Observed arrival · 2026-10-21
Here's the Deal: a break-even calculator for show bookings
A free calculator helps small venues and community theaters estimate how many tickets a show needs to sell to cover its costs and the artist’s deal.
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- Small venues and community-theater bookers
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- Its worked example holds a 400-seat room constant while changing the guarantee and artist share, including the loss at half capacity.
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The inputs include separate ticket lines, optional event details, expenses, and both a guarantee and artist percentage. Its sample compares two deals using the same room and ticket mix, then shows how the venue result changes at half capacity and at sellout. The page says a fuller toolkit is in development; the current calculator gives its break-even formula directly.
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