What’s new is old. I’m reminded of the hilarious Honeymooners episode where Ralph gets in (yet another) spat with Alice. His sidekick Ed Norton dusts off a contraption for cutting a record directly from a microphone (not a cylinder, an actual LP). Ralph uses it to record his apology to woo Alice back. Norton mixes a botched record with the right one. Comic gold. Yup, I adore the Honeymooners.
Couldn’t resist… 
looking forward to watching this documentary 
great quick read…
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Thanks for posting this. Fills in some of the fuzzy points about Andy. There was a documentary on XTC a few years back that was very positive which surprised me. Andy was the focus and I think he was the producer so I took it as more truthful than the rumors I had heard; stage fright and control issues. The documentary glossed over them so I assumed the rumors were not true. This article seems to be much closer to the truth. That’s ok with me, I still like XTC and can accept the “ugly truth”.
I also really enjoyed that doc, XTC: This Is Pop. I caught it on Showtime a few years back. I don’t know where you can currently stream it. My favorite parts are when Andy describes and demonstrates how certain songs were created.
Interesting. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of today’s “artist’s” are actually AI already. 
Interesting how quite accidentally I chanced upon this video not too long after reading the article above.
They don’t mention the size of the venues. I don’t know many of the musicians sited in the article but from the sound of it, they are big production shows.
I would be curious to know if small, simple productions are being effected as well.
While [Glastonbury has increased ticket prices] to cover the “enormous costs”, smaller promoters say local bookings are their only option
In NYC, venues with a a capacity of 1800 or less do a rather brisk business due to their smaller size and concentrated fanbase. Places such as Webster Hall and The Bowery Ballroom book many of the self promoting bands that have a sizeable enough following to make it worthwhile for them to tour. These bands generally have a tour bus, trailer and just a few road staff. Stadium and arena size venues are pretty much dinosaurs these days.