Add up what the shows pay against gas, lodging, and per diems — see your net and the break-even guarantee per night.
Per-diem basis
You need about $420 per show to break even across 5 dates.
A run of shows lives or dies on the gap between what the gigs pay and what the road costs. The guarantees are the easy part — it's the fuel, the floor you're sleeping on (or the motel you're not), and feeding everyone for a week that quietly eats the profit. Total it up before you commit: if the average guarantee you can actually get is below the break-even number here, you're funding the tour out of pocket, and it's better to know that now.
$20–$30 per person per day covers food on a lean DIY run; bump it if you're not cooking or crashing on floors. It's the cost that scales with band size and trip length, so it adds up faster than people expect.
Merch is often what makes a DIY tour break even — but it's volatile, so this tool keeps it out of the guarantee math. Treat merch as the cushion that turns a break-even run into a profitable one, not as a number you bank on.
No — it all runs in your browser, nothing is stored. If you want to plan a real run, hold dates, and settle each night as you go, that's what Pierre's tours are for.
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