The Official 2024 TOUR Thread

aisleseats said:

pjl44 said:

on2legs said:

pjl44 said:

OceanSoul71 said:

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Saw this on FB about posters and how poster artists allegedly get paid:

https://www.webworm.co/p/pearljam?fbclid=IwAR02AT_ofxEpOwSneU_68iiRmnEi13IGqPe7EZ6RER_q6PhAz1U61eePSkw_aem_AfepRKNBwe21CVT_HW3CCh6vl-X1peeAbSdQT65IKNQKdyuWGw78Cdsh1XwcpSHFqlA

This is pretty interesting. I'm not sure I realized the APs were the only form of compensation. While the writer was reaching out to these other artists he should have asked what flat fee is typical for a band of this stature. I need a little context to know whether it's a good deal or not.

If the article was more objective, it might have discussed the exposure the artist gets from having a Pearl Jam poster in their portfolio.  There is a value to that exposure and my guess many artists are pumped to have their artwork promoted by the band.  And I’m not sure how the one artist they managed to talk to only made $3,000 after shipping costs.  100 AP’s at $100 each is $10,000.  Where did the other $7,000 go?

And my biggest take away from the article is… no one is forcing the artist to make the poster.  If the fee structure is not satisfactory then just say no thank you.  

I'm not a believer in "exposure" as compensation but this might actually be a good deal strictly in terms of dollars. The person quoting 3k is a little suspect because what shipping costs? I always pay shipping as the buyer.

I'd need to know what someone like Phish or Foo Fighters pay. Or whomever. The artist stands to gross 7-10k on a Pearl Jam AP. That seems pretty good to me but who knows.

Most bands do a numbered limited edition for their show posters. For a lot of bands about on the same level with PJ, it's usually a run of around 2k posters per show. Sometimes higher, sometimes lower. But there's a reason PJ has never numbered their show posters. They can just keep printing them out like money.
Just using the most recent Wrigley shows as an example, I'd have to say they sold at least 30,000 posters total for those shows. And that's a conservative estimate. They had multiple merch booths open all day long, for multiple days, with non-stop lines that sometimes lasted as long as 5hrs. I watched truck after truck pull up with stack after stack after stack of posters all day and night. So, say they did only sell 30k posters for those shows. At $40 each, the band made well over a million dollars on posters for those shows, while the people who actually created those posters only made $7-10k. That seems good to you?

BrainofBGA said:

I think the Aussie posters of the past, while ok, have been a littler stereotyped or cliched ie kangaroos, Vegemite, koalas, Ned Kelly…hopefully for the upcoming tour we can get something different. 

OceanSoul71 said:

If Marlay Park is the venue for Dublin, that's a logistical nightmare, have been looking at accommodations...

gotthebottle said:

BrainofBGA said:

I think the Aussie posters of the past, while ok, have been a littler stereotyped or cliched ie kangaroos, Vegemite, koalas, Ned Kelly…hopefully for the upcoming tour we can get something different. 

How about a magpie... in honor of the Premiership winners!! 

OceanSoul71 said:

If Marlay Park is the venue for Dublin, that's a logistical nightmare, have been looking at accommodations...

sweetspot said:

I really wish they would add HI to their tour.