Tour Director, Global Touring

Live Nation Entertainment Inc; Farringdon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Live Nation Entertainment is seeking a key team member within Global Touring, EMEA, supporting touring logistics, planning, and fulfillment for events in London (Farringdon). The role involves close collaboration with event organisers to enhance fan experiences and generate revenue for artists.

You will liaise with Tour Buyers, Touring finance, and local offices to manage tours from inception to completion, while maintaining precise records and schedules across departments.

Qualifications

• Prior experience working in live entertainment, ideally with a Promoter or at an Agency.
• Experience working in international touring is essential.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working in international music touring.
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, especially Excel, is essential.
• Strong organisational skills and a proven ability to multi-task, prioritise, manage task and work under pressure.
• Ability to liaise directly with Tour Buyers, internal Touring team, agents, and other artist touring personnel.
• Additional languages are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Building and executing tours by working with Live Nation Global Touring Tour Buyers, Project Managers, Marketers, Ticketers, and Finance personnel, and local promoter teams.
• Aggregating local offers in Salesforce tour software (Rome) and understanding local markets and currencies for business plans.
• Working with local offices to collect avails, build tour routes, and manage holds.
• Collating promoter details and other relevant contacts for individual shows within a tour.
• Maintaining organized tour files in Box.
• Coordinating communications across internal departments and liaising with Tour Buyers and departments on schedules and campaigns; drafting tour agreements; day-to-day issue resolution.

Skills

Live entertainment experience

International touring

Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Stakeholder liaison

Tools

Salesforce (Rome)

Box

Microsoft Office

Job description

Role Description

Working within Global Touring, you will be a key member of the team in overseeing all aspects of the business in delivering and planning events. In this role you will be involved with all aspects of touring logistics and fulfillment. You will be working alongside the event organisers to enhance the fan experience and generate revenue for the artist.

Job Summary

Company: Live Nation
Department: Global Touring, EMEA
Location: Farringdon, London
Reports to: VP, Global Touring - EMEA
Working Hours: Full-time
Job Type: Permanent

Role Description

Working within Global Touring, you will be a key member of the team in overseeing all aspects of the business in delivering and planning events. In this role you will be involved with all aspects of touring logistics and fulfillment. You will be working alongside the event organisers to enhance the fan experience and generate revenue for the artist.

What It’s Like To Work In The Team

Our team is made up of a diverse group of individuals, but we all share the same passion for live music. We have a fun atmosphere within the team, which helps us maintain an open, approachable department, which can partner and build genuinely authentic and valuable relationships with our employees and leaders. We are committed to working together and supporting each other to achieve growth and wins.

Competencies / Skills / Knowledge / Experience

• Prior experience working in live entertainment, ideally with a Promoter or at an Agency, is essential
• Experience working in international touring is essential
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience working in international music touring
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, especially Excel, is essential
• Strong organisational skills and a proven ability to multi-task, prioritise, manage task and work under pressure.
• Ability to liaise directly with Tour Buyers, internal Touring team, agents, and other artist touring personnel
• Additional languages are desirable

Behaviours

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success

• Proactive and demonstrates initiative
• Organised and deadline focused
• Self-motivated and responsible for personal and technical development
• Adaptability in any given situation
• Commitment and willingness to learn and grow
• Willingness to work long hours, including evenings and weekends

What The Role Includes

• Building and executing tours by working in conjunction with various Live Nation Global Touring Tour Buyers, Project Managers, Marketers, Ticketers, and Finance personnel, Live Nation local promoter teams, and artist teams
• Aggregating local offers in Salesforce tour software (Rome), with the ability to understand local markets and currencies as part of business plan building process
• Working with local offices to collect avails, build tour routes, and manage holds
• Collating promoter details and other relevant contacts for individual shows within a tour
• Maintaining organized tour files in Box
• Coordinating communications across internal departments, including but not limited to: working in conjunction with Tour Buyers and the EMEA Global Touring Ticketing department to collate ticket prices, collect Platinum proposals, collect VIP prosals, review and manage holds, review sales figures, and assist with communication on any necessary changes from inception to tour completion; working in conjunction with Tour Buyers and the EMEA Global Touring Marketing department on announcement and on sale schedules and aiding to maintain communication between departments on any necessary campaigns inception to tour completion; liaising with Tour Buyers and Touring legal team to draft tour agreements and related individual show deal memos based on business plans and tour offers; liaising with local offices and Tour Reps on pre-tour communication, production matters and day-to-day issues as tours play out
• Liaising with Tour Buyers, Touring finance team and Tour Reps to track finances across tours from inception to reconciliation, with tasks including but not limited to: aiding with information needed for hedging; creating and updating pot trackers; reviewing and saving settlements from night of show to final versions; aiding to ensure all necessary information is collected for final tour reconciliation and artist payment; coordinate final sales information between Ticketing and Operations departments; coordinate and gather data for use and increased efficiency in Touring projects
• Generally act as internal primary point of contact on all aspects of a givien tour

Equal Opportunities

We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It’s talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender identity, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.

The Company

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 500 million tickets sold annually and more than 12,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 40,000 shows and 100+ festivals annually for nearly 4,000 artists in over 40 countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect over 1,000 brands with the 98 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com

APPLICATION DEADLINE

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Monday 19th October 2026. We reserve the right to close applications at any time so encourage early application where possible.

Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.