From the course: Music Law: Recording, Management, Rights, and Performance Contracts
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Liability and safety
From the course: Music Law: Recording, Management, Rights, and Performance Contracts
Liability and safety
- There's always some risk at a live performance, after all, a crowd of strangers, some of them intoxicated, has gathered in a dark, noisy environment. For that reason, performance agreement riders sometimes include measures to secure the concert area. For example, a rider may set forth a specific number of security persons working the show and even where they should be stationed. A performance agreement may also reflect attempts to shift any potential liability for injuries or damages from the artist to the venue or vice versa. Often it's in an artist's best interest to include a rider requiring that the venue provide certain insurance coverage. That is, the venue pays an insurance company and if someone is injured, the insurance company pays for the damage. Most venues have adequate insurance, but even if a club owner verbally assures an artist of insurance, it's best to get it in writing. That way if a problem occurs and the venue doesn't have insurance, at least the artist has a…
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