Quote Originally Posted by thcbongman
Of course any band has to cover their costs.

But cost of tickets has alot to do if you are indie or not. Indie bands tend to keep their ticket prices low, and from many shows I seen, play with much more passion than non-indie bands.
At the last Bright Eyes show I went to scalpers were selling tickets for $100+. The original ticket price was like $23, $100 was just ridiculous. You can't be any more indie than Saddle Creek, they've taken everything Dischord did and expanded the concept to become one of the most influential labels of all time.