Riders

Riders are documents that outline your technical and hospitality requirements for a show. Roadcase supports two types of riders, both with rich-text editing, built-in templates, and PDF export.

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Rider types

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Technical rider

Your tech rider specifies the production requirements for your performance:

• Front-of-house (FOH) sound requirements
• Monitor requirements
• Backline needs
• Lighting requirements
• Power requirements
• Stage dimensions and load-in details

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Hospitality rider

Your hospitality rider specifies food, beverage, and comfort requirements:

• Dressing room requirements
• Food and catering
• Beverages
• Towels, toiletries, and other amenities
• Parking and transportation

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Creating a rider

1. Navigate to Riders in the sidebar
2. Click New rider
3. Choose the rider type: Tech or Hospitality
4. Give it a name (e.g., “Standard tech rider” or “Festival hospitality rider”)

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Using built-in templates

Roadcase provides starter templates for both rider types:

• Standard tech rider template — Pre-structured sections for FOH, monitors, backline, lighting, and power
• Standard hospitality rider template — Pre-structured sections for catering, beverages, dressing room, and amenities

Select a template when creating a new rider to start with a professional structure. Then customize the content for your specific needs.

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Rich-text editing

Rider content is authored with a rich-text editor that supports:

• Headings and subheadings
• Bold, italic, and underline formatting
• Bulleted and numbered lists
• Tables
• Links

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Using riders in advances

Riders are a core component of show advances. When you share an advance with a venue, your tech and hospitality riders are displayed as formatted documents. Attach riders to advance templates so they are automatically included every time you advance a show.

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Exporting riders

Click Export PDF to generate a printable rider document. The PDF includes:

• Rider content with all formatting preserved
• Artist logo (if uploaded)

The PDF is designed to be emailed to venues or printed for on-site reference.

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Multiple riders

Create multiple riders for different scenarios:

• Club tech rider — Standard requirements for club shows
• Festival tech rider — Adjusted requirements for festival stages (where backline may be shared)
• Acoustic rider — Simplified requirements for stripped-down performances
• Green room rider — Detailed hospitality requirements for larger shows

Attach the appropriate rider to each show’s advance based on the venue and situation.