U.S. Girls' Meg Remy breaks down the budgetary struggle of touring, even in normal times

Art, Death & Taxes unpacks the art world's greatest taboo: money. Nine acclaimed artists explore the economics of their practice, peeling back the curtain on all the work that goes into the work.

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic and before her latest tour was cancelled as a result, Meg Remy of the band U.S. Girls sat down for our new series Art, Death & Taxes to detail the financial reality of being a touring musician. It's a challenging situation even in normal times as they attempt to turn a profit while always being on the edge of not making ends meet or going into debt.

In the episode, Remy describes the impact a regular event like a snowstorm can have in throwing off the budget of a tour. As contrasting examples, she describes two very different tours that both carried significant financial risk — one solo tour early in her career where she was scraping by show to show on cash alone, and a more recent tour with a full band across Europe paid for in advance on credit. As artists around the world now face an event so much larger than a snowstorm and all at once, it is a moment that shakes the foundations of the entire music industry.

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