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And how they're getting by these days.
"Such tactics threaten the vitality of small and medium-sized venues under 3000 capacity."
".It's just a way of making more money for them."
"If you want to help out your favorite band, buy their merch from them directly."
He's also got a story about some Italian bootleggers.
"This is absolutely absurd and outrageous, that they are pushing this on artists."
Merch cuts are not popular.
"They wanna take money out of their pockets, basically. You see it all the time. It sucks."
"Everyone has to react; it can't be just a few bands that say something."
Cult Of Luna chimed in, too.
Plus the ongoing saga of Avenged Sevenfold's new album.
"It shouldn't be on our fans to pick up the bill for venue cuts."
"When are we gonna go on strike and get rid of these insane venue merch cuts?"
Merch cuts has become a pretty hot topic lately.
Especially if they're naming drinks after them.
"You'd think venues doing that could afford some good f**king air conditioning."
It's a big friggin' percentage.
The 47% might be a compound of two fees, but still.
2024 is only getting better.
An outside company and taxes? C'mon.
The O2 Forum Kentish Town is rough.
