THE DEMONSTRATORS logo

THE DEMONSTRATORS

THE DEMONS TOUR

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

Economic Matrix

Madrid · Key Numbers

Venue

700

Standing · Spain

Deal

Door Split

70% of net door

Projected Crowd

645

100% of capacity

Break-Even Crowd

185

460 above

Ticket Income

€10,526

venue keeps €4,511

Merch Sales

€5,829

188 units · €3,319 net

Tax Payable

€2,000

IVA 21%

Sponsorship

€1,000

36% of target

Gig Profit

€8,298

48% margin

Pay It Forward

€161

at 25p per ticket

Madrid · Sala But

Friday 19 November 2027 · Standing · capacity 700 · Spain

EUR (€)Door Split

Gig Revenue

100% attendance

Paid Tickets

645

Gross Box Office

€16,842

Artist Ticket Income

€10,526

Gig Contribution

€8,298

Early Bird — 130 × €20.40€2,652
General Admission — 380 × €24.00€9,120
Balcony / Premium — 83 × €29.76€2,470
VIP Package — 52 × €50.00€2,600
Guest List (4%)27 places
Production Holds28 tickets
Booking Fees Removed (12%)-€1,805
Net Box Office€15,038
Venue Share of Box Office€4,511
Merchandise (gross)€5,829
Venue Hall Fee on Merch (15%)-€874
Sponsorship Secured€1,000
Gig Revenue€17,355
Modelled 100%
Break-even attendance ≈ 27% of sellable capacity

Gig Profitability

€8,298 contribution

Break-Even Attendance

27%

Break-Even Tickets

185

Audience Above Break-Even

460

Gig Costs

€6,183

Audience by Ticket Tier

Early Bird — 130 × €20.40130General Admission — 380 × €24.00380Balcony / Premium — 83 × €29.7683VIP Package — 52 × €50.0052Guest List (4%)27

Each figure = 5 people · 672 admitted of 672 sellable

Tier pricing carried into the model

TierPriceUnits% of PaidGross
Early Bird€20.4013020%€2,652
General Admission€24.0038059%€9,120
Balcony / Premium€29.768313%€2,470
VIP Package€50.00528%€2,600

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)€4,511
Venue Keeps (merch hall fee)€874
Total to Venue€5,386

Audience Needed to Break Even

Needed to break even (185 of 185)185Paying audience above break-even (460)460Remaining capacity27

Each figure = 5 people · Break-even ≈ 185 paid tickets (27% of sellable capacity)

At the current scenario this show clears break-even by 460 paid tickets.

Gig Costs

Parking & Permits (local)€100
Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€1,636
Posters & Print€180
Advertising / Marketing€820
Crew (all roles)€1,630
Backline Hire€430
Special Equipment€260
Catering & Hospitality€280
Visa & Permits (ES ÷ 1 gigs)€847
Total Gig Costs€6,183

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 Spain: £720 ÷ 1 gig(s) = €847 on this show.

Gig Spend Breakdown

Total Spend€13,532
  • Parking & Permits (local)€1001%
  • Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€1,63612%
  • Posters & Print€1801%
  • Advertising / Marketing€8206%
  • Crew (all roles)€1,63012%
  • Backline Hire€4303%
  • Special Equipment€2602%
  • Catering & Hospitality€2802%
  • Visa & Permits (ES ÷ 1 gigs)€8476%
  • Merch Cost of Goods€1,63612%
  • Venue Hall Fee on Merch€8746%
  • Tax Payable€4,83936%

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

Gig Revenue Breakdown

Total Income€17,355
  • Artist Ticket Income€10,52661%
  • Merch Sales (gross)€5,82934%
  • Sponsorship€1,0006%

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

54%

Comparable artists 52%

Pace vs Market

+2 pts

Target Tickets

645

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€15,038€11,952+€3,654
Door Split · signed€10,526€8,298—
Guarantee€1,200€744−€7,554
Guarantee + Bonus€1,200€744−€7,554

