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Dec 1, 2023

The economics behind farewell tours

In New York City, Kiss will play what it’s calling its last ever show. But it also had a farewell tour two decades ago.

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Saying goodbye can be big business
by Stephanie Hughes
Nashville69, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The band Kiss will play what it’s calling its last ever show this weekend. This kind of farewell tour can also be good marketing.

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The economics behind farewell tours