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

Economic Matrix

Paris · Key Numbers

Venue

500

Standing · France

Deal

Guarantee

0% of net door

Projected Crowd

340

75% of capacity

Break-Even Crowd

532

192 short

Ticket Income

€2,600

venue keeps €6,069

Merch Sales

€2,633

85 units · €1,631 net

Tax Payable

€390

TVA 20%

Sponsorship

€1,200

40% of target

Gig Profit

€445

7% margin

Pay It Forward

€85

at 25p per ticket

Paris · La Maroquinerie

Wednesday 17 March 2027 · Standing · capacity 500 · France

EUR ()Guarantee

Gig Revenue

75% attendance

Paid Tickets

340

Gross Box Office

€9,709

Artist Ticket Income

€2,600

Gig Contribution

€445

Early Bird — 69 × €22.10€1,525
General Admission — 200 × €26.00€5,200
Balcony / Premium — 44 × €32.24€1,419
VIP Package — 27 × €58.00€1,566
Guest List (4%)14 places
Production Holds30 tickets
Booking Fees Removed (12%)-€1,040
Net Box Office€8,669
Venue Share of Box Office€6,069
Merchandise (gross)€2,633
Venue Hall Fee on Merch (10%)-€263
Sponsorship Secured€1,200
Gig Revenue€6,433
Modelled 75%
Break-even attendance ≈ 113% of sellable capacity

Gig Profitability

€445 contribution

Break-Even Attendance

113%

Break-Even Tickets

532

Tickets Short

192

Gig Costs

€5,335

Audience by Ticket Tier

Early Bird — 69 × €22.1069General Admission — 200 × €26.00200Balcony / Premium — 44 × €32.2444VIP Package — 27 × €58.0027Guest List (4%)14Unsold capacity116

Each figure = 5 people · 354 admitted of 470 sellable

Tier pricing carried into the model

TierPriceUnits% of PaidGross
Early Bird€22.106920%€1,525
General Admission€26.0020059%€5,200
Balcony / Premium€32.244413%€1,419
VIP Package€58.00278%€1,566

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)€6,069
Venue Keeps (merch hall fee)€263
Total to Venue€6,332

Audience Needed to Break Even

Needed to break even (340 of 532)340Still needed to break even (192)192

Each figure = 5 people · Break-even ≈ 532 paid tickets (113% of sellable capacity)

At the current scenario this show is 192 paid tickets short of break-even — trim the guest list, lift the premium tiers or renegotiate the split.

Gig Costs

Parking & Permits (local)€140
Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€739
Posters & Print€190
Advertising / Marketing€980
Crew (all roles)€1,713
Backline Hire€520
Special Equipment€300
Visa & Permits (FR ÷ 1 gigs)€753
Total Gig Costs€5,335

Crew breakdown

RoleHeadsDay RateCost
Tour Manager1€273€273
FOH Engineer1€242€242
Monitor Engineer1€221€221
Lighting Designer1€231€231
Backline Tech1€194€194
Merch Seller2€126€252
Local Loaders3€100€300
Crew total€1,713

Visa & permits for France: £640 ÷ 1 gig(s) = €753 on this show.

Gig Spend Breakdown

Total Spend€7,599
  • Parking & Permits (local)€1402%
  • Cost of Goods for Sale (Merch)€73910%
  • Posters & Print€1903%
  • Advertising / Marketing€98013%
  • Crew (all roles)€1,71323%
  • Backline Hire€5207%
  • Special Equipment€3004%
  • Visa & Permits (FR ÷ 1 gigs)€75310%
  • Merch Cost of Goods€73910%
  • Venue Hall Fee on Merch€2633%
  • Tax Payable€1,26217%

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

Gig Revenue Breakdown

Total Income€6,433
  • Artist Ticket Income€2,60040%
  • Merch Sales (gross)€2,63341%
  • Sponsorship€1,20019%

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

51%

Comparable artists 52%

Pace vs Market

-1 pts

Target Tickets

340

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€8,669€5,604+€5,159
Door Split€2,600€445
Guarantee · signed€2,600€445
Guarantee + Bonus€2,600€445

