It’s becoming increasingly clear as this decade rattles to its half-way point that those that can, tour. And those that are blessed with a backstory, history and a legion of fans that bought their records (back when they were for sale), are being doubly blessed.
It used to be that big names would reluctantly hop on the tour bandwagon every couple of albums or so. Now they’re never off them, with touring and physical appearance commitments – be they residencies or endless globe-hopping jaunts – actually getting in the way of the process of making new music to keep their fans happy.
