"Stu Venable" wrote in message
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Wasn't (or isn't) the whole purpose of touring to promote the record? I've
always assumed that the real revenue came from CD sales and touring was
there as part of the record company's marketing campaign.

Touring is how the band makes money, because they see so little from the
records after the record company subtracts the production costs. Of course
I'm talking about the bands that actually subsidize their own tours.

Sean