The Fair Fee Index is our sliding-scale calculator. It scores your event across seven weighted factors and produces a fair fee range — never a black-box quote.
Tell us about the event, venue, date, budget signals and the style you're chasing.
The Fair Fee Index produces a recommended fee range (min / recommended / premium) with the reasoning shown.
We shortlist artists by genre, tier fit, audience size and market — you and our agents see the same list.
Artist fee, commission, travel, accom, production, hospitality and GST — all itemised on a single quote.
Each factor is scored 1–5 and weighted. The weighted average becomes the Fair Fee Index (0–1), which shifts the artist's base fee by up to ±30%.
| Factor | Weight | How we score it |
|---|---|---|
| Venue capacity | 20% | Under 150 through 1,000+, scored 1–5. |
| Expected ticket sales | 15% | Uses the lower of expected or maximum tickets. |
| Location market | 10% | Remote regional through capital metro — travel is costed separately. |
| Event type | 15% | Charity/community/council/commercial/corporate. |
| Billing position | 15% | Opener through sole headliner. |
| Promoter inclusions | 10% | Minimal through full production, transport and hospitality. |
| Tour routing | 15% | Isolated date through efficient linked tour date. |
We always show a minimum fair fee (recommended −5%), the recommended fee, and a premium fee (recommended +10%). Manual agent adjustments require a written reason and are visible to the promoter.
Travel, accommodation, production/backline, hospitality and GST are itemised on every quote — never hidden inside the performance fee.
Start an enquiry — the live calculator updates as you go.