What percentage of merch sales do physical venues usually take from bands who sell t-shirts at their live shows nowadays?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
What percentage of merch sales do physical venues usually take from bands who sell t-shirts at their live shows nowadays?
1 real search · 1 real-search pass
concert venue merch cuts typical percentage bands 2025 2026 merch commission venue 15% 20% 30% touring bandsGoogle ↗
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Searches and sources
ChatGPT1 real searches · gpt-6
concert venue merch cuts typical percentage bands 2025 2026 merch commission venue 15% 20% 30% touring bands Google ↗
- Inside the Growing War Over Merch Fees at Venues: ‘Bands Are Getting Ripped Off’ · radiox.cms.socastsrm.com
- The Fight Between Musicians and Venues Over Merch Profits Is a Big Deal With a Simple Solution · pitchfork.com
- Venue merch cuts are still putting artists at a loss, what needs to change? · abc.net.au
- The Split Over Merch Cuts | Live Nation is Waiving Some of Its Venues’ Takes of Merchandise Sales. Artists and Independent Venues Aren’t Satisfied - JME · jaxmusic.org
- Clyde Lawrence x Jordan Cohen · judiciary.senate.gov