"Sex, drugs and underlying health issues: The crippling cost of insuring old rockers"
February 28, 2025
Is this really "crippling'?
But for older artists in their seventies and above, the insurance can cost between 10 and 15 per cent of their performance fee, meaning up to £15,000 of their £100,000 income. For a big band earning £3 million for a stadium show, that’s an eye-watering £450,000 spent on insurance.