COMBINED TECH/HOSPITALITY RIDER January 20
1. Introduction
The 20 touring party consists of four band members:
-‐ Guitar/vocals -‐ Keyboards/vocals
-‐ Keyboards/guitar/vocals -‐ Drums
And eight crew members:
-‐ Lighting director |
-‐ FOH sound engineer |
-‐ Backline technician |
-‐ Stage manager/monitor engineer |
-‐ Merchandise |
-‐ Tour manager |
-‐ (1) bus driver, (1) truck driver
Please copy both tour manager & stage manager on all advance communications.
In general (and subject to advance), our show day begins (8) hours prior to doors. Access to the venue (1) hour prior to load
in is required, not only for access to bathroom and shower facilities, but also to finalize our game plan for the day’s
production. A typical day (based upon a 7pm door) looks something like this:
10am: into building
11am: load in
4pm-‐ 5pm: soundcheck
5pm-‐ 7pm: opener load in/check
7pm-‐ 8pm: doors
8pm-‐ 8:40pm: opener
9:10pm-‐ 10:40pm:
2. Vehicles & Parking
travels in (1) touring coach and (1) 48’ truck.
A) Shore power within 50’ of both vehicles is a MUST.
B) Reserved parking as close to the venue stage door as possible is required for tour bus.
C) Parking for both tour bus AND truck must be available from 5am the morning of the
performance day until 5 am the following day (please advance any other times with tour manager ).
D) Purchaser is responsible for providing all necessary devices (ramps etc…) for unloading truck.
E) Parking near to the bus & stage door will also be needed for the local runner’s vehicle.
F) If there is a fee for parking the above vehicles purchaser agrees to add as a show cost, not a direct charge to
3. Labor, Loading & Unloading
All local stagehands & techs are expected to be knowledgeable about the event space as well as their assigned positions.
(6) Stagehands/Loaders are needed on hand 30 minutes prior to load in until support are loaded in and set up.
(2) Stagehands are required for the show call.
(6) Loaders are needed from 30 minutes before the end of the performance until load-‐out is complete.
(1) House electrician is required for connecting both tour lighting and tour audio into the house electrical supply.
(1) Lighting technician is required from load in to load out to assist lighting director.
(1) FOH technician is required from load in to load out to assist FOH sound engineer.
(1) Monitor technician is required from load in to load out to assist monitor engineer.
Any changes to the above staffing requests must be advanced with tour manager
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4. Runner
A clean runner vehicle operated by a safe driver with knowledge about the local area is required. Runner must be available
30 minutes prior to load in until at least 1 hour after load out. If runner is unable to transport talent, a service must be
made available as a show cost. Runner’s name and mobile phone number are to be advanced with tour manager
and posted in the production office.
5. Power
Lighting: (1) service of 400 amp 3-‐phase power, with neutral and separate ground, is to be located no less than 50' from
upstage right. This service is exclusively for use with St. Vincent tour lighting, and is NOT to include house lighting.
Audio: (1) service of 200 amp 3-‐phase power, with neutral and separate ground, is to be located no less then 50' from
upstage left. This service is exclusively for use with St. Vincent tour audio, and is NOT to include house audio.
6. Stage
A) Construction of the stage must be complete prior to load in.
B) The stage must be a minimum of 40’w x 40’d x 4’ high. The stage must be clean of all debris & other gear prior to load in.
C) Adequate offstage service areas, at the same height as the stage, must be provided. 8’w x 12’d is desired.
D) Access to the stage must consist of safely constructed and well-‐lit entryways and/or stairs.
7. Risers & marley
travels with stage risers and marley. These items are heavy, fragile and some are custom-‐made. Appropriate
crew requests and diligence in regards to transporting and placing these items must be observed. Please refer to “ light
plot 20 ” for further information or contact tour manager
8. Audio
A) is traveling with a DiGiCo SD8 console for the FOH audio position, as well as an Optocore fiber optic snake
which must be carefully run to this audio position. A DiGiCo stage rack, which supplies analog input into the DiGiCo system,
lives on stage. IS NOT TRAVELING WITH A FOH PA SYSTEM.
B) FOH PA Requirements
A professionally built, stereo, 3-‐way PA system that is appropriately arrayed to suitably cover all public venue areas is
required. An active crossover, a drive snake and adequate amplification for the PA is also required. Please advance details
with tour manager For any specifics or issues related to FOH audio, please contact FOH engineer
Please copy stage manager on all communications.
ONCE SOUNDCHECK IS COMPLETED, ALL AUDIO SETTINGS USED FOR ARE TO BE SAVED AND LOCKED OUT
UNTIL THE PERFORMANCE IS ENDED. FOH SOUND ENGINEER HAS FINAL SAY ON ALL SYSTEM TUNING,
SPEAKER PLACEMENTS AND HOUSE LIMITER/OUTPUT SETTTINGS.
C) travels with a Behringer X32 monitor console, a splitter, all XLR cabling & subboxes, mic stands, and enough
microphones & DI’s to compliment input list. also travels with a small distro & all stage power
necessary for stage. Please refer to the above section “Power” for details. Please consult “ input list 20 ”
for all input & stage power locations.
