In other news, rich artists tend to focus on locations likely to provide a profit and that they’re likely to survive the visit.

That’s a lot of Canada colored in for Toronto and maybe Vancouver

Smaller metal bands don’t often have the means to tour off the beaten path. Just the logistics of organising tours in e.g. South America or Africa are likely prohibitively expensive.

Some bigger rock and metal bands have actually been pretty good in touring places that aren’t just the standard tour countries.