What this is

Line-up curation, sponsor stacking and multi-city festival IP. Billing position is a negotiated commercial asset, not a courtesy.

What it looks like in practice

  • Billing, slot and stage negotiation
  • Set length and production rider terms
  • Festival relationship building across seasons
  • Own festival IP development where warranted

What you get

Deliverables, stated up front.

Included in scope

  • Festival negotiation support
  • Rider and production terms
  • Relationship and calendar plan
  • IP development assessment

Where it sits

Part of Live & Touring.

Tour architecture, festival programming and private stage strategy.

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Frequently asked

Festivals & Properties, in plain terms.

Can billing be negotiated?

Yes, and it routinely is not. It is a stated term in professional agreements.

What belongs in a festival rider?

Technical requirements, set length, stage times, hospitality and recording restrictions.

Should I develop my own festival?

Only with genuine audience and operational capacity. Most artist-led festivals fail on the second.

In more depth

Billing is a commercial asset.

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Poster position is negotiable

Billing, stage, set time and font size are commercial terms, not courtesies, and they belong in the agreement.

Set length gets cut on the day

Without contracted set length and stage times, they compress. Written terms prevent it.

Relationships build across seasons

Festival bookings compound. One well-delivered set influences several subsequent years.

Also in Live & Touring

Related services.

Concert TouringElectronic & DJPrivate & WeddingCorporate Stages

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