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There's No Reason Not To Pay The Band

Palmer told the New York Times that the cost of paying all of the horn and string players would've come out to around $35,000 for the entire tour. This seems like a lot, but she's hardly some dirt-poor amateur. The singer recently brought in nearly $1.2 million to fund her latest album, Theater Is Evil, so it's not unreasonable to assume that some cash from that project could have funded her tour. (Could have, that is: She posted a breakdown of how the money was actually spent here.) Also, tickets for the gigs in question run an average of $23 each, and bands that charge less than that manage to pay each of the players, plus roadies and tour managers and other basic costs of doing business as a touring band. Her fans are obviously quite eager to support her; she could have always raised the ticket prices in order to compensate the guest players.