Who joins StageSide
Talent
Build a profile, set your rates, manage your calendar, and receive booking requests directly from brands, venues, agencies and private bookers.
Groups & Bands
List your collective with members, technical riders, and travel preferences. One profile, one inbox, shared availability.
Bookers
Discover talent, post event briefs, review quotes, sign contracts and pay — all in one place. Save searches and get alerts when matching talent appears. No subscription or listing fees, no chasing.
Agencies
Manage a roster, respond on behalf of artists, control bookings. Agency accounts are a separate signup.
The booking flow
- Step 1
Discover
Search by category, location, date, budget and language.
- Step 2
Message & quote
Open a conversation, share event details, receive a formal offer with currency, deposit and terms.
- Step 3
Sign the contract
When an offer is accepted, a contract is auto-generated. Both parties counter-sign in-app. The booking is locked in.
- Step 4
Perform & review
After the event, the booker can leave a review of the performance.
Common questions
- Is it free to join?
- Yes. Creating a profile, listing, browsing and messaging are free. On confirmed bookings, the booker pays the agreed fee. Talent receives it minus 5% StageSide and card processing (2.9% + 30p).
- Can I be Talent and a Booker?
- Yes. Pick multiple roles at signup — they live on a single account. Agency accounts are separate.
- How are payments handled?
- Offers list amount, currency and deposit. Payments are processed by third-party processors. Talent are independent contractors of the booker, not of StageSide.
- What about disputes?
- We use reasonable endeavours to help mediate. Legal, contractual or payment disputes between Talent and Bookers are resolved between those parties externally. See our Terms for full detail.
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