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%66€1,914
Long SleeveCharcoal / XS-XXLXS 4 · S 12 · M 18 · L 16 · XL 8 · XXL 260€11.55€40.0071%22€880
Heavyweight HoodieBlack / S-XLS 8 · M 14 · L 14 · XL 844€19.95€61.0067%16€976
Embroidered CapOne size120€5.46€23.0076%38€874
LP — Signal Fires180g cyan70€10.29€34.0070%28€952
Canvas ToteNatural90€3.57€16.0078%7€112
Enamel Pin Set3-pin card140€2.00€11.0082%11€121
Merch Gross€5,829
Cost of Goods Sold-€1,636
Hall Fee (15% of gross)-€874
Merch Net€3,319

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 · Madrid

Product TypeYour PriceGuided PriceYour OrderGuided Order
T-shirts & hoodies€36.28€32.78284114
Caps & headwear€23.00€23.8912037
Vinyl & music€34.00€29.177027
Other (pins, totes, posters)€12.96€10.5623029

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)€16.7758%18037%€1,107
Long Sleeve (Charcoal / XS-XXL)€22.4556%6037%€494
Heavyweight Hoodie (Black / S-XL)€31.9052%4436%€510
Embroidered Cap (One size)€14.0961%12032%€535
LP — Signal Fires (180g cyan)€18.6155%7040%€521
Canvas Tote (Natural)€10.0363%908%€70
Enamel Pin Set (3-pin card)€7.3567%1408%€81

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

Madrid · €8,298 now

These are the same tour levers, scored against Madrid 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%): +€85 Madrid profit

8%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): +€78 Madrid profit

4%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): -€99 Madrid profit

0pts

Move the slider one notch up (+1pts): +€122 Madrid profit

0%

Move the slider one notch up (+5%): +€187 Madrid profit

1.0×

Move the slider one notch up (+0.1×): -€82 Madrid 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): +€94 Madrid profit

20% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€60 Madrid profit

15% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€119 Madrid 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 — Madrid

Ticket Price€4,998 swing
Venue Agreement Split€3,045 swing
VIP Allocation€2,553 swing
Merch Attach Uplift€1,946 swing
Marketing Spend€1,640 swing
Merch Mix — T-shirts & Hoodies€1,532 swing
Guest List€1,076 swing
Merch Mix — Vinyl & Music€265 swing
Merch Mix — Caps & Headwear€11 swing

Venue & Agreement

Contract TypeDoor Split
Artist Share of Net Door70%
Guarantee€1,200
Hall Fee on Merch15%
Capacity700
Load-in / Curfew16:00 / 01:00
Venue Contactprod@salacaracol.example

€1,200 minimum against 70% of net door, whichever is greater.

Late doors (21:30) and late curfew. Van can stay in the yard overnight.

Taxes

IVA Rate21%
IVA Element of Income€2,839
Artist Withholding Rate19%
Withholding Deducted€2,000
Total Tax Payable€4,839
Net After Tax€12,517
Net After Tax€12,517
Converted to GBP£7,053

Sponsorship Target

36% of target secured
Target€2,800
Secured€1,000
Gap to Target€1,800
PartnersMahou Sessions

Market Analytics

OtherTier 1 market
Territory Demand Index1.00
Territory Price Index1.00
Cost per Ticket Acquired£3.20
Price Band — Low€28.13
Price Band — Mid€34.31
Price Band — High€40.48
Modelled Attendance100%

Local Support Act Impact

Extra Tickets

+27

4% on your own draw

New Sell-Through

100%

Support Fee

€69

Net To You

€505

after paying the opener

302
9%
12%
Extra Ticket Income (your share)€441
Extra Merch Profit€133
Value They Bring€574
Fee Paid To Them-€69
Fair-Pay Floor€100
Net Benefit To This Show€505
At 12% this deal sits below the fair-support floor of €100. They're bringing 27 paying people into your room — raise the fee or the split before you confirm the slot.

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
Madrid contribution£161
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.