This document provides a production plan for Venture Motel's upcoming tour stop at The Fillmore in San Francisco. Key details include the venue information and capacity, stage design with 70s aesthetic and lighting elements, wardrobe, stage plot, schedules, and budget. The goal is to promote their debut album and enhance their brand. Priority budget items are an LED screen, plants/foliage, and name lights. Total estimated revenue from ticket and merch sales is $15,000.

1. Venture Motel
Production Plan
By Tessa Zimmer – September 2022

2. IT ALL GETS BETTER FROM HERE
THE TOUR

3. The Fillmore
❖ 1,315 capacity venue
❖ Near BART station
❖ Good tech pack for a
ballroom
❖ Not too big
❖ Standing shows are more of
the band’s vibe
❖ Food and drink accessible

4. IT ALL GETS BETTER
FROM HERE
❖ Promote release of their debut
full-length album
❖ 70s aesthetic inspired stage to
enhance band brand

5. Lighting & A/V Elements
❖ Soft, lamplike glow lighting
❖ Colorful to make “vibey”
❖ Blue and purple hues
❖ 70s wallpaper background
via an LED screen

6. Stage Elements & Props
Name in lights Plants & foliage

7. Wilson (lead vox)
Jeans, tee, jacket, chucks
Keyboards
Cap/hat, tee/crewneck,
jeans, sneakers
Drums
Tee, sweatshorts/basketball
shorts, sneakers
Wardrobe Elements

8. Stage Plot
Drum Kit
LED Screen
Half stack
Full stack
monitor monitor
Guitar
vox1
keys
vox2

9. Venue Will Provide:
❖ Dressing rooms
❖ Security
❖ Stagehands
❖ In house audio
❖ In house lighting
❖ Catering
❖ permits
❖ FOH staff
❖ runner(s)
❖ riggers
❖ LD
❖ Sound engineer
❖ Production mgr
❖ Production asst

10. Promoter Will Provide:
❖ Hotel bookings
❖ Transportation to/from venue
❖ Rider/contact sheet requirements
❖ Stage manager
❖ Contact for tour manager for any
other needs

11. Priority Budget Items:
LED screen
Plants/foliage
Name in
lights
Custom
wardrobe

12. Estimated Show Revenue:
The Fillmore: 1,315 cap
1,000 @ $18 = $18,000
Promoter Receives 30%
Opener receives %20
Venture Motel receives 50% = $9,000
500 @ $15 = $7,500
Venue receives 20%
Venture Motel receives 80% = $6,000
Ticket Sales
Merchandise Sales
Total Show Revenue: $15,000

13. Pre-Production Timeline:
6 months Book venue and opening act
3 months
Show is announced and
marketed to public and tickets
go on sale
1 month
Go over rider, contact sheet,
venue tech pack, and make
sure everything is in place
2 weeks Advance the venue
1 week
Confirm stage setup and any
last minute fixes before show
day

14. DAY OF SHOW SCHEDULE
13:00 Crew call time
14:00 Talent load in
16:00 Sound check 1
17:00 Sound check 2
18:00 Doors
19:00 Opener
19:30 Change over
20:00 Venture Motel
21:15 End of show/load out

15. Day Sheet
Buses will arrive from Los Angeles to San Francisco by
12:15 and unloading will begin at 13:00
Hotel Information:
The Grove Inn
890 Grove St
San Francisco, CA 94117
www.groveinnsf.com
Important Phone Numbers:
The Fillmore – (415)346-6000
The Grove Inn – (415)929-0780

16. Day of Show Challenges
LED screen does
not work
Load-in gets
delayed
Name in lights is
burnt
out/broken
Soundcheck/
doors run late

17. Thank You
TGZimmer@student.fullsail.edu

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