Advancing guides.
Guides to advancing a show: what to confirm with the venue, promoter, and vendors, reading tech packs, and keeping riders clear.
How to advance a show, step by step
A practical walkthrough of advancing a show: who to contact, what to confirm with the venue and vendors, and how to keep every answer in one place.
The advance checklist: venue, promoter, and vendors
A reusable advance checklist covering the venue, the promoter, and backline and production vendors, so nothing is left to show day.
Reading a venue tech pack, and what to ask when there isn’t one
What a venue tech pack tells you about stage, power, house backline, and load-in, and the questions to ask when the venue doesn’t have one.
Technical rider vs. hospitality rider: what goes where
What belongs in a technical rider, what belongs in a hospitality rider, and how to keep both clear so vendors and venues quote the right things.