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.

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Every seat at the table

Built for the people
actually doing the work.

12 role concepts, with working examples for owners, managers, promoters, artists and crew. Some concepts share a demo seat; vendor and sponsor workflows are planned.

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)

Explore Venue Owner demo

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

Explore Promoter demo

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

Explore Booking Agent demo

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

Explore Band demo

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

Explore Artist Manager demo

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

Explore Tour Manager demo

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

Explore the shared crew demo

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

Explore the shared crew demo

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

Explore the shared crew demo

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

Explore the shared crew demo

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

Explore the shared crew demo

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.

Preview the fictional artist role. The public demo does not support signup, live show records, payment schedules, or settlements.

Join a show

Phase 01 — Before the Show

Pipeline

Your booking calendar. One view.

Follow a sample show from the first inquiry to a confirmed date. Check holds, possible date conflicts and the status of each offer.

Show Pipeline
Inquiry → Hold → Confirmed → Advancing → Day of Show → Settled
Calendar holds
Place a sample hold and check for date conflicts.
Show history
Find past demo shows and review their records.

Show Pipeline

4 active · sorted by date

Fernwick Circuit — 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.

Try a guarantee, door percentage or split. Follow the deal terms into the sample settlement and check how each choice affects the total.

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
Review sample deals linked to an artist or venue.

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

The artist's side of the show.

Switch to the artist's demo seat to see the deal, payment schedule and advance details. This previews a role view; it does not create a private account.

Sample deal at a glance
Guarantee, deposit status, and balance due — in one place.
Tech rider on file
See the rider linked to the sample artist and show.
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

Keep the rider with the show.

Open input lists, tech riders and hospitality riders from the sample show record. See how a crew could find the right document before load-in.

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

CH	Instrument	Mic / DI
1	Kick In	AKG D112
2	Snare Top	Shure SM57
3	Hi-Hat	Shure SM81
4	Bass DI	Direct
5	Keys L	Direct

Show Advance

Put the advance in one place.

Check load-in, soundcheck, doors and set times in the advance sheet. Review catering and backline needs alongside them.

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

Check the room before doors.

Check the show across six areas: money, staff, production, compliance, logistics and hospitality. Review the listed tasks and spot what still needs work.

Six domains
Finance, Staffing, Production, Compliance, Logistics, Hospitality.
Exception tracking
Critical listed exceptions prevent advancing to Ready.
Real-time status
Review the listed tasks and current status in one board.

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.

Try fictional entries for tickets, bar sales, artist payouts and staff. See how the sample night's net changes as you enter them.

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
Review ledger entries alongside the settlement math.

Fernwick Circuit — 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

Follow the money through the close.

Follow the sample ledger into the settlement. Check the guarantee, split and payout math, then try the demo's approval steps. Use fictional figures only.

Deal calculation
Versus deal, guarantee, door split — computed automatically from the ledger.
Multi-party approval
Try the promoter and venue approval steps in the demo.
Settlement history
Review and export finalized demo settlements.

Settlement — Indie Night Vol. 12

Door split · 80/20 after costs

Gross Ticket Revenue$12,400

Production / Staff−$2,100

Artist / promoter share · 80%+$—

Venue share · 20%

$2,060

Net door after costs

$10,300

Phase 04 — What's Coming

These are planned integrations. They are not connected in the demo, and no customer beta is running.

In development