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Show settlement calculator
Enter the night's numbers and see what the artist and the buyer are each owed, line by line. No signup, and nothing you type is saved.
Artist is owed
$2,703.00
Venue keeps
$1,487.00
70% of $3,090.00 is $2,163.00, which beats the $1,000.00 guarantee, so the percentage is paid.
The door
- 180 tickets at $20.00
- $3,600.00
- Ticketing fees
- -$360.00
- Net box office
- $3,240.00
- Opener
- -$150.00
- What the deal pays on
- $3,090.00
The artist
- From the deal
- $2,163.00
- Merch, after the room's cut
- $540.00
- Artist is owed
- $2,703.00
The venue
- Left after the artist
- $927.00
- Merch cut
- $60.00
- Bar
- $1,400.00
- Show expenses
- -$900.00
- Venue keeps
- $1,487.00
Your signed deal decides the final numbers. Use this to check them, or to see how a deal plays out before you agree to it.
How a show settlement works
Settlement is where the deal meets the night's real numbers. It starts with what the door took in, comes down to net box office after ticketing fees and taxes, and then the deal decides who is owed what. On most deals a venue's running costs stay on the venue's side, so the artist settles on net box office. Openers usually come off first. A promoter renting a room usually takes show costs and rent off before the artist's percentage, and a co-pro shares expenses, and any loss, between both sides.
What the deals mean
- Guarantee versus a percentage: two numbers are worked out, and the artist is owed the higher one.
- Flat guarantee: a set amount, with an optional share of anything above it.
- Door deal: a share of the net door. A bad night can mean nothing is owed, but the artist never owes the room.
- Co-pro: a partnership, so both sides share what is left after expenses, including a loss.
Keep reading
Settling every show?
In Roadi, the artist and the buyer work from the same offer, contract and settlement, and both sign off on the same numbers.