However, granted, these are older, long-established bands, and all the guys are in their 50s or 60s or older, and their audiences seem to be older/middle-aged people who grew up with these bands, and also some younger people who found an appreciation for classic rock and metal music.
Here in Japan, however, there's lots of local (newer) metal bands that play gigs by themselves profitably. The dynamics of the music business seem pretty different from what's going on in America.
Also lets be real... your website is a rare breed... imagine advertising web design... and not having a responsive website... your website looks like its from the early 2000s...
www.winternett.com (A good example of how not to build a website in 2024) do you need someone to go update your website so its responsive or are you getting around to that?
Also "Lenny Kravitz" is not a huge artist.. its not the late 90s early 2000s anymore.
I find it very ironic that someone like yourself has the audacity to talk about the current developer market and stating that there are too many under qualified and under educated developers... meanwhile.. your website... looks like that.
Most musicians are only getting booked at large festivals which don't pay well, they're often the only ticket in town post-pandemic, as they pack volumes of artists together onto one big lineup. The smaller events rarely provide a good return on investment. Lenny Kravitz for example invests in NYC real estate these days, and has brand deals.