01 For promoters and artists
How to advance a club show
Advancing a club show means agreeing deal, travel, pickups, set times, tech and guest list in writing before the day. Start six weeks out.
11 min read
Handbook
How club bookings work
Guides, a glossary and two tools for promoters and artists. Deals, holds, riders, advancing and tax, written from European club practice.
The Handbook so far
- Guides
- 9
- Glossary terms
- 44
- Last checked
Guides
From the first offer to the day sheet
Long reads with worked examples, sources and the date we last checked them.
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02 For promoters and artists
How to write a day sheet in local time
A day sheet lists one show day in time order, every time local to its place. The fields, a worked London example and the checks it must pass.
8 min read
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03 For promoters
Deal types explained: landed, fee plus, flat guarantee
A landed fee includes the artist’s travel; with fee plus, the promoter pays travel on top. A flat guarantee stays fixed however many tickets you sell.
8 min read
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04 For promoters
Versus, door and bonus deals: how settlement works
A versus deal pays the guarantee or a share of the net door, whichever is higher. A door deal pays only the share; a bonus adds to a fixed fee.
8 min read
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05 For promoters
Holds, challenges and releases: how a date is kept
A hold keeps a date for you without confirming it. Holds are ranked; a challenge makes the first hold decide, and a release moves the next one up.
5 min read
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06 For promoters and artists
Radius clauses: typical terms and fair limits
A radius clause keeps an artist from playing near your show for a set time. Club shows often ask for the city or 50–150 km; festivals ask for more.
5 min read
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07 For promoters
Booking artists from abroad in Austria: tax and invoices
Withhold 20% of the fee, plus costs you cover, as Austrian artist tax and pay it by the 15th of the next month. The invoice comes net, under reverse charge.
10 min read
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08 For promoters and artists
A fair hospitality rider: what’s normal, what’s not
A fair hospitality rider asks for a quiet room, a hot meal, water, safe storage, sober transfers and a few guest spots: one page, essentials first.
9 min read
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09 For artists
What a booking agency looks for in an artist
A clear sound, demand outside your home city, a usable press kit, recent live recordings and a reputation for being easy to work with.
9 min read
Glossary
Every term, defined
44 terms in 6 groups, each with an example and its name in the other language.
Deals
How a fee is agreed, paid and settled.
Money and tax
Commission, invoices, VAT and the tax on artist fees.
Holds and contracts
How a date is held, confirmed and protected.
Advancing
Preparing a show once the deal is done.
Travel and show day
Getting there, the times, the people on site.
Riders and press
What the artist needs, and what the promoter gets.
Tools
Run the numbers, tick the list
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