The Big Moon call out venue for taking cuts of merch sales and announce alternative pop-up store
nme.comThe Big Moon have announced that they will not be selling merch at their London gig at the O2 Kentish Town Forum tonight (September 28), and will instead host a pop-up store at a nearby pub.In a Twitter thread, the band called out the venue’s practise of taking a cut of 25 per cent plus VAT on each sale. “This is basically all of our profit on merch,” they said.“This leaves us with the choice of either not making any profit, or increasing prices and charging you guys more – neither feels fair.”To circumvent this, the band will be selling merchandise at The Abbey Tavern on Kentish Town Road before and after the gig.“Merch is one of the few ways we keep ourselves afloat at this level when touring profits are still minimal!” the thread continued. “So please come down to the Abbey tavern for a pre-show bev and a peruse of our merch from 6, or head down there after the show!!
Thank you so much for your support x.”The Kentish Town Forum, like many other o2 venues, take 25% plus VAT on every sale we make – this is basically all of our profit on merch.
This leaves us with the choice of either not making any profit, or increasing prices and charging you guys more – neither feels fair.
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