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VenueCircuit
How It Works

One system.
Every seat.

Whether you own the room, book the shows, play the stage, or run sound — VenueCircuit is built for you. Every role. Every show.

Independent artists to thousand-seat venues. Your first show to your five hundredth.

Every seat at the table

Built for the people
actually doing the work.

12 roles. One platform. Sign up in under 2 minutes — no sales call, no demo, no credit card.

Venue Owner
  • Full P&L across every show — not 12 spreadsheets
  • Settlement math that flows from ledger automatically
  • Venue team management with scoped access (no extra seats)
Promoter
  • Deal pipeline — holds, confirmed dates, advancing bookings, one view
  • Live ledger — know exactly where you stand, in real time
  • Settlement from ledger — no re-entering numbers after closing night
Booking Agent
  • Tour routing — confirmed dates, venues, and deal terms in one view
  • Deposit tracking — what's paid and what's due, across all bookings
  • Artist packages and riders attached to every engagement
Band / Artist
  • See your deal, guarantee, and payment status — always current
  • Your tech rider on file — no more chasing PDFs before every gig
  • Guest list, settlement breakdown, and what you're owed
Artist Manager
  • Every deal, offer, and payment status for your clients in one view
  • Settlement history — every closed date with full financial breakdown
  • Tour routing and booking pipeline across all markets
Tour Manager
  • Multi-stop advance — all venues on the tour in one place
  • Rider distribution — send specs to every venue on the bill
  • Full show details accessible in any city, any device
Sound Engineer
  • Advance sheet access — load-in, soundcheck, all confirmed before arrival
  • Input list and tech rider — digital, always current, attached to the show
  • Day-of credentials, contacts, and green room details
Lighting Engineer
  • Production specs and advance sheet before every load-in
  • Stage plot and tech rider — always the latest version, never a PDF from 3 months ago
  • Show contacts and venue layout for fast day-of coordination
Production Coordinator
  • Multi-date pipeline view across all upcoming productions
  • Rider distribution and advance status in one board
  • Task and exception tracking to surface blockers early
Merch Manager
  • Merch settlement — real numbers from the ledger, not a napkin
  • Merch line items tracked through the full financial waterfall
  • Show-by-show merch history for every artist you work with
Freelancer / Crew
  • Show assignment and advance sheet access before load-in
  • Day sheet with timeline, contacts, and stage details
  • Production notes and task list specific to your role
Vendor / Sponsor
  • Discover shows in your market looking for sponsorship
  • Contribution line items attached directly to show ledgers
  • Deal status, confirmation tracking, and attribution across closes
For Independent Artists

Your first show or your five hundredth — you deserve to know exactly where you stand.

Sign up as a Band / Artist. See your deal terms, payment schedule, and settlement breakdown for every show you play — without chasing a promoter for answers.

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Phase 01 — Before the Show
Pipeline

Your entire booking calendar. One view.

Every show in one pipeline — from first inquiry to confirmed date. Track holds, spot scheduling conflicts, and see where every offer stands without opening a spreadsheet.

  • Show Pipeline
    Inquiry → Hold → Confirmed → Advancing → Day of Show → Settled
  • Calendar holds
    Block dates instantly. Resolve conflicts before they happen.
  • Show history
    Every past show in the same system, searchable and reportable.
Show Pipeline
4 active · sorted by date
The Midnight — Live
Tonight
Day of Show
Pacific Summer Showcase
Jun 22
Advancing
Indie Night Vol. 12
Jul 5
Confirmed
Neon Desert Fest
Aug 10
Hold
Deal Structures

Deal math built in from day one.

Guarantee, versus deal, door percentage, ticket split — enter the deal structure once and it flows through to settlement automatically. No re-entering numbers at the end.

  • Multiple deal types
    Guarantee, versus (whichever is greater), door %, ticket split.
  • Deposit tracking
    Log deposits against the deal. See what's been paid and what's due.
  • Deal history
    Every prior deal with an artist or venue — available in one place.
Deal Terms — Indie Night Vol. 12
Versus deal · 80/20 after costs
Confirmed
Deal TypeVersus (whichever is greater)
Artist Guarantee$3,500
Deal Percentage80% to Artist
Costs DeductedYes — see ledger
Advance Deposit$1,750 · Due Jun 1
For Artists

See your show the same way the venue does.

When you're added to a show, you get your own view — deal terms, payment schedule, and advance details. No more chasing emails for information that should already be yours.

  • Your deal, always current
    Guarantee, deposit status, and balance due — in one place.
  • Tech rider on file
    Submit once. It travels with every show you're booked for.
  • Guest list and settlement
    Confirm your comps. See the math after the show closes.
Your Show — Bottom of the Hill · SF
Jun 22 · Support slot · Doors 7PM
Confirmed
Your Guarantee$1,200
Deal TypeFlat guarantee
Deposit Paid$600 · received
Balance Due$600 · day of show
Set Time8:00 PM · 45 min
Input ListOn file · 8 channels
GUEST LIST · 6 NAMES · 2 COMPS APPROVED
Tech Riders

Riders attached to the show, not lost in email.

