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Notes from the road.
Tour management, show-day logistics, and the craft of keeping live entertainment on schedule.
Money & Business
Merch on Tour: Counts, Venue Fees and Merch Settlement Explained
How tour merch actually works night to night: counting in and out, venue merch fees, who sells it, and how merch settlement fits into the end of the show.
Conductour Team
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Oct 20, 2026
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7 min read
Money & Business
How Show Settlement Works: Guarantees, Versus Deals and Door Deals
What happens in the settlement room after the show: how guarantees, versus deals, plus deals and door deals are calcu...
Oct 15, 2026
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7 min read
Money & Business
How to Build a Tour Budget: Line Items, Income and Break-Even
A practical walkthrough of building a tour budget: every expense line to include, how to estimate income honestly, an...
Oct 9, 2026
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9 min read