Quote Originally Posted by BDP View Post
What promoter can offer 100 dates with guarantees?
There are 2: AEG and Live Nation. Who do you think puts on large tours. Metallica's recent run of dates the last 2 or so years has been fully guaranteed. The promoters have to meet those guarantees, so they sell expensive tickets. But the fees, that comes from the selling site (Ticketmaster or whatever they use).