Adding a gig and advancing it

Add a gig

1. Open Tour Lab, then Gigs, or go straight to /gigs/new.
2. Either paste a booking email and let the contract parser pull venue, city, date, fee, and logistics, or fill the form manually.
3. Save. The gig appears on your week strip on the dashboard and in the gigs list.

The contract parser is on Artist tier and above. On Creator, fill the form by hand.

Advance the gig

Advancing collects the things you need at the venue: set time, doors, address, contacts, technical notes, hospitality.

1. From the gig page, click Send advance request.
2. The system drafts a templated email to the promoter using the email on file.
3. Review the draft and approve. It sends through Gmail. Nothing auto-sends.
4. The promoter replies with the advance form filled in. Once you mark it complete, the gig flips from "advance needed" to "advance complete."

Watch list

• No promoter email on file, the advance cannot send. Add it from the gig page first.
• Within 10 days, advance still pending, the dashboard surfaces a chase reminder.
• Day of show, the gig pass with set time, contacts, travel, and address takes over the dashboard as Tonight Mode.

Cancelling or rescheduling

Mark the gig status as cancelled or update the date. The system handles the calendar shift, advance status, and any linked invoices automatically.