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<blockquote data-quote="Milt Hathaway" data-source="post: 5741" data-attributes="member: 26">Pardon my ignorance, but while I&#039;ve done this for years I haven&#039;t been in this position. In addition to my normal day job (AV company owner) I work freelance at a new local 1800 seat performing arts center. The PAC doesn&#039;t have a TD, and as I have experience I&#039;ve been helping them out.Major &quot;Nationwide&quot; act is playing Friday at this venue. Headliner is bringing in all their own production (they&#039;ll use the venue&#039;s &#039;rack &amp; stacks&#039;). Yesterday I received from the promoter (through the venues production manager) a plot for the opening act and requirements. Three days before the show.Finally, my question: Isn&#039;t it normal for the headliner&#039;s touring production to handle opening acts? No, I haven&#039;t contacted anyone yet as I just found out about the opener late yesterday. The venue has the necessary equipment (which I&nbsp; supplement if needed). I just haven&#039;t run into this before. I don&#039;t think the opener is actually touring with the headliner, so maybe the promoter is pulling a fast one here.I know I&#039;ll probably have this settled before most of you have a chance to read this, but I&#039;ll still be interested in a consensus of what is &#039;normal&#039;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Milt Hathaway, post: 5741, member: 26"] Pardon my ignorance, but while I've done this for years I haven't been in this position. In addition to my normal day job (AV company owner) I work freelance at a new local 1800 seat performing arts center. The PAC doesn't have a TD, and as I have experience I've been helping them out. Major "Nationwide" act is playing Friday at this venue. Headliner is bringing in all their own production (they'll use the venue's 'rack & stacks'). Yesterday I received from the promoter (through the venues production manager) a plot for the opening act and requirements. Three days before the show. Finally, my question: Isn't it normal for the headliner's touring production to handle opening acts? No, I haven't contacted anyone yet as I just found out about the opener late yesterday. The venue has the necessary equipment (which I supplement if needed). I just haven't run into this before. I don't think the opener is actually touring with the headliner, so maybe the promoter is pulling a fast one here. I know I'll probably have this settled before most of you have a chance to read this, but I'll still be interested in a consensus of what is 'normal'. [/QUOTE]

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