Popstar YungBlud held a concert online for his fans, following the cancellation of his Asia tour, in a performance that racked up 357,531* views, a figure 210 times higher than the combined average of attendees planning on seeing him in Asia.
With this in mind, we wanted to work out how much money he could make by taking his concerts online, a move that could allow access to more fans and contribute a positive impact to the environment.
So, we took the average ticket price for one attendee on the YungBlud Asia tour. Using this number, we were able to estimate how much the artist could have made from one online show, and found that he could rack up almost £26 million.
The formula can be found below:
Young Blud (5 shows in Asia) - Avg Attendees, 1,700 x 210 (Online Increase) x Avg ticket price, £72.50 = £25,920,997.5 per online show.
Using the same logic and the same formula for online increase in viewers, we applied this to top artists that have had to cancel or postpone tours. The full table can be found below.
|
Artist (Cancelled/Postponed Shows) |
Avg attendees for all shows, if they had not been cancelled |
Average Ticket Price |
Potential amount per online show |
|
YungBlud (5 Asia shows) |
1,700 |
£72.50 |
£25,920,997.5 |
|
Blossoms (8 UK shows) |
4,970 |
£30.39 |
£31,717,245 |
|
Foo Fighters (5 US shows) |
16,311 |
£70.00 |
£239,765,820 |
|
Bombay Bicycle Club (9 EU shows) |
1,320 |
£30.00 |
£8,316,000 |
|
Billie Eilish (20 US shows) |
19,333 |
£45.00 |
£182,698,740 |
|
BTS (4 Asia shows) |
69,950 |
£90.00 |
£1,322,055,000 |
|
The Who (11 UK shows) |
12,049 |
£65.00 |
£163,467,909.10 |
|
James Blake (12 EU shows) |
2,721 |
£90.00 |
£51,417,450 |
|
Jonas Brothers (9 Las Vegas shows) |
5,200 |
£60.00 |
£65,520,000 |
|
Khalid (9 Asia shows) |
10,130 |
£55.00 |
£116,996,366.70 |
Commenting on the research, event and music expert Toby Heelis, CEO of Eventopedia, explained why YungBlud’s successful online performance could signal an industry shift:
“A lot of musicians work hand to mouth, relying on the magic of music and live concert events to make their money. We have seen a wide number of music events cancelled recently from individual gigs and concerts, to Glastonbury festival and entire worldwide tours
"These worrying times may signal a shift in the entire music industry. Coronavirus has opened up an opportunity for musicians to craft a new way of performing, using technology to support themselves and share their work with fans using alternative mediums, whilst reaching a much wider audience in one session, allowing more frequent gig-goers to 'attend' with logistics not an issue. We are seeing an increasing number of artists get involved with online concerts and there's clearly a lucrative revenue stream for future opportunities”
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*Figures correct as of 10am, 18 March 2020.
All data and research can be found here.
