Events are the individual show dates that make up a tour. Each event represents a single performance at a specific venue, with its own tax rules, payment splits, and operational settings.
Creating an event
Event settings
Tax configuration
Each event can have its own tax settings, which is important since tax rates vary by city and state:
Make sure to verify tax rates for each venue’s jurisdiction. Incorrect tax configuration can lead to compliance issues.
Payment splits
If a venue takes a percentage of merch sales, configure payment splits at the event level:
- Simple split — A single percentage split between artist and venue
- Advanced split — Separate split rates for hard goods (apparel, accessories) and soft goods (posters, stickers)
Tip splits
Configure how tips are divided:
- Artist share — Percentage of tips going to the artist
- Staff share — Percentage of tips going to the merch staff
Venue Stripe Connect
For events where the venue processes their own payments, you can connect a venue-level Stripe account. This enables direct deposits to the venue for their share of sales.
Bulk operations
When managing tours with many dates, you can:
- Bulk create events by importing a list of dates and venues
- Bulk delete events that have been cancelled
- Copy settings from one event to apply tax/split configuration to others
Event day workflow
On show day, here’s the typical flow:
