Most of the bands you and I go to see spend about 2-3 years on the road per album release and the members bring in anywhere from 30,000-45,000 a year.
Those are the Successful bands that have formed in the last 20-30 years.
$30k-$45k per year?? I think you’re referring to supporting musicians who play concerts on the road with established bands, right? I mean, if lets say, youre one of the founding members of Coldplay or Nickelback or something, why would you even subject yourself to the rigors of touring for under $50k per year?
That said, one of the members of Pete Yorn’s band lived in my apartment building circa the early 2000s.. he definitely wasn’t living a rock star lifestyle lol, but i dont think the band members (in that particular instance) were compensated on the level of Pete Yorn himself, so it wasn’t really a band, per se.... i’m pretty certain this guy was pulling in over $50k per year, and this was 20 yrs ago for a guy who only had one or two hits on the radio.