Input lists, tech riders, hospitality riders — all attached to the engagement record. Every engineer and PM has access before load-in. No more chasing PDFs through a thread from three months ago.

  • Input lists
    Channel-by-channel: instrument, mic, DI, stand type.
  • Tech rider attachment
    Attached to the show, visible to production roles.
  • Rider exceptions
    Flag items that can't be fulfilled. Resolve before show day.
The Midnight
Synthwave · 5-piece · Tech Rider on File
Tech Rider
Input List — 5 channels
CHInstrumentMic / DI
1Kick InAKG D112
2Snare TopShure SM57
3Hi-HatShure SM81
4Bass DIDirect
5Keys LDirect
Show Advance

No more advance email threads.

Load-in, soundcheck, doors, set time, catering, backline — the advance sheet lives in the show record. Both sides can see it. Fill it in, confirm it, done.

  • Advance sheet
    All show logistics in one structured form, not a chain of emails.
  • Bidirectional
    Venue fills in their side, tour fills in theirs. Both see the whole picture.
  • Status tracking
    See exactly what's confirmed, what's pending, and what's open.
Show Advance — Indie Night Vol. 12
Jul 5 · Bottom of the Hill
In Progress
Load-in
2:00 PM
Soundcheck
4:30 PM
Doors
7:00 PM
Set time
8:30 PM
Catering
Pending venue
Backline
Full kit provided
Phase 02 — Day of Show
Readiness Board

Know you're ready before you open doors.

Six domains — Finance, Staffing, Production, Compliance, Logistics, Hospitality. Every blocker surfaces before it becomes a crisis. The Readiness Board is your preflight checklist.

  • Six domains
    Finance, Staffing, Production, Compliance, Logistics, Hospitality.
  • Exception tracking
    Critical exceptions prevent advancing to Ready. Nothing slips through.
  • Real-time status
    Everyone on the show sees the same board, updated in real time.
Readiness Board
Pacific Summer Showcase · Jun 22
1 BLOCKED
Finance4/4 entries complete
StaffingAll roles confirmed
Production2 unresolved exceptions
CompliancePermits filed
LogisticsLoad-in confirmed
HospitalityRider partially fulfilled
Live Ledger

The P&L for every show, live.

Add revenue and cost entries as the night happens. Ticket revenue, bar, artist payout, staff — the net updates instantly. No more reconstructing the night from receipts the next morning.

  • Real-time P&L
    Revenue and cost entries update the net the moment they're added.
  • Revenue streams
    Tickets, bar, merch, sponsors — all tracked separately.
  • Feeds settlement
    Ledger data flows directly into settlement. No double-entry.
The Midnight — Live
Tonight · The Fillmore West
Day of Show
Revenue
Door / Ticket Sales+$9,200
Bar Revenue+$4,800
Costs
Artist Payout-$3,500
Sound Engineer-$450
Net+$
Revenue $Margin
Phase 03 — After the Show
Settlement

Math everyone agrees on.

The ledger feeds directly into settlement. Work through the deal calculation — guarantee, versus, splits — with the actual numbers from the night. Both parties see the same math. Approve, finalize, done.

  • Deal calculation
    Versus deal, guarantee, door split — computed automatically from the ledger.
  • Multi-party approval
    Promoter and venue both confirm. Disputes get flagged for resolution.
  • Settlement history
    Every finalized settlement in one place, exportable.
Settlement — Indie Night Vol. 12
Versus deal · 80/20 after costs
Gross Ticket Revenue$12,400
Bar Revenue$4,200
Artist Guarantee−$3,500
Production / Staff−$2,100
Venue Overhead−$4,880
Promoter Net+$
Venue Share
$4,880
Artist Bonus
+$1,240
Phase 04 — What's Coming

VenueCircuit is built in public. These are in active development — beta users help shape the roadmap.

In development
Ticketmaster Integration
Live ticket counts and gross fed directly into your ledger.
In development
Spotify for Artists
Artist streaming data and audience signals attached to show records.
Planned
Multi-Night Packages
Tour legs, residencies, and multi-show deals in one package.
Planned
PDF Settlement Export
One-click settlement sheet — signed and printable.
Planned
Funding & Sponsorships
Track grant funding, sponsorship deals, and in-kind contributions per show.
Planned
Public Artist Profiles
Shareable artist card with rider on file and show history.
Everything Included

One system. Nothing missing.

Show Pipeline
Live Ledger
Readiness Board
Deal Structures
Tech Riders
Tour Packages
Show Advance
Guest List
Task System
Venue Claim
Artist Profiles
Settlement Engine

Start with one show.

No demo call, no credit card, no six-month onboarding.

Venue or artist — you belong here.

FREE DURING OPEN BETA · NO CREDIT CARD REQUIRED