Concert Tour Production Management

Concert Tour Production Management

by John Vasey
Released October 1997
Publisher(s): Routledge
ISBN: 9781136083976

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Book description

Concert Tour Production Management deals with the business of production and sets out guidelines to follow in order to literally get the show on the road. Concert Tour Production Management provides the basic information to manage the production for a touring concert from start to finish in the most effective and efficient way possible.

Beginning with an introduction to the touring concert, explaining who's who on the road, the author guides you through a tour setup using a realistic itinerary that visits different types of venues using the production manager's checklists. He also covers the role of the local promoter's production manager and how to manage a crew. The appendices provide some basic electrical formulae, a performance contract, a technical rider, a production checklist to suit most situations, and several forms to help expedite routine tasks.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgement
  8. CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE TOURING CONCERT
    1. Reasons for Touring
    2. Agents, Artists, and Managers
    3. Promoters
    4. Touring Entourage
      1. Performers
      2. Tour Manager
      3. Production Manager
      4. Stage Manager
      5. Sound Engineer
      6. Monitor Engineer
      7. Sound Crew
      8. Lighting Operator
      9. Lighting Crew
      10. Backline Crew
      11. Set Carpenters
      12. Drivers
      13. Other Staff
    5. Local Personnel
      1. Promoter
      2. Promoter’s Production Manager
      3. Loaders
      4. Stagehands
      5. Riggers
      6. Electrician
      7. Runners
      8. Spotlight Operators
      9. House Light Operator
      10. Forklift Driver
      11. Caterers
      12. Venue Staff
    6. Designers and Operators
  9. CHAPTER 2 THE TOURING PRODUCTION MANAGER
    1. From Ideas to Reality
    2. Preparing Budgets
    3. Booking Touring Staff and Equipment
  10. CHAPTER 3 THE PROMOTER’S PRODUCTION MANAGER
    1. Booking Staff and Equipment
      1. Top of Form
      2. Items
      3. Staff
    2. Preparing a Venue
    3. Public Safety
      1. Electrical Safety
      2. Rigging Safety
      3. Fire Safety
      4. Sound-Level Safety
      5. Public Safety
  11. CHAPTER 4 GEETING THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
    1. Production Rehearsals
    2. Travel and Accommodation
      1. Security Measures
      2. Preregistration
      3. Rooming Lists
      4. Arrival and Departure
      5. Housekeeping
      6. Room Allocation
      7. Accounts
      8. Legibility
      9. Form of Payment
      10. Communications
    3. Adapting the Show to Different Venues
  12. CHAPTER 5 ADVANCING VENUES
    1. Preliminary Contact
    2. Detailed Advance
    3. Final Check
  13. CHAPTER 6 DAILY SCHEDULE
    1. A Show Day
    2. A Travel Day
    3. A Day Off
  14. APPENDIX 1 PERFORMANCE CONTRACT
    1. Cancellation
    2. Advertising
    3. Permits and Licensing
    4. The Performance
    5. Support Act
    6. Payment
    7. Hall Agreement
    8. Complimentary Tickets
    9. Counterfeit Tickets
    10. Merchandising
    11. Promoter’s Expenses, Verification, Settlement
      1. Settlement Schedule
  15. APPENDIX 2 CONTRACT RIDER
    1. Staging
    2. Mixing Positions
    3. Spotlights
    4. Forklifts
    5. Power Requirements
    6. Piano Tuner
    7. Rigging
    8. Loading Dock
    9. Work Lights
    10. Crew
    11. General Security
    12. Barricades
    13. Hall Security
    14. Backstage Security
    15. Equipment Security
    16. Catering
      1. Dressing Rooms
      2. Performance Area before Show
      3. Meals
      4. After-Show Crew Buses
      5. After-Show Band Buses
    17. Dressing Rooms
      1. Main Band
      2. Band
      3. Wardrobe
      4. Crew
      5. Support Act
      6. Production
    18. Sound and Light Rehearsals
    19. Parking and Loading
    20. Medical
    21. Local Transport
    22. Cost Amendment Form
    23. Insurance
    24. General Restrictions
    25. Applicable Law and Warranties
  16. APPENDIX 3 PRODUCRION CHECKLISTS AND FORMS
  17. APPENDIX 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
    1. Audio Requirements
    2. Monitors
    3. Microphones
    4. Video
    5. Audio Extras
    6. Lighting Requirements
  18. APPENDIX 5 VENDOR CONTRACT
    1. Governing Laws and Venue
  19. APPENDIX 6 VENUE CONTRACT
    1. Hiring Agreement
    2. Table of Contents
    3. Hiring Agreement
      1. 1. Definitions and Interpretation
      2. 2. Hiring of the Center
      3. 3. Fees and Payments
      4. 4. General Conditions of Use of Center
      5. 5. Tickets
      6. 6. Indemnities and Limitation of Liability
      7. 7. Damage to the Center
      8. 8. Termination of License
      9. 9. Licenser s Undertakings
      10. 10. Assignment
      11. 11. Notices
      12. 12. Miscellaneous Provisions
    4. Indemnity (Attachment to Hiring Agreement)
    5. Schedule 1
    6. Schedule 2
    7. Schedule 3
    8. Schedule 4
    9. Schedule 5
    10. Schedule 6
    11. Schedule 7
    12. APPENDIX 7 TRANSLATINONS of COMMON TERMS
  20. Glossary

Product information

  • Title: Concert Tour Production Management
  • Author(s): John Vasey
  • Release date: October 1997
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781136083976