We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Tue, 05 May 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/05/los-campesinos-tour-accounts-merch Los Campesinos! publish their tour accounts: an 11-date North American run lost money until the merch table https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/05/los-campesinos-tour-accounts-merch Los Campesinos! itemised every cost of their 2024 North American tour. On ticket income alone the 11 shows lost about £2,000; merch turned that into a profit of roughly £38,000, which pays for the band's next project, not wages. That is why venue merch cuts decide whether tours like this work. Tue, 05 May 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrytouringmerchlos-campesinos