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November 06, 2009

Kickstarter Helps Fans Fund Asobi Seksu's UK Tour...

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Confused as to why we won’t strike it rich on tour?

Let’s play a little game called Myth & Reality.

Myth: Asobi Seksu will make loads and loads of cash touring England with White Lies.

Reality: Support bands on large tours like this make next to nothing. The headliners rely on the fact that the exposure is incentive enough – so they don’t offer much in the way of actual money. It’s nothing against White Lies – we most definitely appreciate the chance to tour with them. It’s simply the nature of this business we’re in. And since we’re traveling all the way to England from New York, we have to spend a lot of money on necessities: plane tickets, gear rental, van rental, tour manager, sound engineer, hotels (even the cheap ones without heat are expensive!), gas, food, etc. These costs add up quickly, and each day we’ll spend more money than we earn. So we actually stand to lose over $10,000 on the tour. That’s the trade-off to play for 4,000 people a night, instead of, say, 300. Worth it? We think so!



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