ROADLINEforNova Halcyon

Thirty-eight nights.Every one of them happens.

Touring production and logistics for The Afterglow Tour, Nova Halcyon's first arena run across North America, March 5 to May 5, 2027. Prepared by Roadline for Lantern Artists.

9 trucks + 1 spare 4 buses 64 crew 0 canceled nights
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The night you lost

Last tour, a tractor quit on a back-to-back. By the time a rental truck was found, the doors would have opened on an empty stage, so the show was called. Fans had traveled. The headlines used her name.

Lantern told us the brief in one sentence. We can't lose a night.

So this proposal is built around that one fear. Every leg of the routing is planned with a spare truck in the convoy. The pack order puts the trucks that open the day up front. The crew rules keep drivers and riggers rested on the long legs. And the contract puts our money behind it, so if Roadline's equipment costs you a show, Roadline pays for the night.

Arena nights38
Cities34
Road miles, rehearsal to final load-out8,900
Back-to-back nights12
Border crossings3
Nights a truck can fail without a canceled show38of 38

Thirty-eight dates, one convoy

Scrub through the run and watch nine trucks and four buses move city to city. Back-to-backs, day offs and long legs are flagged as you go. Then press the red switch and break a truck on the hardest leg of the tour.

Trucks Buses Spare truck, 40 minutes behind Canadian nights
Night 1 of 38 · Fri 5 Mar
Vancouver
Show day
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Night 12 of 38 · Mon 22 Mar
Truck 6 is down

    Without a spare, the first rental call goes out when depots open at 08:00. Finding a working truck took nine to fourteen hours last tour. That's a dark stage at 19:00.

    Mar 5Apr 1May 5

    The back of the shirt

    Tap any date to jump the convoy there. Canadian nights in lilac.

    Her name stays off the cancellation list

    For Dana, artist manager at Lantern Artists. Your question was what happens to Nova's name if something goes wrong.
    • 01
      A spare truck in every convoyA tractor and an empty 53-foot trailer run 40 minutes behind the fleet with a rested driver. It can hook a stranded trailer or take a cross-load, on every leg of all 38 nights.
    • 02
      The trucks that open the day travel firstRigging, steel and stage deck ride in trucks 1 to 4. Anything that can arrive late is packed in trucks 5 to 9, so one late truck costs time on paper and none on the show.
    • 03
      No surprises reach the press before they reach youIf anything on a leg could touch a show, you hear it from us within 15 minutes, with the fix already moving.
    • 04
      Weather routing, two days aheadSpring storms in the Plains and the Rockies get watched 48 hours out. If a pass is closing, the convoy leaves early and the crew sleeps at the venue.
    Written into the contract
    $400,000

    If a show is canceled because of Roadline's trucks, buses, crew or staging, we pay the night's lost guarantee up to $400,000. Weather, illness and venue failures are outside it. Everything we control is inside it.

    The day sheet is the promise

    For Marcus, tour manager. Your question was who you call at 3 a.m., and whether the crew will still be standing in week seven.
    Denver, CO Mon 22 Mar 2027 · Night 12
    01:30Buses roll from Salt Lake City, 453 miles
    06:00Trucks 1 to 4 at the dock
    06:30Rigging call, 18 touring, 24 local
    10:00Truck 6 floor lighting needed
    12:00Crew lunch, two sittings
    16:00Band sound check
    17:00Nova vocal check, catwalk walk
    19:00Doors
    21:00Nova Halcyon, 98 minutes
    23:00Load-out, trucks close in reverse order
    01:30Buses to Omaha, day off Tuesday
    Altitude day. Oxygen side of stage. Hotel for all crew in Omaha.
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      One phone number, staffed all nightOur dispatch desk sees every truck and bus on a live map. Marcus calls one number, and so does every driver.
    • 02
      Tomorrow's day sheet by 16:00 todayAdvanced with the venue, checked against the drive, in your inbox before sound check. Changes after that come with a call.
    • 03
      Rest is scheduled, not hoped forNo driver over 10 hours behind the wheel. Team drivers on any leg over 9 hours. Eight hours off between load-out and the next call, and a hotel every third night.
    • 04
      The same crew in week one and week nineEvery head of department is named in the contract. If one leaves the tour, you approve the replacement.

    One arena, hour by hour

    For Priya, production manager. Your question was whether a 06:00 dock really gets the halo flown and focused by sound check. Step through Nashville, night 20.
    Crew on the floor22
    Touring 14Local 8
    Trucks unloaded0 of 9

    Trucks at the dock

    06:0012:0019:00 doors01:00

    Pack order, all 38 nights

    The order trucks back into the dock is the order the day is built. Truck 6 is the one we'd choose to lose.

