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Start with the deal and contacts
Confirm the agreed compensation structure, buyer/ contact, production contact, venue day-of contact, contact, payment method, and any deductions or conditions.
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Your First Real Show Advance
Confirm the operational details that turn a booking agreement into a show everyone can actually execute.
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Why this matters
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Before doors open, artists and venues have often exchanged a long list of details about arrival, parking, stage setup, soundcheck, equipment, hospitality, guest lists, merch, payment, and timing.
01
Understand
Start with what the concept means and why it shows up.
02
Work It Through
Move through the practical decisions, tradeoffs, and moving parts.
03
Ask Better Questions
Use the prompts to catch assumptions before they become expensive.
04
Take It With You
Finish with a checklist you can use outside the page.
02
Advance the clock
Confirm load-in, parking, soundcheck or line check, doors, support set, changeovers, headline set, curfew, and load-out expectations.
03
Advance the stage
Send an accurate stage plot and input list. Confirm provided , monitor configuration, microphones/DI expectations, power, stage dimensions, and any material production limitations.
04
Advance people and hospitality
Confirm dressing room, meals or buyout, water, credentials, guest list process, age restrictions, accessibility needs, lodging when included, and security or runner contacts where applicable.
05
Advance merch and settlement
Confirm selling location, seller requirements, payment systems, venue commission if any, tax handling if applicable, timing, and who has authority to approve final numbers.