$3-6m a show gross is nice to have but they may even lose money on that.
Costs need to be covered:
- band
- support acts
- roadies
- transport between venues
- venue cost
- ticket sales, promotion and admin
- security
- hotels and catering
- insurances
- equipment
- stage and special effects construction
- admin, organisational, legal
- "commissions, management fees, customs clearance, etc"
A major tour is a big business with big costs.
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