Raking in tons of cash: What your favourite artist earns per show

Azziad, Zzero, Kaiga and Crème De La Crème(inset), Nadia and Trio [Photo: Courtesy]

Booking an artist is usually considered a great way for promoters and event planners to make money. After all, if the artist is highly-regarded, they have a built-in customer base, and their fans will show up usually if they know about the show and bring in the profits.

Although too often we have seen this not playing out as intended and more often than not it is the artist that is left stranded. We have encountered a couple of incidences where promoters disappear into thin air after shows and the artists are left high and dry.