TrueFans TOUR
Every tour is a business. This tells you if it's a smart one — before you sign anything. Guarantees, door splits, merch, commissions, fixed costs, per-show costs, and the money you gave up by leaving home. All fields optional.
Deal structure
%
Used for door and "vs." deals.
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Box-office gross the venue keeps before you share.
%
Tour structure
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$
Be honest. Halve your optimistic number.
Optional — lets us sanity-check your attendance.
Merch on tour
On most independent tours this is the difference between profit and loss.
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$2–5 per attendee is typical; $8+ is a strong night.
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%
Many venues take 10–25% of merch gross. Check the contract.
Commissions
%
Applied to performance income only.
%
Applied to performance income plus net merch.
Fixed costs — whole tour
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Per-show costs
Multiplied by your show count.
$
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$
$
The cost of your time
The part nobody puts in the spreadsheet.
wks
$
What you give up by not being there. Day job, sessions, teaching.
Routing, guarantees and the cost of your own time are all negotiable — but only if you know your floor before the offer lands. Bring your figures and let's go through them.First call free
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