THE DEMONSTRATORS logo

THE DEMONSTRATORS

THE DEMONS TOUR

— (2027) · Alt Rock · Developing artist · 11 shows

Economic Matrix

Berlin · Key Numbers

Venue

800

Standing, former cinema · Germany

Deal

Venue Hired

100% of net door

Projected Crowd

603

82% of capacity

Break-Even Crowd

223

380 above

Ticket Income

€14,758

venue keeps €0

Merch Sales

€6,135

198 units · €4,412 net

Tax Payable

€2,335

USt 19%

Sponsorship

€2,000

57% of target

Gig Profit

€11,687

51% margin

Pay It Forward

€151

at 25p per ticket

Berlin · Lido Kreuzberg

Monday 15 November 2027 · Standing, former cinema · capacity 800 · Germany

EUR (€)Venue Hired

Gig Revenue

82% attendance

Paid Tickets

603

Gross Box Office

€16,382

Artist Ticket Income

€14,758

Gig Contribution

€11,687

Early Bird — 122 × €21.25€2,593
General Admission — 355 × €25.00€8,875
Balcony / Premium — 78 × €31.00€2,418
VIP Package — 48 × €52.00€2,496
Guest List (4%)25 places
Production Holds35 tickets
Booking Fees Removed (11%)-€1,623
Net Box Office€14,758
Venue Share of Box Office€0
Merchandise (gross)€6,135
Venue Hall Fee on Merch (0%)€0
Sponsorship Secured€2,000
Gig Revenue€22,893
Modelled 82%
Break-even attendance ≈ 29% of sellable capacity

Gig Profitability

€11,687 contribution

Break-Even Attendance

29%

Break-Even Tickets

223

Audience Above Break-Even

380

Gig Costs

€8,870

Audience by Ticket Tier

Early Bird — 122 × €21.25122General Admission — 355 × €25.00355Balcony / Premium — 78 × €31.0078VIP Package — 48 × €52.0048Guest List (4%)25Unsold capacity137

Each figure = 5 people · 628 admitted of 765 sellable

Tier pricing carried into the model

TierPriceUnits% of PaidGross
Early Bird€21.2512220%€2,593
General Admission€25.0035559%€8,875
Balcony / Premium€31.007813%€2,418
VIP Package€52.00488%€2,496

Ticket Tier Revenue

Solid bar = gross ticket money for that tier. Faded bar = what reaches you after booking fees and the venue's split. The gap is the venue's cut.

Venue Keeps (box office)€0
Venue Keeps (merch hall fee)€0
Total to Venue€0

Audience Needed to Break Even

Needed to break even (223 of 223)223Paying audience above break-even (380)380Remaining capacity162

Each figure = 5 people · Break-even ≈ 223 paid tickets (29% of sellable capacity)

At the current scenario this show clears break-even by 380 paid tickets.

Gig Costs

Parking & Permits (local)€110
Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€1,723
Posters & Print€210
Advertising / Marketing€1,050
Crew (all roles)€1,630
Backline Hire€450
Special Equipment€380
Catering & Hospitality€300
Visa & Permits (DE ÷ 1 gigs)€918
Venue Hire Fee€2,100
Total Gig Costs€8,870

Crew breakdown

RoleHeadsDay RateCost
Tour Manager1€260€260
FOH Engineer1€230€230
Monitor Engineer1€210€210
Lighting Designer1€220€220
Backline Tech1€185€185
Merch Seller2€120€240
Local Loaders3€95€285
Crew total€1,630

Visa & permits for Germany: £780 ÷ 1 gig(s) = €918 on this show.

Gig Spend Breakdown

Total Spend€16,264
  • Parking & Permits (local)€1101%
  • Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€1,72311%
  • Posters & Print€2101%
  • Advertising / Marketing€1,0506%
  • Crew (all roles)€1,63010%
  • Backline Hire€4503%
  • Special Equipment€3802%
  • Catering & Hospitality€3002%
  • Visa & Permits (DE ÷ 1 gigs)€9186%
  • Venue Hire Fee€2,10013%
  • Merch Cost of Goods€1,72311%
  • Tax Payable€5,67135%

In plain terms: the fattest slice is the one worth renegotiating first for this show.

Gig Revenue Breakdown

Total Income€22,893
  • Artist Ticket Income€14,75864%
  • Merch Sales (gross)€6,13527%
  • Sponsorship€2,0009%

In plain terms: merch and sponsorship are the slices you can grow without selling one extra ticket.

Where Tonight's Money Goes

Money inTaken off youStarting box officeWhat you keep

In plain terms: the audience paid the first bar; the last bar is what you walk away with.

