LIVE NATION SCRAPS ARTIST MERCH FEES AT ITS US CLUB VENUES AS PART OF NEW ‘ON THE ROAD AGAIN’

The practice of music venues taking a cut of merch profits at live shows has been a matter of contention amongst touring acts for a long time.

Now, concert giant Live Nation has announced that its US clubs will stop taking a percentage of artists’ merch stand sales, “so artists keep 100% of merch profits for each show”.

The move is part of a wider program called “On the Road Again”, which is currently being rolled out with legendary artist Willie Nelson to support developing artists and crew at the club level.

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