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The Daily Swarm: Is Kickstarter Helping Asobi Seksu Fund their UK Tour? Signs Point to Yes...
SURFING ON STEAM: Asobi Seksu: The Reality of Touring
Drowned In Sound // Feed: Asobi Seksu turn to their fans for tour help
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I just backed it! $130 for a drawing etc! I like the music, but wouldn't buy it. This idea works! http://bit.ly/3a5Pvm 4 days ago |
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Kickstarter - On the Road Again: Asobi Seksu Goes on Tour: http://bit.ly/3Uj4r3 via @addthis 13 days ago |
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haters u won't need to help me but maybe http://bit.ly/3eeBBo good band. 17 days ago |
Is Kickstarter Helping Asobi Seksu Fund their UK Tour? Signs Point to Yes...
The Daily Swarm —
... Kickstarter:
Confused as to why we won’t strike it rich on tour?
Let’s play a little game called Myth & Reality.
Myth: Asobi Seksu will make loads and loads of cash touring England with White Lies.
Reality: Support bands on large tours like this make next to nothing. The headliners rely on the fact that the exposure is incentive enough – so they don’t offer much in the way of actual money. It’s nothing against White Lies – we most definitely appreciate the chance to tour with them. It’s simply the nature of this ...
Asobi Seksu: The Reality of Touring
SURFING ON STEAM —
... have been offered a great U.K. tour slot that will require lots of dough to offset costs since the U.S. dollar is so weak, and they need your help. Read this article to find out more about the trek and the business. ...
Asobi Seksu turn to their fans for tour help
Drowned In Sound // Feed —
... is an expensive business, especially abroad. I mean, you've got flights, food, renting a tour van or bus and about a million other things to do...that's before you think about feeding the cat you've taken with you. Lotta dollar, to be frank. We've just found out that New York quartet Asobi Seksu are all too aware of that and, as a result, they're asking their fans to help fund (in a way...more retrospectively) their upcoming UK tour with White Lies. The fundraising project, on KickStarter , hopes to raise $7,500 by the end of the year. On it, the band explains the reasons ...
