Related: Pink Floyd Quietly Releases 12 Rare 1970–1972 Concerts On Streaming Services Bandcamp also made sure to highlight how much fans have contributed to artists on every other day of the month. The platform surmised that “It will likely be several months before live performance revenue returns in full,” and is thus extending the program.

Even as large-scale concerts began to re-emerge in 2021, Bandcamp continued to forgo its revenue on the first Friday of every month. The tradition began back in March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic when touring ground to a halt. If you’re among the nearly 800,000 fans who participated, thank you.” “Over the course of 17 days, fans paid artists and labels more than $70 million dollars, helping cover rents, mortgages, groceries, medications, and much more. “On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, we’ve waived our revenue share to help support the many artists who have seen their livelihoods disrupted by the pandemic,” Bandcamp wrote. The promotion runs from midnight to midnight Pacific Time. Bandcamp Fridays are scheduled for February 4th, March 4th, April 1st, and May 6th. The monthly digital event saw the streaming platform wave its revenue on all purchases for the first Friday of the month. Bandcamp has announced the return of its Bandcamp Fridays initiative for 2022.

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