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Tour Budget Calculator

Rough out a tour before you book the bus. What the shows bring in, what the commissions take, what the people, rooms, travel and production cost, and what the tour nets, in total and per show.

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Tour budget

1The tour

Tour name Shows Days on the road People on the roadBand, crew and anyone traveling.

2Income

Average guarantee per show

Other income

Merch net, VIP, backend, sponsorship

3Commissions

Percent of show income

4Band and crew pay

Weekly rate x weeks on the road

5Per diem and hotels

Per diem per person per dayNeed a federal rate per city? Try the per diem calculator. Hotel rooms per night Hotel nightsBus nights don't need rooms. Average room rate

6Travel

Bus, van, trailer, fuel, flights

7Production and everything else

Tour net

Enter the shows and the numbers.

An estimate to plan with. Real costs move; check every number against your contracts and quotes.

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What you're using

This free tool

An estimate to plan with
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What you could have

The same job in ATOM Money

Budget & Logistics shows your plan next to what really happened
Actuals fill in from settled shows, deposits received, expenses, payroll, per diem and bus costs
Follows the leg you pick, or the whole tour

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Prepared with the free Tour Budget Calculator from ATOM Interstate, atominterstate.app/tools. An estimate to plan with.

What goes in a tour budget

Income first: guarantees, plus merch, VIP and any backend you expect. Then what comes off the top (agent, manager, business manager commissions), then the cost of the road: pay, per diem, hotels, travel and production.

How it adds up

Show income is shows times the average guarantee.
Commissions are a percentage of show income.
Pay is the weekly rate times weeks on the road (days divided by 7).
Per diem is people times the daily rate times days. Hotels are rooms times nights times the rate.

Commission rates vary

The rates here are a starting point to edit. Use the ones in your own agreements.