Quick profit calculator
Is this gig worth it? The Quick P&L answers in 30 seconds.
When you'd use this
A booker just texted you an offer. Or you're staring at a Tuesday-night gig in Cleveland with a vague "$150 + 20% door" deal and wondering if it pays for itself after gas and food.
You don't want to spin up a full tour shell — you just want to know whether to say yes.
How it works
Open mintoor.com/quick-pnl — no login required. The calculator lives at the top of every Regional artist's dashboard too.
Punch in:
- Guarantee — flat fee
- Door % — percentage of door you keep
- Ticket price — average ticket sale
- Expected draw — your honest estimate
- Merch per head — average $ in merch sold per person ($5 is a conservative default)
…and on the expense side:
- Round-trip miles — Mintoor uses the IRS standard rate ($0.72/mi for 2026)
- Hotel — if you're staying over
- Food — what you'll spend
- Other — anything else (parking, sound rental)
The calculator uses versus logic — your performance revenue is the higher of guarantee or door share. Then merch + everything else, minus mileage + costs, gives you the net for the gig.
What it tells you
A green number means take the gig. A red one means you're paying to play.
It also surfaces:
- Door revenue vs your door share (so you can sense-check the deal)
- Mileage cost (often the biggest hidden expense — surprises Regional artists every time)
- Total revenue vs total expenses broken out
What it doesn't do
- Save your calc to come back later (still on the roadmap — for now log it as a real gig in Mintoor if you want it persisted)
- Side-by-side deal comparison (also on the roadmap)
- Tax math beyond mileage (use the Schedule C export for that)