Anyplace you go, fuel is about $4.20 per gallon. The rise in costs is impacting everybody together with our native bands and artists who had been simply beginning to get well from the pandemic.
The Lincoln Theater is residence to lots of of bands excited to get again on stage after an extended final two years, however excessive fuel costs are making it troublesome for concertgoers who do not reside close by to get there.
Donovan Harrison is the singer for the band Duck. He mentioned they become profitable from gross sales, if nobody exhibits up they do not get paid.
Which can be a loss for venues.
“It’s unlucky as a result of with the fuel costs tightening up folks must get to some extent the place ‘do I wanna spend this cash on fuel or do I need to save this cash put it someplace I do know I’ll be capable to use it correctly?'” mentioned Harrison
John Haburay works the door at Lincoln Theater. He interacts with dozens of bands and mentioned excessive fuel costs may very well be one other set again for the music business.
“We do properly after we promote liquor and beer, that is the upside for us,” mentioned Haburay. “”They’re musicians, they’re going to do what they must do however they do not make some huge cash to start with.”
Duck will begin touring for gigs in a pair weeks. Typically they use rideshare to hold all their tools.
Currently, he mentioned costs should not inexpensive.
“As you possibly can see that is stuff that we love that is what we do. It’s our bread and butter,” mentioned Donovan. “It’s crucial to assist an area artist we take plenty of time to arrange and get the exhibits going.”
It truly is a tricky scenario for musicians. For a lot of of them, these exhibits are their solely supply of revenue.