D) is traveling with in-‐ears for each member of the band. This package includes a small transmitter rack, a
combination of wireless & wired receivers, and all cabling necessary to patch both the wired & wireless ears.
E) For questions regarding specifics of audio requirements, please contact stage manager/monitor engineer
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17. Dressing Rooms & Hospitality
The Purchaser shall provide (3) large, clean and comfortable dressing rooms for EXCLUSIVE use. Rooms that
are cold, drafty, musty or smoky will NOT be tolerated! EACH DRESSING ROOM MUST BE LOCKABLE with a key or code
provided to tour manager upon arrival.
All dressing room hospitality is expected in the dressing room prior to load in, in edible and presentable condition. Any
items requiring refrigeration need be carefully looked after-‐ either placed upon arrival into an on-‐site refrigerator, or
ice/cooler accommodations must be made. DO NOT SHOP THIS HOSPITALITY RIDER WITHOUT ADVANCE APPROVAL
FROM TOUR MANAGER
A) dressing room
(1) clean and functioning bathroom w/ toilet, sink & shower
(1) heating/cooling controller to adjust room temperature
(1) full-‐length mirror
(1) large, table-‐top, illuminated make-‐up mirror
(1) garment rack with at least (8) hangers
(2) 4’ x 6’ folding tables (one for hospitality, one for make-‐up station)
(4) folding chairs
(1) small bottle of liquid hand soap
(1) small bottle of liquid hand sanitizer
(1) lined trash can
(1) bottle of quality ($15-‐20 range) white wine (a gruner veltliner or sauvignon blanc)
(2) wine glasses (glass please!)
(12) plastic Solo cups
(6) cans of La Croix COCONUT sparkling water
(6) bottles of room temperature spring water
(1) pack of gum i.e. Trident, Dentyne, etc.
(1) kettle (hot pot) with: an assortment of tea bags, honey, (2) lemons, and a small knob of ginger
(1) large throw blanket
B) band room & crew room (please prepare below items in the band room)
(1) clean and functioning bathroom w/ toilet, sink & shower
(1) heating/cooling controller to adjust room temperature
(1) full-‐length mirror
(1) garment rack with at least (8) hangers
(1) professional garment steamer i.e. Rowenta, Jiffy Steamer, etc.
(2) 4’ x 6’ folding tables (one for hospitality, one for make-‐up station)
(4) folding chairs
(1) small bottle of liquid hand soap
(1) small bottle of liquid hand sanitizer
(1) lined trash can
(1) New York Times newspaper
(2) local, blank postcards stamped for sending to the United States
(1) bottle of premium bourbon (Bulleit, Templeton Rye, Buffalo Trace or similar)
(4) highball glasses (glass, please!)
(1) bottle of quality white wine (a gruner veltliner or sauvignon blanc)
(1) bottle of quality red wine ($15-‐20 range)-‐ bordeaux or Burgundy
(1) bottle of quality red wine ($15-‐20 range)-‐ malbec or nebbiolo
(4) wine glasses (glass, please!)
(1) six-‐pack of local beer
(4) small bottle of sparkling mineral water
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drinking water
(1) 2.5 gallon table-‐top container of still drinking water (for bus)
(24) plastic Solo cups
(1) small tray of raw organic vegetables to include: edamame, Carrots, Cucumbers, Celery, Etc.
(1) bowl of organic WHOLE fruit to include: mangos, pears, berries + seasonal fruits
(4) organic honey crisp apples
(1) bunch of organic bananas
(4) organic oranges
(2) organic kiwis
(1) ripe avocado
(1) bunch of organic grapes
(1) small container of raw nuts (NO SALT)
(1) small container of tamari almonds
(6) assorted KIND bars
(2) bars of gourmet chocolate (at least one dark, one of your choosing)
(1) small container of organic Hummus with crackers
(1) bag of white corn tortilla chips
(1) container of pico de gallo (medium spice, please)
(2) organic French loafs of bread
(1) loaf gluten free bread
(1) loaf of Manna or any organic, sprouted wheat bread
(1) container of quality rice crackers
(3) fine cheeses (brie, gorgonzola, manchego, etc…)
(1) cutting board w/ sharp knife
(1) bag of organic spinach or mixed greens
(1) bottle of organic (NON-‐DAIRY) salad dressing... flavor of your choosing
(6) small cartons organic, whole milk, unsweetened yogurt
(1) jar of organic peanut butter
(1) jar of organic jam... flavor of your choosing
(6) cartons Vitacoco coconut water
(6) small organic fruit juices or smoothies (Odwalla, Naked, etc…)
(2) bottles of ginger beer
(6) bottles of Mexican Coca Cola
(1) kettle (hot pot) with: an assortment of tea bags, honey, (2) lemons, and a small knob of ginger
(2) packs of gum i.e. Trident, Dentyne, etc…
(1) box Of Emergen-‐C “Super Energy Booster Powder”
-‐We will need ice delivered to the bus during load out-‐
C) After show guest hospitality room
A hospitality area should be prepped for after show guests. This area needs to be close to but not adjoining band dressing
rooms, and clear of access ways for load out. A cooler and ice will be needed for the purpose of entertaining
after show guests. Hospitality specifics for this room should be advanced with tour manager on show day.
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