Individual concert promoters negotiate the financial, technical and hospitality requirements of the artist and make an offer to the booking agent for the show.
[1] As modern concert touring involves complex financial, legal and technical arrangements, the booking agent or artist manager hire a tour manager to organize the logistics, personnel, communications and schedule.
Using this information the tour manager can produce a budget for the tour, calculating costs for crew wages, per diems, accommodation, transport, sound, lighting and video equipment, visas and work permits, rehearsals and other expenses such as booking agent commissions.
The artist's rider covers catering, production (sound, lights, stagehands needed), security, general show, and legal issues.
The job on the road varies depending on the type and success level of the act.