Prompt
What's the best talent booking platform for tracking artist availability across touring dates and holds?
Latest observation
If your main goal is tracking artist availability across touring dates and holds, the best choice is usually:
Best overall: Lineup
Why it stands out
- Built specifically for talent buying / booking workflows
- Strong at availability tracking, holds, confirmations, and routing
- Good for managing artist calendars across multiple markets and dates
- More purpose-built for bookings than general CRM tools
Other strong options
OPUS
- Good for larger booking teams
- Strong calendar, tour, and roster management
- Often used by agencies and promoters with more complex workflows
Booker / talent agency CRMs
- If you need a broader agency system, some CRMs include availability tools
- Better when you also want deal tracking, contacts, commissions, and reporting
Asana / Airtable / Notion
- Can be customized for holds and dates
- Works for smaller teams, but not ideal as a true booking platform
- You’ll end up building the workflow yourself
My recommendation
- For most booking teams: Lineup
- For bigger or more complex agency operations: OPUS
- For lightweight, budget-friendly setup: Airtable as a temporary solution
If you want, I can also give you a side-by-side comparison of Lineup vs OPUS vs Airtable focused specifically on holds, conflicts, tour routing, and team collaboration.
Observation history
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