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Locking a tour and moving to outreach

Once you're happy with the Router's output, lock it and fire the inquiries.

When you'd use this​

Your route is solid. Anchors in place. You're ready to stop iterating and start actually booking.

What "locking" does​

Transitions the tour from Draft → Outreach state:

  • Route is frozen (no more Router regeneration)
  • Stops become inquirable — each has a "Send inquiry" button
  • You can still edit individual stops (replace venue, shift ±1 day) but only with explicit override
  • Tour enters the Outreach section of your main nav

Steps​

  1. Open the tour → click Lock & move to outreach (top-right).
  2. Review the confirmation screen — shows all stops and what inquiries will be sent.
  3. Choose send mode:
    • Send all now — fires inquiries to every stop in one batch
    • Send manually later — tour locks but no inquiries sent; you send one-by-one from the Inquiries tab
  4. Confirm. Inquiries go out (or queue) per your choice.

What inquiries contain​

Each inquiry is a personalized email to the venue booker with:

  • Your band profile (name, genre, draw, streaming links)
  • The proposed date for that venue
  • Your guarantee target (from profile)
  • Past shows in that region (social proof)
  • A call-to-action to reply with availability

See How Mintoor sends booking inquiries for the full template breakdown.

After locking​

Daily monitoring:

  • Inquiries tab shows delivery + reply status for each stop
  • Bookers reply → threads appear in your Inquiries inbox
  • You negotiate in-thread, confirm deals

When a show confirms:

  • Mark as Confirmed — updates the tour stop status
  • Deal terms populate from the negotiation
  • Day-sheet surface unlocks for that stop

If you need to pivot:

  • An anchor falls through? Unlock the tour, adjust, relock.
  • Adding a new stop mid-outreach? Possible but avoid — it means a late-arriving pitch looks less planned.

Unlocking​

You can revert Outreach → Draft if needed:

  1. Tour detail → Unlock tour.
  2. Confirms the unlock with a warning (affects live inquiries).
  3. Active inquiries with replies are preserved. Sent-but-unopened inquiries are notified that you may revise.

Don't unlock casually. Venues notice and lose confidence in your planning.

Still stuck?​

  • Inquiries not sending? Check that your outreach template is valid (Profile → Outreach → Template) and at least one venue has a booker email.
  • Inquiries rate-limited? Mintoor caps bulk sends to protect deliverability. If yours are queuing, they'll release over the next few hours.