The Great Gig Drought: Why Musicians Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet in 2024
The Gig Economy Crisis Belfast, Northern Ireland While everyone is busy lamenting the passing of political figures and the state of public health, there’s another crisis unfolding right under our noses: the music industry is experiencing a gig drought so severe that many bands are considering a career change to professional cat grooming. Yes, you heard that right. Cat grooming. According to recent studies, bands today play half as many gigs on average during a tour compared to the 1990s....