C Party
The C Party — also called the crew party — is the production and technical crew on a tour. Audio, video, lighting, backline, security, and other personnel responsible for making the show happen.
Who's in the C Party
Anyone whose job is behind the scenes: FOH and monitor engineers, lighting designers, video crew, backline techs, drum techs, guitar techs, riggers, stage managers, touring security, production assistants, merch team, wardrobe, and hair and makeup. The tour manager often straddles A Party and C Party. The production manager is typically C Party.
How C Party travels
The C Party will often travel separately from the A Party and B Party because they have earlier call times than the artist, need to arrive at the venue before the artist to begin load-in, and leave later after load-out. C Party typically has a lower hotel budget than A or B Party. On bus tours, C Party rides the crew bus.
Why the separation matters
C Party needs different information than A Party. They need load-in times, local crew call times, production schedules, and bus call. They don't need the artist's press schedule or personal appointments. Smart day sheet management means each party sees what's relevant to their day.
How Daysheets handles this: Group Tags in Daysheets let tour managers create separate views for each party group. The C Party day sheet focuses on production schedules, call times, and travel logistics — no clutter from A Party details.
See Group Tags in action