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What Is a Tech Rider — and What Does the Venue Actually Want in It?
'Send your tech rider' isn't a test — but a bad one costs you soundcheck time. Here's exactly what the house wants.
2026-08-12 · 2 min read
How to Run the Door at Your Own Show: Guest Lists, QR Tickets, and Walk-Ups
The door is a solvable system: tickets with QR codes, a scanner link for whoever's working it, a guest list, and a count you can trust at settlement. All free.
2026-08-04 · 2 min read
Promoter Burnout: Running a Scene Without Losing Money
Local scenes are usually held up by one or two people doing it at a loss. They stop, and the scene goes with them. It's a structural problem, not a personal failing.
2026-08-02 · 4 min read
The Manager's Settlement Sheet: Getting Your Cut Right Every Night
Settlement happens at 1am in a corridor with a promoter who wants to go home. The manager who arrives with a sheet gets paid correctly; everyone else gets paid approximately.
2026-08-01 · 3 min read
How Much Do UK Venues Actually Pay? Rates by Room Size
There is no published rate card for UK venue fees, and anyone who tells you otherwise is guessing. Here's the honest shape of it, and how to find the real number for your room.
2026-07-29 · 3 min read
How Do I Book a Tour Without a Booking Agent?
Agents don't touch bands at the first-tour stage anyway. Here's the self-booking playbook working DIY acts use.
2026-07-28 · 2 min read
How Much Should a Support Act Get Paid?
The support slot is where local music quietly subsidises everyone else. It doesn't have to, and the promoters who fix it get the best local bands.
2026-07-27 · 3 min read
5 Ways to Sell Tickets to a Small Show (Without Losing a Quarter to Fees)
On a $10 ticket, mainstream platforms can take about a quarter of face value. Small shows deserve better math.
2026-07-21 · 3 min read
The Wedding and Cover Gig Business: The Money Side Nobody Explains
Private events pay multiples of bar gigs — because you're selling certainty, not music. The money mechanics that make the premium market work.
2026-07-21 · 3 min read
Why Your Thursday Night Isn't Selling (Diagnosis by Numbers)
"Nobody comes out any more" is a conclusion, not a diagnosis. The numbers you already have will tell you which of four different problems you actually have.
2026-07-21 · 3 min read
Booking Your First Show as a Promoter: A Checklist
A first show fails in predictable ways. Nearly all of them come from doing the right things in the wrong order.
2026-07-15 · 4 min read
From Open Mics to Paid Gigs: The 90-Day Path
Open mics become paid gigs when you treat them as evidence-gathering. Ninety days, three phases, and the assets you should leave each phase holding.
2026-07-14 · 2 min read
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