Sell-Through Pacing

4 Weeks Out

55%

Comparable artists 52%

Pace vs Market

+3 pts

Target Tickets

603

On pace: this show is projected to track at or above the comparable-artist on-sale curve. Hold your marketing budget for the cities that need it.

Reading this chart: grey is the market norm, cyan is this show. Cyan below grey means late sales.

Contract Comparison

Deal ShapeTicket IncomeGig Profitvs Your Deal
Venue Hired · signed€14,758€11,687—
Door Split€14,758€11,687—
Guarantee€0-€735−€12,423
Guarantee + Bonus€0-€735−€12,423

In plain terms: at tonight's projected crowd, Venue Hired would pay you most. Use this when you negotiate the next date at this venue.

Merch Stock Inventory

ItemVariantStockCostRetailMarginProj. UnitsProj. Gross
Tour T-ShirtBlack / XS-XXLXS 12 · S 34 · M 52 · L 48 · XL 26 · XXL 8180€7.88€29.0073%69€2,001
Long SleeveCharcoal / XS-XXLXS 4 · S 12 · M 18 · L 16 · XL 8 · XXL 260€11.55€40.0071%23€920
Heavyweight HoodieBlack / S-XLS 8 · M 14 · L 14 · XL 844€19.95€61.0067%17€1,037
Embroidered CapOne size120€5.46€23.0076%39€897
LP — Signal Fires180g cyan70€10.29€34.0070%30€1,020
Canvas ToteNatural90€3.57€16.0078%8€128
Enamel Pin Set3-pin card140€2.00€11.0082%12€132
Merch Gross€6,135
Cost of Goods Sold-€1,723
Hall Fee (0% of gross)€0
Merch Net€4,412

Merch Benchmarks & Order Guidance

Benchmark / Head

£6.32

Alt Rock · Developing

Your Projected / Head

£7.77

Above benchmark

Upside if Matched

£0

Extra gross merch

Units to Carry

1,671

Now ordering 7,744

Avg Merch / Show

£15,168

640 tees · 517 items

Streams Equivalent / Show

3.8M

Same money from streaming

Avg Item Price

£23.70

+9% year on year

Spend / Head Growth

+14%

Year on year

Average spend per head by genre

K-Pop£17.89
Heavy Metal£10.63
Hip Hop£10.50
Pop£9.91
Alternative£9.55
Metal£9.24
Electronic£8.53
Latin£8.37
Emo£7.90
Punk£7.74
Indie Pop£7.27
Alt Rock · you£7.19
Bluegrass£6.16
R&B/Soul£6.00
Country£5.77

Average merch sales by venue capacity

CapacityGross / ShowItemsPer Item
Under 500£1,39059£23.57
501 – 1,000 · this room£3,046129£23.61
1,001 – 3,000£6,460273£23.66
3,001 – 5,000£13,748580£23.70
5,001 – 10,000£28,1181,186£23.71
10,001 – 15,000£76,3393,221£23.70
15,001 – 20,000£64,2802,712£23.70
20,001+£306,90612,950£23.70

Average spend per head by territory

South Korea£17.46
Australia£10.43
Canada£9.01
United States£8.22
Germany£7.98
Netherlands£7.43
United Kingdom£6.60
France£6.24
Spain£5.61

Top markets by spend per head

Nashville, TN£11.14
Salt Lake City, UT£10.59
Denver, CO£10.19
Seattle, WA£9.80
Minneapolis, MN£9.56
Portland, OR£9.32
Boston, MA£9.09
Chicago, IL£8.85
Philadelphia, PA£8.61
Austin, TX£8.37
New York, NY£8.22
Atlanta, GA£7.98
Los Angeles, CA£7.74
Dallas, TX£7.43
Phoenix, AZ£7.19

Where your pricing and order should sit · Berlin

Product TypeYour PriceGuided PriceYour OrderGuided Order
T-shirts & hoodies€36.28€32.13284122
Caps & headwear€23.00€23.4112040
Vinyl & music€34.00€28.597029
Other (pins, totes, posters)€12.96€10.3523031

Prices and orders above are in the money taken at that desk (€); the benchmark tables are shown in GBP.

Guided price move+1%
Guided order move-50%
Currently appliedYour own numbers
Top 3 lines share of takings63%
Streams to match this merch8,845,200
FX used for display£1 ≈ £1.00

In plain terms: you're already running ahead of the industry average per head — hold your pricing and keep the deep sizes on your best-selling lines.

