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Pulling A DiCaprio

[Blind Gossip] We’ve told you before that the economics of the music industry are fickle.

Very few are in it for the sheer joy of making music.

Physical CD sales and downloads and airplay are important, but after you pay off the manufacturers, distributors, lawyers, songwriters, managers, producers, etc. there usually isn’t a lot of money left over. If any.

You have to tour.

Touring is where bands make the real money. Expenses are carefully balanced against ticket sales, meet and greets, and merchandise sales to ensure that the musicians emerge with a profit.

So when an artist or band decides not to tour, there has to be a compelling reason.

This band has said that they will not be touring because they are worried about the impact their tour will have on the environment.

It sounds thoughtful… but that’s not really the reason!

They have painted themselves into a corner as environmental activists. They can’t jump on private jets, diesel buses, etc. without being branded hypocrites. However, when they try to construct the tour without those things, the logistics don’t work and the tour doesn’t make money!

Is it the entire tour or just a couple of legs of the tour that are the problem?

They talked about how they would need to pull a DiCaprio (preaching one thing while doing the opposite) for most of the tour to make it profitable.

Could they do an abbreviated tour just to please the fans?

The bottom line is that they will not go on tour at all if they can’t make money. However, they will still get some benefit by martyring themselves as if they’ve made a great sacrifice. Just know that it wasn’t really an environmental decision. It was a financial one.

Well as long as they are martyrs, that’s the most important thing!

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[Optional]: What would you pay to see them perform?

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  1. zappy2050 says

    ColdPlay. A lot of these “environmentalists” are hypocrites. The truth is – in a modern world you need to travel. You also need to travel by plane. Not by private jet – which a lot of them use in abundance. Not necessary. Many of them will be looking stupid as time goes on.

  5. spookie says

    Is this Little Mix? They cancelled their Australian tour “to work on new music instead” which is pretty rude to the Australian fans who’ve been waiting IMO.

  17. bec215d says

    Coldplay. And they absolutely can do a carbon neutral show in the entirety of Europe. Get a bus, play smaller venues, and get rid of the massive lighting rigs and such… go back to basics. Honestly, what did they do before they were ‘world-famous’? Eric Clapton played a small stadium venue I went to… a few oriental rugs on the stage, a stool, a mic, and backing band, and white stage lights. It was amazing. Somehow, I don’t think Coldplay are sad they can’t tour, though 😉

  24. charlene2345 says

    Coldplay. Too late for that, most celebrities have already shown themselves to be hypocrites in one way or another by what they choose to preach

  25. MacMumma says

    COLDPLAY dammit. My fav band 😭
    And yes, I would pay big dollars to see them for the third time – they are amazing live.

  31. OhYeah says

    Coldplay. I like them OK but I don’t know if I like them well enough to buy a ticket. Besides, Chris Martin annoys me almost as much as Goopy does. They could try a residency somewhere; that could be a win-win for the band, the venue, and the fans.

  35. SleuthingForFun says

    Band: Cold Play, I called it as soon as they released that statement.

    [Optional]: What would you pay to see them perform? Zero, they couldn’t pay me to go see them.

  38. kelno19 says

    Coldplay. But it looks like they have a few tour dates scheduled. Maybe they’re walking or carpooling to get to the gig, oh know, for the environment. I like Coldplay, but these days I just go to concerts with my kids – which has greatly expanded my musical universe!

  39. theotherwoman says

    Coldplay. Ha! I wondered about that. I like them and wanted to see them a few years back but couldn’t afford the ticket prices.

  41. VioletBee says

    Coldplay. Chris Martin has been taking recently about not touring as it wasn’t ‘green’ considering he’s no longer even veggie he’s a tad hypocritical anyhow. And no, wouldn’t pay to see them live.

  43. amberd68 says

    Coldplay!

    Optional – not really a fan, so honestly not sure if I would go even if the tickets were free.

  46. amagod121 says

    Cold Pay.

    Eh, I’ve never heard them so I wouldn’t pay to see them.

    Hard to see their band having much of a future if they continue to refuse to tour.

  47. surfsunsand05 says

    Band: Coldplay (recently announced they’re no longer touring until their shows are environmentally friendly).

  52. Agent Orangey says

    Coldplay.
    I wouldn’t pay to see them. Chris should just do it. He was married to Gwyneth, he had to have picked up some of her self-righteousness where rules don’t apply to them.

  56. gossipycat says

    It’s Coldplay.

    And Leo is a *. When he was filming in Alberta he said he saw climate change firsthand, but what he actually experienced was a chinook, a natural weahter phenomenom that is not related to climate change at all.

  63. Balone says

    Coldplay. Saw them once in concert, they were really good. Would I see them again? Depends on the price of the ticket.

  64. pharmchick says

    This is AWFUL news for me because I was so lookimg forward to finally seeing Coldplay live!!! I missed their last tour and was so ready to see them now that they released more music. Sad face.

  70. Glamma says

    Coldplay. I think that the next big thing for bands to do will be pay per view concerts that won’t involve travel. They could do one concert and still sell out stadiums worldwide for the pay per view of that same concert. I would not pay to see Coldplay.

  73. TruePatriot says

    Coldplay

    I don’t even know their music so I certainly wouldn’t pay anything to see them. Heck, Rush tickets are astronomical and they’re an amazing band without the PC silliness!

  78. gailpow says

    Oh dear! This is one of my favorite bands: Coldplay. I fear their new album that was released recently will flounder without some touring and promotion behind it. Maybe the boys could use an electric bus to travel to their various tour stops? I