We do the heavy lifting.

CONCERT EVENT MANAGEMENT and BOOKING

The devil is in the details… and how the details are managed can make the difference in how successful your event will be. Whether we start with a site survey or a phone call, together we go through the essential information to understand what your goals are and work with you to develop a strategy to meet them. We help you find the right act for your event. Before making an offer, we walk you through the Artist performance rider so you are aware of your responsibilities. Once an offer is submitted to an Artist, we negotiate the terms on your behalf.

SHOW ADVANCE and PRODUCTION

We arrange your production needs including sound, lights, staging, backline, barricade, power, and staffing. We do the Show Advance for you to coordinate production, hospitality, local ground transportation, marketing and all event logistics. Our Show Advance Sheet outlines the day of show schedule and event details putting both you and the Artist on the same page before anyone walks through the door.

ARTIST CONTRACT and RIDER NEGOTIATION

Understanding the Artist contract and rider requirements are crucial to producing a successful event. Going through the artist paperwork can be confusing, and we’re here to help:

We guide you through page-by-page of the Artist contract and rider.
We are expert contract and rider negotiators including buyer contract addendums and amendments.
We manage the contract tracking to help you get the paperwork back in time to process Artist payment for day of event.

ON-SITE EVENT REP

You have enough to worry about on the event date, so we can provide a Babco event rep as your liaison to the Artists, tour personnel, and production service vendors when you need or want one. We’ve already advanced the show for you and can be there day of show.

MARKETING and ADVERTISING

Ever wonder how to reach your audience? We help you to develop and execute a marketing plan. We provide you the Artist guidelines including Artist approved marketing assets so you have the right materials and coordinate promotions including Artist Meet & Greets, interviews, and photo passes.

TICKETING

We help you set-up pre-sales, on-sales, online ticketing, ticket printing, and fan club ticketing. We work together with you and the Artist you to coordinate Artist ticket holds and comps, venue comps, production kills, tour sponsor ticket holds, and all other ticketing details. If you don’t have a preferred ticketing vendor (on-line or hard tickets), we’ll help you put it in place.

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“If you are looking to book a concert for your college campus and want it done right, reach out to Babco Entertainment! Melissa and her staff are amazing to work with and they have a wealth of knowledge to make your show a top-notch event.”

~ Dwayne V. Elliott
Director, Arts and Campus Events
Student Affairs
Vanderbilt University

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“Melissa and Kaitlyn went the extra mile to ensure that our event was a success! This was the first large scale concert that Pembroke Activities Council has ever hosted on campus and Babco helped us make that dream a reality for our students.”

~ Baily Miller
Assistant Director for Campus Engagement
University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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“Melissa and her team truly make the work of booking talent a breeze. They bring a wealth of knowledge that has made offering in person programming for students post COVID a painless process and I could not recommend their services enough.”

~ John Cheney
Assistant Dean of Students and Interim Director
Student Engagement
University of Virginia

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“The Babco team has made planning concerts a breeze! They work with the students and staff every step of the way to ensure everything goes smoothly. I would never host a large event without them!”

~ Kaitlin Griffith
Associate Director, Student Life
Student Activities and Involvement
James Madison University

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“Babco has been so helpful to us in terms of tracking the details of our events, working with us closely during the contracting process, and finally being there the day of the event helping make the dreams of our students and campus become a reality. They have been a partner of ours for a number of years, and will continue to be for years to come!”

~ Caleb Young
Assistant Director of Student Engagement
Kenyon College

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“Working with Babco was a dream! Babco handled all of the negotiation and communication with the artist and their agent allowing us to focus on delivering an incredible concert experience for our students.”

~ Ronnie Houchin
Associate Director of Student Engagement
& ASUAF Advisor
University of Alaska Fairbanks

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“Working with Babco and the team has been nothing but a positive experience for myself and my student team at CSU Monterey Bay. From assisting in artists selection to on site support during the day of the event, we can count on Babco to go the extra mile in ensuring our campus concerts and events are successful!”

~ Zack Simmons
Associated Students Program
& Communications Coordinator
California State University, Monterey Bay

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“I’ve had the absolute pleasure of working with Babco while at two different universities in different parts of the country and honestly cannot imagine running concerts or major speaker events without their amazing team! I sometimes forget that they work with more than just my own team because they are so quick, responsive, knowledgeable, and patient that I can’t imagine how they have the time to be that great with all their schools - but I know they are that way with everyone! Babco is simply the greatest gift to programming boards and activities offices working with big-names (and up-and-coming smaller named artists too)!”

~ Jessie Stellini
Associate Director of Student Engagement
University of Denver

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“Babco Entertainment has been a great partner for both our students and Institution. Babco’s team has always catered to our students wants and needs and have made the booking process smooth from brainstorming to concert day.”

~ Paul Murphy
Associate Dean, Director
Student Organizations, Leadership and Engagement
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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“The University of Mary Washington has been working with Babco for years now, and hands-down, Melissa and her team have consistently and reliably made the concert-planning process so much easier than what it could be. When it comes to the day of the concert, I’m never stressed because I know we’re in good hands, and that support is priceless!”

~ Sandrine Sutphin
Director, Student Activities & Engagement
University of Mary Washington

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“Not only does working with Babco Entertainment streamline our concert planning process and address challenges as they arise, the Babco team also provides a great learning experience for student and staff who may not have planned events quite like this before. They are also some of the coolest people you’ll ever get to work with!”

~ Eric Smith
Assistant Director, Programming
Center for Student Involvement
University of Houston