Merch Mix Optimiser

T-shirtsCapsvinylotherBubble size = units projected to sell
Best EarnerTour T-Shirt (Black / XS-XXL)
Weakest LineCanvas Tote (Natural)
LineMargin / UnitMargin %StockSell-ThroughTotal Margin
Tour T-Shirt (Black / XS-XXL)€21.1273%18038%€1,457
Long Sleeve (Charcoal / XS-XXL)€28.4571%6038%€654
Heavyweight Hoodie (Black / S-XL)€41.0567%4439%€698
Embroidered Cap (One size)€17.5476%12033%€684
LP — Signal Fires (180g cyan)€23.7170%7043%€711
Canvas Tote (Natural)€12.4378%909%€99
Enamel Pin Set (3-pin card)€9.0082%1409%€108

Reading this chart: high and left is where you want your lines; low and right is cash tied up in stock that isn't moving.

Scenario Levers

Berlin · €11,687 now

These are the same tour levers, scored against Berlin only — every figure beneath a slider is what one more notch is worth to this show. Changes carry across to the tour overview and the other gigs.

0%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): +€25 Berlin profit

8%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): +€121 Berlin profit

4%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): -€115 Berlin profit

0pts

Move the slider one notch up (+1pts): +€0 Berlin profit

0%

Move the slider one notch up (+5%): +€201 Berlin profit

1.0×

Move the slider one notch up (+0.1×): +€124 Berlin profit

Merch Mix

How tonight's merch units split across your inventory categories. Shares always add up to 100%.

T-shirts & hoodies 55%Caps & headwear 20%Vinyl & music 15%Other (pins, totes, posters) 10%
55% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€121 Berlin profit

20% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€72 Berlin profit

15% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€110 Berlin profit

"Other" is the remainder — the pins, totes and posters on your gig inventory. Give more to shirts, caps or vinyl and that slice shrinks.

Show Day

Modelled 82%

Lever Impact — Berlin

VIP Allocation€3,706 swing
Marketing Spend€3,088 swing
Merch Attach Uplift€2,647 swing
Merch Mix — T-shirts & Hoodies€2,081 swing
Ticket Price€1,803 swing
Guest List€1,548 swing
Merch Mix — Vinyl & Music€333 swing
Merch Mix — Caps & Headwear€68 swing
Venue Agreement Split€0 swing

Venue & Agreement

Contract TypeVenue Hired
Artist Share of Net Door100%
Venue Hire Fee€2,100
Hall Fee on Merch0%
Capacity800
Load-in / Curfew14:00 / 00:00
Venue Contactbooking@lido.example

€2,100 room rental including staff and PA. Artist keeps 100% of box office and merch.

Rental deal — venue takes no box office. Artist controls ticketing and inside costs.

Taxes

USt Rate19%
USt Element of Income€3,336
Artist Withholding Rate15.825%
Withholding Deducted€2,335
Total Tax Payable€5,671
Net After Tax€17,222
Net After Tax€17,222
Converted to GBP£9,934

Sponsorship Target

57% of target secured
Target€3,500
Secured€2,000
Gap to Target€1,500
PartnersJägermeister Musik, Thomann

Market Analytics

GermanyTier 1 market
Territory Demand Index1.04
Territory Price Index0.98
Cost per Ticket Acquired£2.90
Price Band — Low€27.57
Price Band — Mid€33.62
Price Band — High€39.67
Modelled Attendance82%

Local Support Act Impact

Extra Tickets

+31

5% on your own draw

New Sell-Through

83%

Support Fee

€117

Net To You

€859

after paying the opener

344
9%
12%
Extra Ticket Income (your share)€759
Extra Merch Profit€218
Value They Bring€977
Fee Paid To Them-€117
Fair-Pay Floor€100
Net Benefit To This Show€859
This deal clears the GIGNITE fair-support floor and they keep their own merch money. Their crowd is local: they drink at the bar, which lifts the venue's wet sales, and they're the people most likely to come back next time — that makes you a stronger booking to the promoter.

Making it fair: a named fee in writing, their own merch table, a real soundcheck, and their name and links included on the city's promotion.

Pay It Forward

Per Ticket

25p

Tour Pledge

£1,295

5,179 paid tickets

Artists Supported

1.7

£750 per GIGNITE grant

Bigger act
Berlin contribution£151
Tour-wide pledge (if the tour profits)£1,295
Emerging-artist grants funded1.7 × £750
Effect on ticket price25p

This is a pledge, not a cost: it only becomes payable in the scenario where the tour is a success and has returned a profit. If the tour breaks even or loses money, nothing is owed and nothing is collected. Paying it forward is a core objective of the GIGNITE ecosystem — when a tour lands well, a few pence on each ticket is invisible to the fan but transformative for the next act, funding the vans, backline, print and first-tour marketing that stop emerging artists losing money on the road. Pledged contributions are ring-fenced in the GIGNITE artist fund, allocated as grants, and reported back so every act can see exactly which artists their tour helped put on stage.