{
  "slug": "band-gig-split",
  "title": "Band Gig Payout Split Calculator",
  "heading": "Band Gig Payout Split Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/band-gig-split",
  "summary": "Net per member after expenses and cuts.",
  "description": "Door money and guarantee minus sound, transport, and manager cut, split across members plus merch profit.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=band-gig-split",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "guarantee",
      "label": "Guarantee",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 400,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "doorPct",
      "label": "Door split to band",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 70,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "tickets",
      "label": "Tickets sold",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 120,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "ticketPrice",
      "label": "Ticket price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 15,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "expenses",
      "label": "Sound, gas, lodging",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 320,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "managerPct",
      "label": "Manager cut",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 15,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "merch",
      "label": "Merch profit",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 250,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "members",
      "label": "Band members",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 4,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "perMember",
      "label": "Take-home per member",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "net",
      "label": "Band net",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "gross",
      "label": "Gross revenue",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "door",
      "label": "Door share",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Guarantee: 400 $",
      "Door split to band: 70 %",
      "Tickets sold: 120",
      "Ticket price: 15 $",
      "Sound, gas, lodging: 320 $",
      "Manager cut: 15 %",
      "Merch profit: 250 $",
      "Band members: 4"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Take-home per member: $252.88",
      "Band net: $1,011.50",
      "Gross revenue: $1,510.00",
      "Door share: $1,260.00"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter guarantee ($).",
      "Enter door split to band (%).",
      "Enter tickets sold.",
      "Enter ticket price ($).",
      "Enter sound, gas, lodging ($).",
      "Enter manager cut (%).",
      "Enter merch profit ($).",
      "Enter band members.",
      "Read your take-home per member on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "guarantee": 250,
        "doorPct": 40,
        "tickets": 72,
        "ticketPrice": 9,
        "expenses": 190,
        "managerPct": 9,
        "merch": 150,
        "members": 2
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "guarantee": 400,
        "doorPct": 70,
        "tickets": 120,
        "ticketPrice": 15,
        "expenses": 320,
        "managerPct": 15,
        "merch": 250,
        "members": 4
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "guarantee": 650,
        "doorPct": 100,
        "tickets": 192,
        "ticketPrice": 24,
        "expenses": 510,
        "managerPct": 24,
        "merch": 400,
        "members": 6
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the band gig payout split calculator work?",
      "a": "Door money and guarantee minus sound, transport, and manager cut, split across members plus merch profit."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "8 values: guarantee, door split to band, tickets sold, ticket price, sound, gas, lodging, manager cut, merch profit, and band members. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the take-home per member result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a money amount in US dollars and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/music-royalty-income"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Band Gig Payout Split Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/band-gig-split)"
}