Los Campesinos! Overcome Financial Limitations on Tour, Announce Major Loss from One-Time Concert

Tour Financial Challenges

Indi-group Los Campesinos! have Breeding The “financial restrictions” of the tour and revealed a significant “loss” from a one-time show in Dublin.

The group published a breakdown of finances on its web, in the hope that it will give an idea of what is needed to go on a tour.

“We are always asked: “Why don't you play XYZ, and although I’m flattered, I personally also feel disappointment that there is not enough understanding of financial restrictions that often face tourist groups,” the website said in a message.

“I thought it would be interesting to defeat the finances related to the game of disposable shows, or the show in places that are not about 25 different cities that we know, we have a relatively large fan base. I will add that the next is not a breakdown of what will cost each group to play such a concert, it is a breakdown that it is specially worth a losa camamine! Make such a concert.”

The breakdown of expenses included money made from exhibition fees and sales of goods, as well as bypass, including trips, transportation, accommodation, wages and essential items, such as food.

In total, for a one-time concert that the group played on Dublin Cenere The Button Factory, they earned 6,151.59 pounds. Nevertheless, they spent 7,863.88 pounds, which led to a total loss of 1,712.29 pounds.

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Detailed breakdown of the finances of our recent selling show in Dublin, Ireland.
I hope this gives some idea of what you need to get LC! Show on the road. pic.twitter.com/aa7caabacw

– Los Campesinos! (@Loscampesinos) March 6, 2025

Impacts on Emerging Artists

“If there is a message from this that it is, it has nothing to do with LC!, And everything that is connected with new and young musicians, who may would like to go to the level in which we are in, and far beyond,” the message said. “Of course, the new group will not have the same level as we do, but their payment for the show and especially the income from merchant will also be significantly reduced.

“Without the support/protection of a rich family (and it becomes clear that the British guitar/pop music is full of middle class and private schools rich in children), or will sell an albatross dream from Advance/Management Company, what hope is anyone?”

Last year, Michael Kivanuka expressed his “anxiety” that growing touring expenses could prevent new musicians from playing live.

Song-Autor Song spoke about the problem during a new interview with Musical week and he explained that he had already felt that the tension from the game in the open air during the summer. “I just finished the festival season, and I felt a hole in my pocket,” he began.

“If it becomes too expensive, you cannot do this. I am worried that the quality of the artists that we produce may decrease because they do not study the lower ones, which it means to play and communicate with your audience.”

In the same way, at the beginning of 2024, Blur participants, a group previously known as Easy Life, Get Cape. Wear the egg. Summer and much more NME About the huge battles that artists face when they play live, as well as how they hope that the industry will improve in the future.

The struggle faced by both new and well-known artists when it comes to the game live was additionally emphasized by the general director of the Coalition of Artists David Martin in February, when he talked about how a quick decline at the baskets affects the talent of the UK.

Back in 2022, various numbers from the British music industry talked with NME about how the first summer post-pandemic tour showed that the complications of Brexit “suffocate the next generation of British talents in the cradle.”