Sigur Ros Sticks It To the Man
October 9th, 2005 . by Jilly![]()
Props to Sigur Ros. According to their website…
sigur rós and the toothfaeries, the creators of their merchandise, are fed up with the extortionate fees they are required to pay to concert venues for selling their t-shirts to fans at the american shows. half of the profit of all merchandise sold at tonight’s show at ‘the joint’ in the hard rock hotel, las vegas, goes to the venue and new taxes. sigur rós have decided to protest against these ridiculous fees by selling their t-shirts for $1 each at tonight’s show in las vegas, leaving the venue with about 50 cents per tshirt.[sic]
Going on tour and selling merchandise is the way that artists truly make their money. They lost money, because they didn’t want to rape their fans with a 47% markup.
I love this band.
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