Artist–venue fit scoring · the BLS score

Know if an act fits your room before you offer.

Every artist gets a read for your specific room, from Excellent to Caution. Pick a room and watch the shortlist re-sort.

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your shortlist × your roomillustrative
Pick a room
  • YJYaejifills the roomExcellent
  • BCBarry Can't Swimdemand ~2× the room — fans left outsideFair
  • RVredveilfills ~40% — room too bigPoor
  • OMOvermonodemand ~4× the room — book biggerCaution
  • PGPeggy Goudemand ~10× the room — book biggerCaution
bar = expected demand vs 700 capacity · illustrative
01·Six tiers

A read for your room, not a popularity contest.

The same act can be Excellent in one room and Caution in another. The score weighs who they are against where you'd put them.

  • Six tiers from Excellent to Caution
  • Scored for your capacity and market
  • It will tell you to walk away
Barry Can't Swim × your roomillustrative
room capacity
Excellenttop 5% of pairingsaudience fits this room
Greattop 15% of pairings
Goodtop 25% of pairings
Fairtop 35% of pairings
Poortop 60% of pairings
Cautionbottom 40% of pairings
same act, different room, different read · illustrative
02·Factor breakdown

Every read opens into its reasons.

Local draw, genre fit, momentum, market fanbase and more. Open any score to see what's pushing it up or holding it back.

  • Plain-language reason with every read
  • See what's strong and what's thin
  • Bring the reasoning into the booking meeting
why this read · 1,500-cap roomillustrative
Local draw
Genre fit
Momentum
Market fanbase

+ social reach · routing · buzz

BLS
Great

Strong local audience and the right genre for the room.

03·Compare artists

Put your shortlist side by side.

Line up the acts you're weighing for a date and get a verdict on which fits the room best. Change the room and the verdict follows.

Verdict · best fit
BCBarry Can't Swim
Excellent
Local drawstrong
Genre fitstrong
Momentumrising
Room fitaudience fits this room
YJYaeji
Poor
Local drawstrong
Genre fitstrong
Momentumsteady
Room fitbig room for this draw
RVredveil
Caution
Local drawbuilding
Genre fitsolid
Momentumrising
Room fitroom too big
OMOvermono
Fair
Local drawvery strong
Genre fitstrong
Momentumrising
Room fitoutgrowing this room
Everything in bls score & artist comparison

Scoring and comparison.

BLS score

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Every artist rated for your specific room, from Excellent to Caution.

Factor breakdown

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Open any score and see what's behind it: local draw, genre fit, momentum, market fanbase.

Compare artists

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Shortlisted acts side by side, with a verdict on which fits best.

Scale-fit warnings

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A heads-up when an act has outgrown your room, or isn't ready for it.

Advanced breakdown

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Deeper factor detail for every score.

Custom scoring

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Tune the score to what matters for your room.

Score the acts on your shortlist.

Set up your room, then run the artists you're already talking to.

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