Rise in vinyl sales at concerts gives indie artists a vital lifeline

Musicians are finding that promoting their data at gigs is not an afterthought, however is offering an important income stream

As soon as Roxanne de Bastion comes off stage, there's one factor on her thoughts – getting right down to run her merchandise stall.

“The faster the better – typically it feels a bit like these scenes in Spinal Tap, dashing down corridors to seek out how you can get there,” stated the singer-songwriter, whose newest album was produced by the previous Suede guitarist, Bernard Butler. On a current tour, selling copies of You & Me, We Are the Similar afterwards “was the difference between making a loss and with the ability to pay my lease for 3 months”.