Manage Your Roster.
Book Smarter.
Ditch the spreadsheets and WhatsApp chains. Manage your full artist roster across 37 cities, handle bookings in under 5 minutes, and track commissions in real time — one dashboard, digital contracts in 1 minute, Stripe payouts cleared within 7 days.
Agent Guides
Managing an Artist Roster
How to build, organise, and scale a roster of UK live acts — from 3 artists to 30.
PricingCommission Models Explained
Flat vs percentage, gross vs net, stacked vs inclusive — how UK booking agents structure their fees.
GuideHow to Pitch Acts to Venues
What venue bookers actually look at, how to structure the pitch, and the follow-up rhythm that works.
Last updated: 13 May 2026
Why Agents Choose GIGXCHANGE
The tools you need to run a modern booking agency
Roster Management
Manage up to 500 artists from one dashboard. See their availability, bookings, earnings, and profiles in one view, updated within 1 minute — no more juggling spreadsheets.
Negotiate on Behalf
Handle bookings, negotiate terms, and sign contracts for your artists. Venues deal with you directly — your artists just show up and play.
Commission Tracking
Automatic commission calculation on every booking, set anywhere from 5% to 25% per artist. See exactly what you've earned, what's pending, and what's been paid out — in real time.
How It Works
From onboarding your roster to earning commission — four simple steps
Add Your Roster
Create your agent profile and add the artists you represent. Each artist gets their own full profile with media, genre, pricing, and availability.
Receive Enquiries
Venues discover your artists through search, smart matching, and the gig directory. Booking requests come straight to your dashboard.
Negotiate & Book
Negotiate fees, confirm dates, and sign digital contracts on behalf of your artists. Everything is tracked and logged automatically.
Track & Earn
Monitor all bookings across your roster. Payments flow through Stripe, commissions are calculated automatically, and you get paid when gigs complete.
Built for Booking Agents
Not a generic directory — a proper agency management platform
Multi-Artist Dashboard
See all your artists' bookings, availability, and earnings in one view. Switch between artists instantly without logging in and out.
Booking on Behalf
Negotiate and confirm bookings as if you were the artist. Venues communicate with you directly — your artists stay focused on performing.
Centralised Calendar
One calendar view across all your artists' schedules. Spot clashes, fill gaps, and plan ahead without flipping between multiple diaries.
Contract Management
Digital contracts for every booking, auto-generated with the right terms. Sign on behalf of your artists and download PDFs for your records.
Payment Tracking
See deposits, fund releases, and your commission in real time. Every transaction is logged and visible — no more chasing invoices.
Discovery Tools
Your artists appear in search results, boosted by your agency profile. Venues can browse your full roster and enquire about any artist you represent.
What Do UK Gigs Actually Pay?
Real 2026 fee ranges from 3,696 observations in the GX Index
| Solo | Duo | Full Band | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pub / bar | £100–£250 | £200–£400 | £300–£700 |
| Wedding | £300–£700 | £500–£900 | £1,200–£2,500 |
| Corporate | £400–£800 | £600–£1,200 | £1,500–£4,000+ |
| Private party | £250–£500 | £350–£600 | £600–£1,500 |
| Festival (30–45 min) | £150–£400 | £200–£600 | £200–£800 |
Why GIGXCHANGE Beats Spreadsheets
You can't scale a roster on emails and WhatsApp.
Most independent booking agents manage artists across email threads, shared spreadsheets, and WhatsApp groups. Every booking means manually chasing confirmations, writing contracts from scratch, and calculating commissions by hand.
GigXchange centralises everything. Your full roster in one dashboard, auto-generated contracts for every booking in under 1 minute, commission tracking built in, and direct messaging with venues across 40 cities. You set your own commission rate (typically 10% to 25%) per artist, and the platform handles the paperwork. Your artists, the venues they book, and promoters running multi-act events all get their own dashboard view.
| GIGXCHANGE | Manual / Spreadsheets | |
|---|---|---|
| Roster management | Centralised dashboard | Scattered across tools |
| Commission tracking | Automatic per booking | Manual calculation |
| Contracts | Auto-generated, digital | Written from scratch each time |
| Venue communication | In-app messaging per booking | Email / phone / WhatsApp |
| Availability | Calendar sync, real-time | Ask each artist individually |
| Payments | Stripe escrow, auto-release | Invoice and chase |
| Cost | Free to join | Free but costs you time |
Free Tools for UK Agents
Published for every booking agent — no signup needed
Gig Rate Calculator
Live market percentiles by city, band size and event type. Negotiate with data, not guesswork.
Contract Generator
UK-compliant performance agreement — 8 standard clauses, dual e-signatures, instant PDF.
Outreach Templates
6 customisable venue pitch emails with auto-fill, logo upload and one-click copy-to-Gmail.
Setlist Builder
Share a roster artist's setlist with a venue in one click. Duration, genre tags, PDF export.
GX Index
The full open UK live-music rate dataset, refreshed nightly. CC BY 4.0 — cite in pitches.
Member Spotlight
Agency editorial, press-kit PDF and Spotlight badge — free for active agents.
The Booking Agent’s Role in 2026
When 15% commission is worth it and when it isn't — the shifting economics of UK live music.
Peer-to-Peer Booking — The Future?
Why direct artist–venue connections are growing and what it means for independent UK agents.
Agent FAQ
- UK Gig Rate Calculator — live market percentiles by city, band size and event type
- Venue Outreach Email Templates — 6 customisable pitch templates with auto-fill, logo upload and copy-to-Gmail
- Setlist Builder — share a roster artist’s setlist with a venue in one click
- Booking Contract Generator — UK-compliant performance agreement, 8 standard clauses, dual e-signatures, instant PDF
- GX Index — the full open UK live-music rate dataset, refreshed nightly
- UK Musician Earnings 2026 — data-backed report on what UK musicians actually earn (CC BY 4.0)
- UK Market Statistics — venues, fees and industry benchmarks
- Real UK Gig Rate Data 2026 — head-to-head rate breakdown by city, gig type and band size for negotiation reference
- Where UK indie artists land their gigs — the 7-step playbook your roster should already be running, useful for new-act vetting
Booking-contract generator, setlist/stage-plot builder and venue-legitimacy checker are next.
Your Roster Deserves Better Tools
Spreadsheets, scattered emails, missed double-bookings — trade them in. 10 minutes to set up, free in Open Alpha — manage up to 500 artists across 40 cities from one dashboard.
