A Party
The A Party is the principal group of a tour — typically consisting of the lead artist or band members, their security, management, and assistants. It's the most important and most prioritized group on the road.
Who's in the A Party
Depending on the size of the tour, the A Party could be one or two people — maybe the artist and a security guard — or it could be a larger group that includes partners, entourage, an assistant, stylist, or personal trainer. Think of it this way: if the artist needed to separate from the rest of the tour and stay in a nicer hotel than everybody else, who would be included in that hotel? That's your A Party.
How A Party travels
The A Party typically travels on the artist's tour bus or flies separately from the rest of the tour. On larger tours, the A Party may have a completely different travel schedule, different hotels, and a different day sheet than the B Party or C Party. Sometimes budgetary restrictions, religious restrictions, or hotel availability mean the A Party can't stay with the other groups even if they wanted to.
A Party vs. B Party vs. C Party
The A Party is the principal's group. The B Party is typically the band or performers — hired musicians, dancers, people involved in the performance who aren't part of the principal's inner circle. The C Party is the crew — audio, video, lighting, backline, security. Each group may travel separately, stay in different hotels, and follow different schedules.
How Daysheets handles this: Group Tags in Daysheets let tour managers create custom party groups and generate personalized day sheets for each — so the A Party sees their schedule and the B Party sees theirs, without anyone getting flooded with information they don't need.
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