Tour managment

What is a tour manager and what do they do?

A tour manager will arrange the bus and hotels and basic things about travelling for the band that is going on tour. The will get in contact with important people from the venue and arrange times that best fit the bands schedule. Overall, A Tour Manager manages transportation, scheduling, and the financial aspects of an artist’s time on the road. They make sure that everything runs smoothly and that no arrangements are missed. They keep track of the schedule of the band or whoever I going on tour which is the main important thing.

A Tour Manager manages transportation, scheduling, and the financial aspects of an artist’s time on the road.

They also work with Venue Managers, Promoters, Travel Agents, Band Members, Sound and Lighting Techs, Instrument Techs (Guitar Technicians, etc.), Sound Engineers, Tour Bus Drivers, Tour Coordinators, Production Managers, Tour Accountants and the Road Crew. They have a lot of responsibilities.

How much roughly do they earn.

£21170 is around the salary that the tour management will earn.

£17,641 - £105,835 is the general range of pay that you can get as a tour manager.

Requirements!

You will need to be able to multi task. Juggling multiple things and responsibilities are important because you have a lot of things to take control over. You will also need to have a positive mind if things start getting hectic and be able to keep everything under control again. You will need to be patient hard working and just generally be able to handle a lot of things at once.