Liliac is Touring FLORIDA in May 2024 🤘🏻 

I wish. They are in Tampa on the fourth and I'm not going because Aby isn't drumming. They'd sell more tickets if Aby were drumming. Well, at least one more. Two because I'd bring a date.

And Tampa is home of Savatage/Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

@@machinemaker2248 Moriah Formica of Plush sings in that show.

It's on the website.

@machinemaker2248 oh ok thanks

Married 🤷‍♂️

Temp drummer till big sis comes back

Someone posted she has a teacher assistant job and will join the tour after school is out for the summer

@@davidcorliss correct

She's joining the tour after her teaching job ends

@@davidcorlissJust curious, but isn’t being the drummer in the band her job?

They're making a good living without being under the thumbs of a record label

@@mmioknet Are you sure about that? Unless some of these venues are paying the band substantial appearance fees, I don’t see how they make any money. Are you connected to the band and their financials, or are you just making a guess? Case in point. Liliac is booked into the West End Trading Company, Sanford Fl. This bar has a capacity of only 300. Ticket prices are $25. After you subtract any fees, fuel costs, meals, wear and tear on the bus, lodging if needed, etc.how is there any money left for anything? There just isn’t enough ticket revenue to cover the costs.

@@rockrap6240 $300x25=$7500. If they pay the band 5k that leaves 2.5 for the house plus drinks. Drinks are probably $5 each. Sometimes performers get a cut of drink sales. They are doing 5 shows in Florida. 5k each show = 25k PLUS the merchandise they sell plus the meet and greet revenue which is $55 a pop. Most people will buy a souvenir The very least a t-shirt @ $20. Anything autographed sold online carries a premium of $50. They're not going to nor are they looking to get filthy rich but they are making a pretty damn good comfortable living. Not to mention the revenue from Patreon groupies that pay monthly.

@@mmioknet sorry I’m so late in responding. Now factor in expenses and all of a sudden you have an entirely different story. Hell, the band can’t even fill a 300 capacity bar in Florida. You are not going to sell a lot of merchandise at that rate. Do band members get a cut of the profit? I’m not sure how being paid 25-30K for five shows equates to making a comfortable living unless they have a lot of extra income from somewhere else. And it’s not coming from Patreon. They only have around 200 or so paying members so there’s not a lot of extra income to be made there. Can Liliac make a living touring? Sure they can. How comfortable a living, I don’t know. The band averages only 35-40 shows a year, mostly in small venues and bars. So far this year, they have 22 hows lined up. Do the math.

@@rockrap6240 bruh . It's not all about money. It's about having a good time at what you're doing without getting burned out. The Warning is a good band but not a true rock band the likes of Metallica, Lynard Skynyrd, LILIAC, KISS, Def Leppard. The Warning makes a lot of noise. Patreon alone at the bare minimum brings in 2k at the bare minimum. That's $500 EXTRA money. I bet you wouldn't mind an extra $500 a month. The meet n greet is additional money and as I said, sometimes the venue pays out a percentage of sales. But again, it isn't all about who makes the most money or draws a bigger crowd. Liliac "headlined" 44 of 47 appearances last year. Liliac is also considerate to their fan base. 5 shows in Florida this week catering to fans who can't or won't drive 5 hours. Your idea of a good rock band may be different from mine. I can do without Queen but I can listen to KISS all day. KISS still makes a ton of money but to a Stones fan that doesn't make them a better band. Nor does his many shows they do per year. One difference that I admire Liliac for is they do their own promoting. Everything they do, they do on their own. Their online sales are filled by momma Liliac and not some 3rd party company. They may or may not get rich (depending on your definition of rich) but again... They are having fun without getting burned out. I don't know but I'm going to guess that The Warning takes next year off from touring from being burned out. Another band far better is zepparella. They might do 50; shows a year but they enjoy what they're doing, have time to do their own stuff and enjoy leisure time. I'm on social security and while I don't make a lot of money, I'm rich 🤑