On Bandcamp Fridays, artists and labels receive approximately 93 percent of sales revenue after payment processor fees.
The next edition takes place on August 6th.Īlmost 800,000 music fans have participated in Bandcamp Fridays, paying artists and labels $56 million in the process. The Bandcamp Friday initiative is now set to continue through the end of the year. The New Zealand government have set up a dedicated COVID-19 resources and information page here.Since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic really took hold in most of the world, Bandcamp has waived its commissions on the first Friday of each month. To browse a full selection of New Zealand releases available on Bandcamp, head over HERE.įor an awesome rundown of significant recent local releases, check out the buyaotearoa wishlist HERE.įor an up to date compilation of handy resources for Aotearoa's music community head along over here. We ask you to consider artists who've taken a considerable hit due to tour cancellations imagine if everyone spent what they'd drop in a bar on entry fees and drinks on an average Friday? There's a huge range of physical product to choose from, along with downloads of your favourite tunes – vinyl, cassettes, totes, caps, badges and more. If you have the means to do so, now's the perfect time to send some cash in the direction of New Zealand artists, who'll surely appreciate your help. In Aotearoa that's happening from 8pm Friday (tonight) until 8pm Saturday 21st March – this means all cash paid for downloads and merchandise will go directly to artists, who are in dire need of support right now following this week's wave of live event cancellations and postponements due to the coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Online music hub Bandcamp have announced they'll be waiving their revenue share on all sales for 24 hours this weekend, to support musicians during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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