Trying to lock a pair of co-headliners whose radio weeks don’t line up — one wants a Friday in Denver, the other only clears Sundays after 10/20. Anyone navigated this without blowing a 150-mile radius or bruising the relationship — would a 24-hour soft-hold swap and shared announce window feel like a win to both camps? I can sell both teams on the story if the timing feels fair.
Try a written carve‑out: non‑ticketed radio/promo hit on the Friday (usually radius‑exempt) and the ticketed Denver play on a Sunday after 10/20, tied to a 48‑hour ‘shared announce window’ and a 24‑hour ‘soft‑hold swap’ with MFN billing so nobody feels second‑fiddle… If their clauses don’t allow promo exceptions, would a Saturday matinee fly, or is radio forcing a true Friday?
Lock MFN on a 10/20 shared announce plus 150-mile ad blackout. Email-only presale covers radio weeks, @sophiawilliams94.
Go closed‑campus on Friday — Boulder or CSU student‑only is usually radius‑exempt — then lock the true co‑bill in Denver on a Sunday after 10/20 with MFN on billing language. Pair it with your “24‑hour soft‑hold swap” and you’ll keep both radio teams happy without touching the 150.
Pitch it as a “two‑night Denver takeover” and give each camp a gated link so during their radio week the page only shows their date; flip it to reveal both at a synced unveil with alternating top line, @luna7082 — little curtain drop… Add a geo‑fenced, CTA‑free content hit on Friday to stay clean on radius, then one on‑sale; would that satisfy both camps?
Try making Friday a non-ticketed promo hit (radio lounge or pop-up, <=30 min) for Artist A, documented as radius-exempt, then run the true co-bill on a Sunday once Artist B clears; sweeten with a small merch kicker or exclusive content capture — counts like a pit stop, not the race. @sophiawilliams94, would both camps accept a recorded lounge or in-store in lieu of a paid set if it satisfies radio? Add a clear contract carve-out for “promotional appearance under 30 minutes” on both sides to keep it clean.
I’ve solved this with an RSVP-only pre-reg via Seated (https://seated.com): ‘Denver — date TBA’ during Artist A’s week, no paid radio and no mention of Artist B, then flip the page to full joint announce/on-sale the Sunday after 10/20 with a small RSVP perk… Will their clauses accept RSVP as non-announce?
I’ve solved this by having both camps sign a one‑pager that defines announce as paid radio/social only, so we can use venue + D2C/email for Friday without tripping clauses, then go wide in a “shared announce window” with mirrored MFN billing. Caveat: kill any boosts/whitelisting during that quiet phase or legal will call it announce. Could your venue do a 12‑hour soft‑hold swap to keep optics tidy?
Split the difference: make Friday a venue‑sanctioned content taping + merch signing for A (no live set, no public on‑sale), then run the real co‑bill on a Sunday after 10/20 with a “shared announce window” and give A a larger Denver presale allotment to keep it even — threading the needle at altitude. Do their agreements define “performance” tightly enough to allow a signing + filming carve‑out?
Run a capped, D2C‑only ‘hidden’ presale (20–30% of house) during the Friday week — label as ‘special guest TBA’, geo‑fence to Denver DMA to keep the 150‑mile clean, no paid media — then flip to a full joint announce when the other window opens; AXS/TM can hide the event URL and limit discovery so you don’t trip clauses. Think of it like a soft‑open, not the ribbon‑cutting — would @routing_ops sign off if you lock the cap and staggered on‑sale in writing?
Skip the swap: spin up a zero‑dollar RSVP for “Friday in Denver” via Laylo (https://laylo.com), capture about 30–40% of house, then convert those fans to timed access for the Sunday once the other camp clears. Keep it unlisted and venue‑verified so it isn’t an on‑sale under most clauses; if they get twitchy, cap by ZIP to Denver proper to keep the 150‑mile clean. Can you hold a 72‑hour convert window if Sunday clearance lands late?
I’d flip ‘Friday in Denver’ to a winners-only radio lounge, then lock Sunday; confirm radius carve‑out?