It’s a moment like no other.
The stage lights go down, the roar of the audience fills the auditorium, and a rush of excitement races through the venue.
The anticipation is palpable.
Soon, a favorite artist will walk onto stage, and ideas that took months to create will suddenly come to life.
But these moments don’t magically happen on their own.
Behind every artist and performance is an entire team of highly skilled professionals who work tirelessly to make these moments happen.
From inception, to fully-realized, LobbyCall specializes in bringing moments just like these to life.
LobbyCall: Your Partner in Comprehensive Tour Solutions
LobbyCall is a global collective of touring professionals who understands that successful touring and production management is a collaborative effort.
Navigating the intricacies of a concert tour is a full time endeavor and LobbyCall emphasizes clear communication, team building, and professional development with every tour they are a part of.
No matter if you’re stepping on a tour bus for the very first time, or embarking on an international tour with dates in multiple countries, LobbyCall is there every step of the way to develop and support your tour.
With decades of on the road experience, spanning all facets and styles of touring, LobbyCall has the knowledge and know-how to offer a comprehensive suite of in-house touring solutions.
Tour Routing: Measure Twice, Cut Once
Long before a tour ever goes out on the road, an artist’s team is working tirelessly behind the scenes to sketch out a tour routing.
It’s a time-consuming process of navigating competing factors - geographical logistics, venue availability, market demand, and artist requirements.
Wise artist managers understand that involving tour and production management early on in this process can help to identify logistical pain points and optimize earning potential.
LobbyCalls is able to rely on decades of combined touring experience to help navigate what it really takes to move personnel and gear from point A to point B.
This helps to avoid costly logistical mistakes, and ensures that artists are able to perform at the highest possible level.
Touring Solutions: Global Network Connectivity
It’s important to note that while there are certainly similarities between tours, no two tours are exactly the same.
Because of this, it’s essential that tour management develop solutions that are unique to the needs and requirements of the artist and their team.
This touches on all parts of the touring experience and environment.
From staffing tours, to hiring production vendors, LobbyCall understands that each piece of the touring puzzle has an impact on the mood and culture of a tour, as well as the bottom line.
Preparing for a domestic club or theater tour requires a different approach and focus when compared to an artist embarking on a global arena tour.
Similarly, different genres of touring require different touring solutions.
No matter where or how you’re touring, LobbyCall is able to provide access to an extensive network of trusted suppliers and reliable crew members around the world.
Streamlined Financial Management
Creating a tour budget is an absolutely essential step of any successful tour.
It’s the financial roadmap of the travel that will be booked, the crew that will be hired, and the production that will help to create unforgettable performances night after night.
LobbyCall empowers artists to focus on their performances, secure in the knowledge that the practical details of their tours are sustainable and accounted for.
Clients are able to enjoy hassle-free financial management with our single invoice system, offering detailed tour budgeting and transparent accounting.
Building accurate tour budgets alongside entertainment business management helps to forecast expenditures, navigate cash flow, as well as how best allocate resources.
Gain insight into every aspect of your tour's financials with our comprehensive tour budgeting and accounting services.
Every tour budget that LobbyCall builds is custom tailored and based on up to date vendor quotes and real-life touring experience.
Production Design: From Creative to Concert
Tours come in all shapes and sizes, and so do the productions that help to power their live performances.
Artist teams are often faced with the challenge of navigating production designs that need to not only look great, but are scalable for a variety of situations.
An album cycle might include any combination of fly dates, festival plays, and weeks-long routed touring.
LobbyCall helps artist teams navigate the intricacies of production design, all the while making sure the design fits within the parameters of the tour.
You can count on us to secure the best quotes from top-tier suppliers, ensuring cost-effective solutions without compromising on quality.
Flexible Crew Staffing: Hiring Touring Professionals
Hiring practices in the touring industry are highly reliant on reputation and word of mouth.
Working with a tour management team that understands the nuances of hiring for a concert tour is essential for not only finding qualified personnel, but also hiring people that are the right fit for an organization.
LobbyCall understands that the opening acts of today, are the headliners of tomorrow, and therefore makes a concerted effort at developing emerging talent both on and off stage.
Creating an environment on the road where touring personnel feel they have a support network and can ask for help is absolutely vital in creating long term professional sustainability, and is at the core of LobbyCall’s mission.
No matter where your artist is on their creative journey, we're equipped to provide skilled crew members for seamless tour execution.
Tour Preparation: The Art of Advancing
Months before the first tour date, tour management is actively engaged in building the team and necessary resources to ensure a successful tour.
This is a process that involves extensive communication, meticulous coordination, and thorough planning to prepare for anything that could occur during rehearsals or on a show day.
This encompasses everything from the logistics of moving personnel and gear, selecting properties the tour will stay at, creating technical and hospitality riders, advancing shows, artist relations, and so much more.
Being proactive during the planning process, rather than reactive after the fact, ensures that the tour will run smoothly and without interruption.
LobbyCall understands that actual human beings have to live the days that tour management is designing, and therefore goes to great lengths to ensure that everything has been taken care of.
By laying a strong foundation in advance, LobbyCall aims to achieve a seamless experience for artist and audience alike, all the while producing an unforgettable concert experience.
On Tour: Getting the Show on The Road
It’s such a special moment when everything comes together for that first performance.
From the sound and lights, to the smiles on the faces of fans, there is a certain intangible magic that just feels incredibly gratifying.
There is certainly reason to celebrate; however, good tour management knows that this is the time to continue looking ahead to ensure that the tour continues to run without interruption.
Behind the scenes, tour and production management are refining systems and reviewing every detail to ensure the best possible touring experience.
No two days on tour are alike, and there are an endless amount of things that require daily attention.
Having a strong tour management team on board to handle the ins and outs of running a successful day of show is invaluable.
The LobbyCall Commitment
At LobbyCall, we believe in the power of collaboration to turn the dreams of artists into captivating live experiences.
We are sincerely thankful for every opportunity to work alongside talented individuals and teams, bringing creative visions to life on stages across the globe.
LobbyCall is proud to offer each and every client:
Comprehensive Tour Solutions
Flexible Crew Staffing
Streamlined Financial Management
Global Network Connectivity
Competitive Supplier Quotes
Transparent Tour Budgeting
If you’re ready to take your live performance to the next level, we invite you to schedule a call with one of our experienced tour directors today.
Whether it’s your first tour or your most ambitious undertaking yet, we’re here to ensure your journey is as seamless as it is successful.