Morning Beverages - Sponsored by Lockton
8:00 AM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- MealsProduction Live!All SessionsYes8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 15Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 158:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
- RegistrationProduction Live!All SessionsYes8:00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 15Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 158:30 AM - 5:30 PM PDT
Registration Desk Open
10:00 AM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- KeynoteProduction Live!All SessionsYesTuesday, Apr 1510:00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 1510:00 AM - 10:05 AM PDT
, Chief Content Director, OVG
Production Live! Opening Remarks - Breakout SessionMarket TrendsProduction Live!All SessionsYesTuesday, Apr 1510:00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 1510:05 AM - 10:45 AM PDT
, President SGPS/ShowRig, SGPS/ShowRig
, Partner, Agent, Arrival Artists
, SVP, Entertainment Production & Operations, 313 Presents
, President, Axis Management
, HansTolo Enterprises
With the majority of national arena/stadium tours working on national promoter deals, a wealth of artists are still working with artists on a market-by-market basis across all venue levels. What does this mean for touring production professionals seeking to establish consistency and elite production values for their shows every night?Session Tracks: Market Trends - Breakout SessionMarket TrendsProduction Live!All SessionsYesTuesday, Apr 1510:00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 1510:45 AM - 11:30 AM PDT
, Executive VP Sales Ops, SGPS/ShowRig
, President, ROADSHOW SERVICES
, Chief Sales Officer, Pioneer Coach Inc
, Director, Premier Aviation
, CEO / Founder, Dreamliner Luxury Coaches, LLC
, Head of Leasing, Beat The Street
Tours looking to pull together enough trucks and buses for long hauls or short runs are faced with a lack of available rolling stock and a competitive market. Transportation companies are on the phone with tour and production managers as tour representatives try to sort through an evolving marketplace in making decisions about moving the show.Session Tracks: Market Trends
11:00 AM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- Breakout SessionCareer DevelopmentProduction Live!All SessionsYes11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 15Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 1511:45 AM - 12:30 PM PDT
, Tour Manager, Self Employed
, Director of Production, Messina Touring Group
, SVP, Music, Wasserman
, Senior Vice President, Music Group, PRG
, CEO, Tina Farris Tours
Artists are creative, ambitious people, and if they want to come out on a giant cocoon and drop from the ceiling, it falls on production geniuses to create the automation and touring personnel to set it up and tear it down every night. Similarly, onstage gags have become more expensive than ever, so business managers set a budget and agents route a tour that pays the bills. Somebody has to make all those plans happen. Sometimes there is a disconnect.Session Tracks: Career Development
12:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- MealsProduction Live!All SessionsYes12:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 1512:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
Lunch/Networking - Sponsored by Lockton
2:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- KeynoteKeynote/Rainmaker Q&AProduction Live!All SessionsYesTuesday, Apr 152:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 152:00 PM - 2:45 PM PDT
, Chief Content Director, OVG
, Founder, Kevin Lyman Group
From his early days as a touring production professional on Lollapalooza, to founding and melting faces on the annual Vans Warped tour for over 20 years, to his resurrection of the Warped brand in 2025, Kevin Lyman has been many things to many people. Known as a rebel WITH a cause, Lyman has laid his blood, sweat and tears on the line in gravel parking lots, tour buses, and greasy truckstops from coast to coast, and has forgotten more about logistics, moving Patton’s army, and guiding young professionals through the glory and heartbreak of life on the road than many pros ever know. Promoter, Producer, mentor, educator, counselor, friend, Kevin Lyman is one of the true iconoclasts of live entertainment.Session Tracks: Keynote/Rainmaker Q&A - Breakout SessionBooking/TouringProduction Live!All SessionsYesTuesday, Apr 152:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 152:45 PM - 3:30 PM PDT
, Director of Production, Messina Touring Group
, Founder & CEO, Master Tour
, Chief of Staff, RockForce
, Sr. Production Manager, Live Nation / The Wiltern
, Tour Manager, Tour Manager
, Tour Manager
When the tour rolls up to the venue, the production team can often figure out in the first five minutes what kind of day it’s going to be. Venues and touring professionals discuss best practices to make the day go smoothly, red flags that it might not, and what to do to keep things on track.Session Tracks: Booking/Touring
3:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- MealsProduction Live!All SessionsYesTuesday, Apr 153:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 153:30 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
Break/Networking
4:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- Breakout SessionCareer DevelopmentBooking/TouringProduction Live!All SessionsYes4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 154:00 PM - 4:45 PM PDT
, Director, Community & Outreach, MusiCares
, Executive Program Director, Recovery Unplugged
, Executive Director, Backline
, Financial Coach for the Music Industry, Life's Jam
, VP of Entertainment, Armory
Just like all segments of society, touring live entertainment professionals can face personal challenges in their lives. But the intense stress, high-risk environments, lack of a home structure, and a longstanding culture can create an environment rife with triggers and potential pitfalls, not only for those seeking sobriety, but also potential risks the physical and financial health of all. Professionals specializing in providing resources available to touring industry professionals will discuss the potential speed bumps out there and actionable steps those on the road can take to take care of their most valuable asset — themselves.Session Tracks: Career Development, Booking/Touring - Breakout SessionCareer DevelopmentBooking/TouringProduction Live!All SessionsYes4:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 154:45 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
, Chief Content Director, OVG
, Tour Manager, Self Employed
, Tour Manager, Tour Manager
, Tour Director / Manager, Marty Hom, Inc.
, Tour Manager
, Co-Founder, HansTolo Enterprises
Veteran tour managers will take on the hottest topics of live production in an anything goes panel. Among the issues on the table: staffing, the prevalence of automation, professionalism (or lack thereof), venue and festival relations, safety/security, and what it’s like out there!Session Tracks: Career Development, Booking/Touring
5:00 PM PDT - Tuesday, Apr 15
- Breakout SessionPollstar Live!Production Live!All SessionsYes5:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15Tuesday, Apr 15
- Tuesday, Apr 155:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
Pollstar Live! Opening Reception Presented by Co-op Live and Spokane PFD