Glossary
Personnel & Roles

Tour Accountant

Owns money on the road: settlements, per-diems, taxes.

Owns money on the road. Walks settlement at the end of each show, signs off the artist's payout, manages tour float (cash for per-diems, hotel incidentals, emergency fixes), tracks expenses against the tour budget, and handles tax compliance for international runs. Common on tours grossing $50K+ per show; below that the tour manager typically handles money themselves. Tour accountants often work for management or business management firms and tour with multiple acts across the year.

Related terms

SettlementPer DiemTour Manager (TM)Tour Budget