To calculate the number of laminates: 1) Count the number of people in your touring party. Double it. 2) Count the number of staff your production vendors are providing. Add 25%. 3) Count the office staff, agents, and other official types who may not be on the road with you. 4) Count band, staff, and backline crew(s) for your support act(s). 5) Figure 5 laminates per date for promoter and senior venue staff. 6) Add them all up.

1) Tour party X2

4) Support band & crew

2) Vendor staff +25%

5) 5-per-date promoter

3) Office staff et al

6)TOTAL LAMINATES

To calculate the number of satin passes: 1) Count the number of confirmed dates, (or two-months'-worth, whichever is greater). 2) Figure the average capacity of the halls you are playing.3) Figure VIP's will be 1% of the hall capacity. 4) Figure Before Show/After Show will be 2-3% of the capacity of the halls you are playing.5) Count your crew call, (stagehands, carpenters, caterers, runners, et al). 6) Add the number of passes the sponsor has requested plus 5%. 7) Get a number per date for photographers and media from the artist's personal manager or publicist. 8) Add up 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and multiply the total by the number of dates. Add the number of fan club members you have. That's your grand total.

Column A

PER DATE

Column B

PER DATE

Avg Hall Capacity

Media / TV / Video

1% (x0.01)=VIP

Photographers

2% (x0.02)=B4/AFTER

Daily Crew Call

Total Per Date

Sponsor Request x1.05 (plus 5%)

x=No. of Dates

GND TOT SATIN

To calculate the number door signs you need: multiply the number of rooms required in the riders by the number of dates. Remember that we can imprint the room titles on the signs.

Guest lists, running orders, daily info sheets: one or two per date. Security sheets: one per guard point, plus one per room, and a supervisor's copy. Remember that we can make Xerox masters for you to make your own copies or provide you your sign art on CD-ROM to allow you to make copies ad lib.