Why touring bands lose up to 30% of merch sales
Imagine showing up to your job, selling your own handmade crafts, and your boss demanding a quarter of the cash just because you stood in their building. Venues notoriously charge touring musicians a 20% to 30% 'merch cut,' forcing artists to hand over massive chunks of their t-shirt sales just for the privilege of setting up a folding table in the corner of a sticky dive bar.

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