With $20 million already given to artists and labels over four months, Bandcamp Fridays are becoming a monthly event the industry depends on to stay afloat.
At this point in 2020, it is safe to say that Bandcamp has done more to keep the music industry alive than the federal government.
When the coronavirus pandemic began to spread in March, Bandcamp chose one day, a Friday, set aside its share of revenues from sales on its platform to help artists in need. The response was so strong that Bandcamp made the event a monthly occurrence, and the four Bandcamp Fridays to date have raised more than $20 million for musicians from all walks of life.
With government assistance still nowhere to be found, Bandcamp has announced that Bandcamp Fridays will continue throughout the remaining months of 2020.
“Because the pandemic is far from over, we’ll continue to hold Bandcamp Fridays on the first Friday of every month until the end of the year,” Bandcamp wrote on its official website. The calendar dates for 2020’s remaining Bandcamp Fridays are: August 7th, September 4th, October 2nd, November 6th, and, just in time for the holidays, December 4th.
While Bandcamp Fridays alone have greatly helped the independent music community, the generous campaign has also led to a boost in overall sales on the website. “… Just as amazing is that since the pandemic hit in March, fans have bought more than $75 million worth of music and merch directly from artists and labels, and to date, fans have paid artists over half a billion(!) dollars on Bandcamp.”
Find a listing of all the Bandcamp Fridays dates, and head to Bandcamp or IsItBandcampFriday.com to get more detail
Bandcamp Fridays Dates 2020:
August 7, 2020
September 4, 2020
October 2, 2020
November 6, 2020
December 4, 2020
