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How Harry Styles, Lily Allen and other stars are helping grassroots artists

www.bbc.com·Ian Youngs·about 1 month ago
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Touring is a costly struggle for bands like us. Now Harry Styles is helping 9 hours ago Ian Youngs and Paul Glynn, Culture reporters BBC Brown Horse plan to use their funding to help pay for a UK tour in October At the end of their gigs, up-and-coming Norwich country-rock band Brown Horse jump from the stage to their merchandise stall. Selling T-shirts often earns them more money than the show itself. That income is crucial to keeping them afloat on the road. Like many musicians who aren't established names, the rising cost of touring means it's "a constant struggle" to afford to keep going, they say. "We joke about basically being travelling T-shirt salesmen," singer Patrick Turner says. "A lot of the time that's how it feels - with a soundtrack." After a tour date, the five band members usually sleep on friends' floors or drive their 30-year-old van for hours to save on accommodation.…

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