{"id":943605,"date":"2026-05-07T10:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/943605\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:43:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:43:13","slug":"los-campesinos-share-breakdown-of-what-is-actually-costs-to-tour-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/943605\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Campesinos! share breakdown of what is actually costs to tour North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/los-campesinos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Campesinos!<\/a>\u00a0has shared a breakdown of what it actually costs to tour North America.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"81\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b\/><b>READ MORE: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/los-campesinos-live-in-london-hello-sadness-live-review-3119372\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Los Campesinos! live in London: celebrations as \u2018Hello Sadness\u2019 turns 10<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a lengthy newsletter post, the Welsh indie rockers shared their accounts as a means of increasing transparency about the hidden costs of touring. The numbers come from the 11 shows they played for their 2024 North America tour in support of their self-released seventh album, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/los-campesinos-new-album-all-hell-bittersweet-single-feast-of-tongues-preorder-listen-3756617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Hell<\/a>\u2018.<\/p>\n<p>Frontman Gareth David prefaced his breakdown by remarking that Los Campesinos! are made up of seven members, with children who often travel with them. He added that they are self-managed and run their own record label, and that they have jobs outside of music, meaning that they can tour using holiday allowance. David concluded: \u201cWe are aware that specific ideological decisions we make impact our ability to maximise the money we earn\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to reveal that it cost the band over \u00a3100,000 to tour the US. Over \u00a35,400 was spent on visa costs, while over \u00a39,000 was spent securing tickets to travel across the pond. Meanwhile, the tour bus and driver alone cost nearly \u00a346,000.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets were priced at $27.50, with 5% of tickets priced at $10 for low-income fans. With 10 shows sold out, Los Campesinos! made $127,729.53 (\u00a399,738.05) in ticket sales. Though this technically leaves the band at a loss, David went on to explain that they also made a total of \u00a340,336.54 in merch \u2013 leaving them with an overall profit of \u00a338,246.64.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DX9hUr0F9mB\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, David explained that the profits were not shared with band members, but rather put towards future projects and tours, as much of the outgoings were paid before they received any profits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA band needs to have access to capital long before the tour (or album recording, or anything else) is going to take place in order to be able to afford to embark on it in the first place,\u201d David wrote. \u201cAnd who has access to capital? Major label acts that still choose to rip their fans off with exorbitant ticket pricing, and rich kid bands that can always return home to their parents\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Los Campesinos! have previously spoken about the costs of being a musician. In 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/los-campesinos-break-down-financial-restrictions-of-touring-reveal-significant-loss-from-one-off-gig-3844534\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they shared the many \u201cfinancial restrictions\u201d when touring<\/a>, revealing a significant \u201closs\u201d from a one-off gig in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout the backing\/protection of wealthy family (and it\u2019s clear to see that UK guitar\/pop music is overrun by the middle class and private school rich kids), or being sold a dream by an albatross of a recording advance\/management company, what hope does anyone have?\u201d the band wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, they also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/los-campesinos-reveal-how-much-they-earned-from-each-streaming-service-in-2025-and-how-much-more-tidal-pays-than-spotify-3915752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed how much money they made from streaming services in 2025<\/a>, saying they made \u00a331,940.29 from 9,300,864 streamings from the first year of \u2018All Hell\u2019 and its release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are fortunate as a band that we are self-managed and run our own record label, so the \u00a331,940.29 that was generated through streaming flows straight to Los Campesinos! Ltd,\u201d the band explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we are in a minority, and most bands will only see money if there is any left over after record labels and management have taken their cuts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Los Campesinos!\u00a0has shared a breakdown of what it actually costs to tour North America. 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