House concert hosts use the site to alert fans of upcoming shows or long-running concert series. And many artists are using the site to book their own grassroots tours of the living rooms of America. They come because they've been touched by the music, pure and simple. The concerts are a treat for the audience, and they can wind up being very profitable for artists, too. Unlike concert venues, most concert hosts donate all the evening's take to the artist without even holding back a cut to cover costs.
Musicians can make several hundred dollars in one night.
The house concert circuit is profitable enough for some artists to eke out a small living traveling and playing in living rooms across the United States. He estimates he's played well over 100 house shows in his criss-crossing loops of the States. We love to play for an audience that so enjoys listening and talking to us before and after. It's very friendly, very open, very about the music. At first Purpose relied on a loose cadre of musician buddies to book tours, inquiring after each show if any audience members knew of other house venues he could hit.