    1
    Motors, steel, rigging points
    06:00
    2
    Halo truss, chain
    06:30
    3
    Stage deck, risers
    07:30
    4
    B-stage, deck finish
    08:30
    5
    Video wall
    09:30
    6
    Floor lighting
    10:00
    7
    PA hangs
    10:30
    8
    Monitors, backline
    11:00
    9
    Catwalk, wardrobe, office
    11:30

    Night thirty-eight looks like night one

    Nova, this page is for you. You won't need to read the rest. Your show has a halo of light over the stage, a walk down the catwalk in "Glasslight", and an acoustic set on the B-stage where the back of the floor can see your face. Our job is to make sure the last city gets all three, built the same way, at the same height, every night.

    The haloFlown at the same trim height in every arena, so the light hits you where it did in rehearsal.
    The walkThe catwalk travels in its own truck and is built and checked by 12:00, hours before you set foot on it.
    The quiet songThe B-stage gets its own monitor mix and a sound check slot that's yours alone, at 17:00.

    See you in Vancouver.

    What one night costs

    For Glenn, business manager. Your question was the cost per show, how it settles, and who carries the risk. Every line below can come out on its own, and each one tells you what changes.
    Per show $252,597Tour $9,598,700
    20 percentDeposit on signing holds the fleet and crew for March.
    Per legFive invoices, one per leg, net 15. Each one reconciles to the promoter settlement sheets for that leg.
    $10MAuto liability on every truck and bus, $5M general liability. Certificates name Lantern and every venue.

    From signature to last load-out

    The engagement runs seven months. The set below is in the order it gets played.

    The Afterglow TourRoadline · production running order
    1. Fri 20 NovSignFleet, spare truck and crew held for March. Deposit invoiced.
    2. DecemberRouting lockedEvery promoter confirms dock times. Advance opens on all 38 venues.
    3. JanuaryDesign freezeHalo truss built and load-tested. Pack order set against the truck count you pick.
    4. 22 to 26 FebProduction rehearsalsFive days at our hall outside Seattle, full crew, all ten trucks.
    5. Fri 5 MarOpening night, VancouverFirst border crossing cleared the week before.
    6. Mon 22 MarDenverThe hardest back-to-back of the run. Spare truck on duty.
    7. Wed 5 MayChicago, night 38Final load-out. Trucks home by the weekend.
    8. Fri 21 MaySettlementFinal leg reconciled, wrap report with every mile and every hour.
    encore = the settlement

    The terms, in plain words

    The contract follows from these. Nothing in it should surprise you.

    If we cost you a show, we pay for it

    A show canceled because of Roadline's trucks, buses, crew or staging is covered up to $400,000 a night, paid within 30 days. Weather, illness, venue failures and government orders are outside it.

    Deposit and payment

    20 percent on signing. Then one invoice per leg, five in all, net 15. The deposit comes off the last invoice.

    Diesel

    Prices hold with diesel up to $4.60 a gallon national average. Above that, a published surcharge per mile appears as its own line on each invoice, so you can check it.

    If the tour moves or shrinks

    Cancel more than 60 days before opening night and we keep the deposit only. Inside 60 days, 50 percent of the trucking and bus cost for the dates that come off. Added dates are priced at the same per-show rate.

    Crew and rest rules

    No driver over 10 hours driving in a shift. Team drivers on legs over 9 hours. Eight hours off between load-out and next call for every crew member. These rules beat the schedule if the two ever disagree, and we'll tell you before they do.

    Insurance

    $10M auto liability per vehicle, $5M general liability, cargo cover on every trailer at full replacement value. Certificates naming Lantern Artists and each venue go out with the advance.

    Still open

    1. Does the support act ride with us?If they travel on our buses we need a fifth bus. If they bring their own, nothing changes.
    2. Is the second Los Angeles night confirmed?If it moves to another city, March 13 to 14 becomes a back-to-back with a full load-out, and we'd want to rework that week.
    3. Who carries Nova's backline tech?If the band brings its own, crew drops by four and so does the price.

    Sign by November 20

    That's the date we can still hold nine trucks, a spare and this crew for the first week of March. Accept below and we'll send the agreement to Dana and Glenn for signature the same day.

    Done. The agreement for $9,598,700 goes to Dana and Glenn today, and your fleet is held from this moment.

    Dana · artist manager Marcus · tour manager Priya · production Glenn · business