Who Controls The Setlist?

[Simon]

Don't forget merchandise - they make up the icing on the cake. And if it wasn't for them then maybe the tour would run at a loss.

[Waterline Man]

I think Isaac is funding the whole tour

Isaac?

[dmg]

I think Isaac is funding the whole tour

Isaac?

These front centre seats are expensive you know!

[dustyvalentino]

I actually used to be on the board of a venue here in Scotland that stages concerts among other things. It has a top capacity of around 8,000.

We used to just get profits etc for the whole year so at one meeting I asked how much we would make from just one sell out concert, say Pink or Staus Quo or Stereophonics or whatever.

Nobody could give me an exact figure but the sums thrown about were way lower than I expected, after staff costs etc the venue was only clearing around

[junkie_doll]

MK has a fortune of 60 million pounds ...

He is one of the 1,000 richest Englishman.

Look here:

http://www.iptegrity.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=510&Itemid=9

and I've read some time ago in the press that he has earned with the shangri-la tour 3 million pounds.

We therefore need not worry about his finances.

[Simon]

I just wonder if Mark really has control of the setlist.

We must also not forget that "He who pays the piper calls the tune" 

[ingridswing]

And he is not one of the 1000 richest Englishmen, he is one of the 1000 riches people in the category Music, television, entertainment in England.
I already couldn't believe it, with 60 million pounds one of the 1000 richest.
In Holland number 499 has 50 million euros but we are only with 17 million people

[Pyroaction]

Does Guy read this forum?

In today's diary entry he seems to answer our questions:
[...]Still, it is amazing that we have the opportunity to fly home for the day which of course the private plane allows. I share a car with Dan and on the way home we talk about how fortunate we are and how unique our modes of transport really are. I know I talk a lot about the plane in the diaries and the luxury of the cars etc. but it all comes at a price and Mark chooses this option. Very few artists are fortunate enough or indeed actually prepared to fork out on these things which ultimately mean that as a band, we are in as good a shape as possible when we take to the stage each night. Judging by the reports, I think it's working.

[Pottel]

i now specifically asked, so Zimbo pls read:
also, you mentioned it already, but not in so many words, am i correct to assume that the record company has jack sh

[dustyvalentino]

*cough*

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-cafe/217643-who-finances-big-concert-tours.html



Not stalking you Zimbo, I'm Hammerhead over at the TDPRI.

[ds1984]

I like the reference to The Wall Tour.

Fact is that the band had a contract with the record company to publish the album before the end of the year (ie a great extra money clause if EMI/CBS could cash in on time for Christmas sales).

But for touring, this was definitively Pink Floyd who was paying the bill and fact is that in the end all Pink Floyd members lost money on the tour as profit did not cover expensive costs due to the restricted size of the chosen venue and number of shows, with the notable exception of Richard Wright that had been fired just after the recording session and did the tour on a salary basis [get lucky]. Roger Waters explain also that at that time they were seriously broke but HE didn't want to make extra show in stadium arena although they were offered great money by a texan promoter to do it. Rest of the band would have said yes but HE vetoed it and the others three did not have the bollocks to go to do it without him.

[jbaent]

The title of this thread brings me another sentence...

And... who control the person who control the setlist?