with execution.
“I’m going to the places where people can afford to see somebody who goes on a world tour.”
The map of asian groups “international” tours is also funny.
Korea, Japan, and maaaayyyyyee Hawaii if they’re adventurous
How is it? Australia, Japan and Hong Kong?
Example of Le Sserafims international tour
Unless you’re Horse the Band, which did their best to hit up every country on their world tour.
Really? Well I managed to miss this one :'(
Why the fuck would a global tour go to places that can’t afford tickets?