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%30€870
Long SleeveCharcoal / XS-XXLXS 4 · S 12 · M 18 · L 16 · XL 8 · XXL 260€11.55€40.0071%10€400
Heavyweight HoodieBlack / S-XLS 8 · M 14 · L 14 · XL 844€19.95€61.0067%7€427
Embroidered CapOne size120€5.46€23.0076%17€391
LP — Signal Fires180g cyan70€10.29€34.0070%13€442
Canvas ToteNatural90€3.57€16.0078%3€48
Enamel Pin Set3-pin card140€2.00€11.0082%5€55
Merch Gross€2,633
Cost of Goods Sold-€739
Hall Fee (10% of gross)-€263
Merch Net€1,631

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 · this room£1,39059£23.57
501 – 1,000£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 · Paris

Product TypeYour PriceGuided PriceYour OrderGuided Order
T-shirts & hoodies€36.28€30.7528455
Caps & headwear€23.00€22.4112018
Vinyl & music€34.00€27.367013
Other (pins, totes, posters)€12.96€9.9023014

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)€18.2263%18017%€547
Long Sleeve (Charcoal / XS-XXL)€24.4561%6017%€245
Heavyweight Hoodie (Black / S-XL)€34.9557%4416%€245
Embroidered Cap (One size)€15.2466%12014%€259
LP — Signal Fires (180g cyan)€20.3160%7019%€264
Canvas Tote (Natural)€10.8368%903%€32
Enamel Pin Set (3-pin card)€7.9072%1404%€40

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

Paris · €445 now

These are the same tour levers, scored against Paris 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%): +€0 Paris profit

8%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): +€0 Paris profit

4%

Move the slider one notch up (+1%): +€0 Paris profit

0pts

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

0%

Move the slider one notch up (+5%): +€100 Paris profit

1.0×

Move the slider one notch up (+0.1×): -€98 Paris 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): +€69 Paris profit

20% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€34 Paris profit

15% of units

Move the slider one notch up (+5% of units): +€55 Paris 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 75%

Lever Impact — Paris

Marketing Spend€1,477 swing
Merch Attach Uplift€956 swing
Merch Mix — T-shirts & Hoodies€747 swing
Ticket Price€584 swing
Merch Mix — Vinyl & Music€260 swing
Merch Mix — Caps & Headwear€14 swing
VIP Allocation€0 swing
Guest List€0 swing
Venue Agreement Split€0 swing

Venue & Agreement

Contract TypeGuarantee
Guarantee€2,600
Hall Fee on Merch10%
Capacity500
Load-in / Curfew13:30 / 23:30
Venue Contactprod@maroquinerie.example

Flat €2,600 guarantee. French withholding of 15% applies to the fee.

Steep street load-in, 22 stairs. Catering included for 8 in venue restaurant.

Taxes

TVA Rate20%
TVA Element of Income€872
Artist Withholding Rate15%
Withholding Deducted€390
Total Tax Payable€1,262
Net After Tax€5,171
Net After Tax€5,171
Converted to GBP£378

Sponsorship Target

40% of target secured
Target€3,000
Secured€1,200
Gap to Target€1,800
PartnersRicard Live

Market Analytics

FranceTier 1 market
Territory Demand Index0.92
Territory Price Index0.94
Cost per Ticket Acquired£3.60
Price Band — Low€26.44
Price Band — Mid€32.25
Price Band — High€38.05
Modelled Attendance75%

Local Support Act Impact

Extra Tickets

+19

6% on your own draw

New Sell-Through

76%

Support Fee

€28

Net To You

€205

after paying the opener

212
9%
12%
Extra Ticket Income (your share)€145
Extra Merch Profit€88
Value They Bring€233
Fee Paid To Them-€28
Fair-Pay Floor€100
Net Benefit To This Show€205
At 12% this deal sits below the fair-support floor of €100. They're bringing 19 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

£691

2,762 paid tickets

Artists Supported

0.9

£750 per GIGNITE grant

Bigger act
Paris contribution£85
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.