Bands can't make money from record sales any more and even the big artists make a lousy amount from streaming.
Tickets and merch are what they have to do to stay in business. Probably why solo acts dominate so much these days; the gig money's split fewer ways outside session musician fees.
The worst thing is seeing a player retire and reminiscing about his debut... only to realise you were thinking of his dad. It's called "Ray French Syndrome".
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