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All Access Special Edition: International Tour Boom, April 15

Written by Cast&Crew | 04/15/2026


Your special edition of All Access is here, covering the latest in international touring. BTS's 80-show global stadium run and Live Nation's push into Latin American arenas are the two biggest stories right now, and they're pointing in the same direction. Here's what's happening and what it means for production and operations teams working in these markets.

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Meet our team at these upcoming events: 

 

Pollstar Live! Happy Hour | Los Angeles | April 14 & 15, 2026
Join the Cast & Crew-hosted NIVA Happy Hour at The Troubadour on April 15 at 7:30 p.m., a can’t-miss networking opportunity for live entertainment professionals.
Team Member(s) Attending: Todd Dyer, Lizette Gomez, Sam Lankie, T.J. Sagen, and Dina Meyers

Broadway League Spring Road Conference | New York, NY | May 19-21

Cast & Crew Sports & Live Entertainment and Checks & Balances are at the Hilton Midtown in New York City. Stop by and connect with our team to explore how we work with company managers, business managers, producers, and general managers who are ready to take the complexity out of theatrical payroll.

Team Attending: Todd Dyer, Lizette Gomez, Sarah Galbraith, Ryan Lympus

Protect your margins and price events accurately

Most tours price labor on hourly rates. That leaves out administrative time, technology costs, turnover, and the hours that disappear into workflow friction. None of those show up in a wage estimate, but all of them hit your P&L.

Our free True Labor Cost Preparedness Checklist walks you through each cost category, so you know where your model holds up and where it doesn't, before budgets are finalized

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