Is the band now broke, or why Bill & Co. suddenly need help from the state?
Germany was not enough
In Germany, musicians from Magdeburg have been pretty quiet (or just nobody talked much about them), and wanted to start something else in abroad. In France and have built a solid fan base, even won yet on the other side of the ocean in Los Angeles and now seem to conquer Asia. In France they have built a solid fan base, they also got fans on the other side of the ocean in Los Angeles and now they seem to conquer Asia.
Tokio Hotel in Tokyo
A place where they performed last year in December, was a dream for them since the beggining of their career in 2005. They were allowed to be in Tokyo, the city, which gave a name to their band, and see: even in the Japanese metropolis, they were greeted by screaming fans.
German taxes financed the trip:
But even if German fans barely seen guys in their country - as a source of money for the Tokyo-dream of the four boys, they're still good enough:
Every year the state spends huge sums of money to promote music. In 2010, there were more than 44 million €, of which Tokio Hotel pocketed € 25,738 and financing of the concert in Japan.
"When it comes to foreign policy considerations point to suggest the scope of projects," said the Foreign Ministry which is responsible for several thousand dollars to promote the band.
Music promotion is certainly useful, but is it really necessary for a band who has the worldwide success and has sold more than six million CDs to support that amount?
Translated by THRocksMyWorld.
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