Like many independent touring bands, indie duo Pomplamoose lost money on a recent one month tour. Unlike many of those bands, they have decided to go the "full transparency" route, with member Jack Conte posting a lengthy essay on the Medium website. To sum it up briefly, the band lost nearly $12,000 over the 28-day trip. Conte says:

But this isn’t a sob story. We knew it would be an expensive endeavor, and we still chose to make the investment. We could have played a duo show instead of hiring six people to tour with us. That would have saved us over $50,000, but it was important at this stage in Pomplamoose’s career to put on a wild and crazy rock show. We wanted to be invited back to every venue, and we wanted our fans to bring their friends next time. The loss was an investment in future tours.

Conte details the expenses including money spent on food and hotel ($17,589), insurance ($5,445), as well as salaries and per diems ($48,094). You can read the full article here.