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— (2027) · Alt Rock · Developing artist · 5 shows

Economic Matrix

Berlin · Key Numbers

Venue

800

Standing, former cinema · Germany

Deal

Venue Hired

100% of net door

Projected Crowd

734

100% of capacity

Break-Even Crowd

234

500 above

Ticket Income

€17,971

venue keeps €0

Merch Sales

€7,413

240 units · €5,334 net

Tax Payable

€2,844

USt 19%

Sponsorship

€2,000

57% of target

Gig Profit

€15,314

56% margin

Pay It Forward

€184

at 25p per ticket

Berlin · Lido Kreuzberg

Saturday 20 March 2027 · Standing, former cinema · capacity 800 · Germany

EUR ()Venue Hired

Gig Revenue

100% attendance

Paid Tickets

734

Gross Box Office

€19,948

Artist Ticket Income

€17,971

Gig Contribution

€15,314

Early Bird — 149 × €21.25€3,166
General Admission — 432 × €25.00€10,800
Balcony / Premium — 94 × €31.00€2,914
VIP Package — 59 × €52.00€3,068
Guest List (4%)31 places
Production Holds35 tickets
Booking Fees Removed (11%)-€1,977
Net Box Office€17,971
Venue Share of Box Office€0
Merchandise (gross)€7,413
Venue Hall Fee on Merch (0%)€0
Sponsorship Secured€2,000
Gig Revenue€27,384
Modelled 100%
Break-even attendance ≈ 31% of sellable capacity

Gig Profitability

€15,314 contribution

Break-Even Attendance

31%

Break-Even Tickets

234

Audience Above Break-Even

500

Gig Costs

€9,227

Audience by Ticket Tier

Early Bird — 149 × €21.25149General Admission — 432 × €25.00432Balcony / Premium — 94 × €31.0094VIP Package — 59 × €52.0059Guest List (4%)31

Each figure = 5 people · 765 admitted of 765 sellable

Tier pricing carried into the model

TierPriceUnits% of PaidGross
Early Bird€21.2514920%€3,166
General Admission€25.0043259%€10,800
Balcony / Premium€31.009413%€2,914
VIP Package€52.00598%€3,068

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 (234 of 234)234Paying audience above break-even (500)500Remaining capacity31

Each figure = 5 people · Break-even ≈ 234 paid tickets (31% of sellable capacity)

At the current scenario this show clears break-even by 500 paid tickets.

Gig Costs

Parking & Permits (local)€110
Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€2,079
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€9,227

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€18,203
  • Parking & Permits (local)€1101%
  • Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€2,07911%
  • Posters & Print€2101%
  • Advertising / Marketing€1,0506%
  • Crew (all roles)€1,6309%
  • Backline Hire€4502%
  • Special Equipment€3802%
  • Catering & Hospitality€3002%
  • Visa & Permits (DE ÷ 1 gigs)€9185%
  • Venue Hire Fee€2,10012%
  • Merch Cost of Goods€2,07911%
  • Tax Payable€6,89738%

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

Gig Revenue Breakdown

Total Income€27,384
  • Artist Ticket Income€17,97166%
  • Merch Sales (gross)€7,41327%
  • Sponsorship€2,0007%

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

734

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€17,971€15,314
Door Split€17,971€15,314
Guarantee€0€186−€15,127
Guarantee + Bonus€0€186−€15,127

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%84€2,436
Long SleeveCharcoal / XS-XXLXS 4 · S 12 · M 18 · L 16 · XL 8 · XXL 260€11.55€40.0071%28€1,120
Heavyweight HoodieBlack / S-XLS 8 · M 14 · L 14 · XL 844€19.95€61.0067%20€1,220
Embroidered CapOne size120€5.46€23.0076%48€1,104
LP — Signal Fires180g cyan70€10.29€34.0070%36€1,224
Canvas ToteNatural90€3.57€16.0078%9€144
Enamel Pin Set3-pin card140€2.00€11.0082%15€165
Merch Gross€7,413
Cost of Goods Sold-€2,079
Hall Fee (0% of gross)€0
Merch Net€5,334

Merch Benchmarks & Order Guidance

Benchmark / Head

£6.39

Alt Rock · Developing

Your Projected / Head

£7.94

Above benchmark

Upside if Matched

£0

Extra gross merch

Units to Carry

905

Now ordering 3,520

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€32.13284148
Caps & headwear€23.00€23.4112048
Vinyl & music€34.00€28.597035
Other (pins, totes, posters)€12.96€10.3523038

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

Guided price move+0%
Guided order move-50%
Currently appliedYour own numbers
Top 3 lines share of takings63%
Streams to match this merch4,821,414
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%18047%€1,774
Long Sleeve (Charcoal / XS-XXL)€28.4571%6047%€797
Heavyweight Hoodie (Black / S-XL)€41.0567%4445%€821
Embroidered Cap (One size)€17.5476%12040%€842
LP — Signal Fires (180g cyan)€23.7170%7051%€854
Canvas Tote (Natural)€12.4378%9010%€112
Enamel Pin Set (3-pin card)€9.0082%14011%€135

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 · €15,314 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%): +€151 Berlin profit

8%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): +€144 Berlin profit

4%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): -€147 Berlin profit

0pts

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

0%

Move the slider one notch up (+5%): +€249 Berlin profit

1.0×

Move the slider one notch up (+0.1×): -€105 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): +€165 Berlin profit

20% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€89 Berlin profit

15% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€163 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 100%

Lever Impact — Berlin

Ticket Price€9,076 swing
VIP Allocation€4,500 swing
Merch Attach Uplift€3,214 swing
Merch Mix — T-shirts & Hoodies€2,580 swing
Marketing Spend€2,100 swing
Guest List€1,884 swing
Merch Mix — Vinyl & Music€758 swing
Merch Mix — Caps & Headwear€404 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€4,053
Artist Withholding Rate15.825%
Withholding Deducted€2,844
Total Tax Payable€6,897
Net After Tax€20,487
Net After Tax€20,487
Converted to GBP£13,017

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 Attendance100%

Local Support Act Impact

Extra Tickets

+31

4% on your own draw

New Sell-Through

100%

Support Fee

€117

Net To You

€858

after paying the opener

344
9%
12%
Extra Ticket Income (your share)€759
Extra Merch Profit€216
Value They Bring€975
Fee Paid To Them-€117
Fair-Pay Floor€100
Net Benefit To This Show€858
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

£691

2,762 paid tickets

Artists Supported

0.9

£750 per GIGNITE grant

Bigger act
Berlin contribution£184
Tour-wide pledge (if the tour profits)£691
Emerging-artist grants funded0.9 × £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.