Recently, Dave Mustaine of Megadeth claimed that the band is losing $45,000 per day when they aren't playing shows on tour, and it made me wonder how accurate that number is. In this video, I break down the expenses of a similar sized tour to see how much bands are really losing when they take a day off on tour.
00:00 Intro
01:32 Dave Talks Megadeth Expenses
04:27 Dave Talks Avenged Sevenfold's Bus Expenses
06:04 Dave's Bus Estimate Seems Low
07:51 Breaking Down Actual Expenses
09:20 Bus Expenses
10:14 Truck Expenses
10:30 Audio Rental Expenses
11:07 Lighting Rental Expenses
11:28 Video Rental Expenses
11:43 Special Effects Expenses
12:04 Staging Rental Expenses
12:25 Crew Salary Expenses
12:44 Hotel Expenses
13:11 Total Day Off Expenses / Variables
15:52 Touring Is More Expensive Post-Pandemic
17:26 Outro
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