Summer is almost here! That means the concert touring season is ramping up, hopefully for another record year, as Music Festivals, Music Events, and Touring Artists all hit the road.
A couple of recent stories have reminded me to encourage safety while on the road. No show is worth an injury or bodily harm to anyone involved: Artists, Touring personnel, bus and truck drivers, and patrons! I have attached a couple of stories reporting recent accidents: the Allman Brothers bus crash and an unfortunate incident following a Luke Bryant Concert involving a local crew: http://tasteofcountry.com/luke-bryan-crew-accident-new-york/
Whether you are producing a one-time concert or a series of musical events in multiple locations, Front Row Insurance Brokers offers musical event insurance programs that cover your events and musical tours and greatly helps to protect your investment.
Take the unfortunate bus crash. Are you prepared for a canceled headliner, to issue refunds if the show cannot be rebooked? Compensate a suitable replacement act? Lost advertising, venue expenses? Medical expenses? Front Row is prepared to help with Musical Event Cancellation Insurance policies that will assist you with these cancellation issues.
Are you making sure that a competent, professional local crew is hired to assist your Touring Professionals? Is safety a priority not only on the job, but have food, liquids, and properly timed “rest breaks” been scheduled. How about giving the local crew rooms that are vacated after a show if necessary if your band and crew have showered. They are paid for: it is a simple process of asking. Not only is that a common, professional courtesy, it helps all involved with a show; Touring Professionals and Locals alike.
Both of my examples affect Music Promoters, Music Producers, Music Venues, Sponsors, and Artists alike.
Front Row’s insurance policies for touring musicians are available in the USA as well as Canada. Depending on your production, you have a choice between a per-event policy or an annual policy, cancellation insurance, workman’s comp, general liability and bodily injury.
Be prepared when the unexpected happens.
Insurance is one the most important details with your show. As we know, much investment of time and dollars are involved.
With that said, have fun, be safe, turn it up, and turn a profit!
With over 25 years of experience, Corley has worked in the music industry alongside artists Ronnie Milsap, Waylon Jennings, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Dolly Parton, Kenny Chesney, Restless Heart, and many others. As a Producer for AEG Live and TBA Entertainment, he handled many tours including the CMT Tour featuring Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert and Rascal Flatts, Reba/Kelly Clarkson Tour, and Kenny Chesney’s Stadium and New Year’s Eve concerts. In 2001, Corley also assisted and relocated the CMA Music Festival performance stages from the Tennessee State Fairgrounds to the stadium downtown and worked there for the first two years.
