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MCR
February 2026  ·  Internal Briefing
The
Situation
What 2025 built. What went wrong. Where we are. What has to happen.
-- days
Until Showtime — May 28, 2026
TAP TO BEGIN
What 2025 Proved
0
Tickets Sold  ·  Three Sellout Nights
$3.36MRevenue
$106Avg Ticket
7.6xAd ROAS
The Marketing Machine
Every dollar returned $7.60
ChannelROASRole
Google Search20.9xHighest-intent buyers
Artist Video Liners21.8xBest creative asset
Performance Max6.2xBroad reach + conversion
Meta (FB / IG)3.98xAwareness + retargeting
Email / SMS17,800 contacts · free
Radio1,480+ activations
Earned Media
218M
Social Impressions
86.2MHeadliner Reach
96%Positive Sentiment
4,564%Follower Growth

GMA. Today. Rolling Stone. Billboard.

Nashville's Response
$25.6M
Economic Impact
46,800Visitors
8,424Hotel Nights
$1.4MTax Revenue

70% from outside Davidson County. Nashville was all in.

2025 Sales Velocity
44% sold in 7 days
44%
Week 1
23%
Mid-Cycle
21%
Final Push
12%
Last 48hrs

Every channel firing at once. That's a coordinated launch.

June 2025 — January 2026
7 Months
Dark
0Radio Activations
0Social Posts
$0Paid Media
Off7.6x ROAS Engine

The audience we built forgot MCR existed.

What Went Wrong
The team that sold 31,751 tickets was not brought back.
$3.36MRevenue Generated
7.6xProven ROAS
7 moUnused
Budget-Driven Talent
86.2M
2025 Headliner Reach
~20M
2026 Headliner Reach
-77%

Budget-driven selections. This gap requires marketing.

December 2025
A Leak,
Not a Launch.
44%
2025 Week 1 Sales
Silence
2026 Response

No PR. No ads. No email. No content. No launch.

Local Market Activation
0
Nashville activations in 2026

70% of 2025 visitors were Nashville metro.
They haven't been reached.

Organizational Alignment
100 Days Out.
No Approved Plan.

Arbitrary deadlines. No messaging strategy.
No decision structure moving at crisis speed.

The Core Problem
The Playbook Exists.
It's Being Blocked.

Recommendations overridden. Timelines imposed.
The team that generated $3.36M — sidelined.

The Market
Nashville, May 2026
StapletonMay 23 · Same Venue
84.5Consumer Confidence
#9US Arena Revenue

Same demo. 5 days before MCR. Resale avg $475.
Standing out requires marketing. We haven't started.

Where We Are
0
of 38,400 tickets sold
14.9%Sold
~100Days Out
41%of Y1 Pace

Year 1 at this point: 13,945.

Financial Reality
Every scenario is a loss
ScenarioTicketsSell %Net P&L
Current Pace~8,50022%-$4.2M
Bearish14,20037%-$3.8M
Base Case21,50056%-$2.8M
Bull Case29,60077%-$1.8M
Sellout38,400100%-$609K

Even at sellout: -$609K. Goal: minimize loss, protect Year 3.

Pricing Is Part of the Problem
MCR vs. artist tour averages
NightMCR AvgTour Avgvs. Market
Miranda Lambert (Thu)$122$26854% below ✓
Charley Crockett (Fri)$92$8311% above ⚠
Jon Pardi (Sat)$113$18840% below ✓

Friday night needs adjustment. Theater artist priced above market for arena seats.

The Path Forward
Five Levers.
In Order.

Awareness first. Pricing last. Each lever has a gate.

Lever 1 — Deploy Now
Awareness
Blitz
10KEmail List (Free)
7.8KSMS List (Free)
20.9xGoogle ROAS
21.8xArtist Liners

Target: 15% → 25%

Lever 2 — March
Create
Urgency
48hrFlash Sales
-20%3-Night Bundle
10+Group Rates

Gate: 25% by March 15. Target: 25% → 35%

Lever 3 — April
Strategic
Distribution
200-400Radio Comps
HotelsPackage Deals
SponsorsCorporate Blocks

A comp is marketing spend, not a loss.
Gate: 30% by April 15. Target: 35% → 50%

Lever 4 — If Below 30%
Pricing
Adjustments
$65-75Charley Night
UpperBowl Repricing
2-for-1Promos + Groupon

Revenue from a sold seat beats $0 from empty.
Target: 45% → 65%

Lever 5 — May
Fill
The Room.
Full arena = Year 3 lives.
Empty arena = dead brand.

Comp the upper bowl if needed.
In 2025, 12% sold in last 48 hours.

Projected Impact
The gap is $2.7M
Current
15% · -$4.2M
After Lever 1–2
~35% · -$3.2M
After Lever 3
~50% · -$2.5M
After Lever 4–5
~70% · -$1.5M

That's the value of executing this plan.

100-Day Timeline
Lever-by-lever with decision gates
NOW
Lever 1 — Awareness Blitz
Email, SMS, Google, artist liners, radio, PR.
MARCH
Lever 2 — Urgency
Flash sales, bundles, group rates. Gate: 25% by Mar 15.
APRIL
Lever 3 — Distribution
Radio comps, sponsor blocks, partners. Gate: 30% by Apr 15.
APR 15
Lever 4 — Pricing (if triggered)
Charley repricing. Upper bowl cuts. Third-party dist.
MAY
Lever 5 — Fill the Room (if needed)
Comp upper bowl. In 2025, 12% sold last 48hrs.
This Week
Six decisions. Now.
01
Let the marketing team execute.
02
Create a real launch moment.
03
Fund proven channels. Google 20.9x · Liners 21.8x · Email free.
04
Approve the 5-lever framework.
05
Reprice Charley night. $92 → $65-75.
06
Set the narrative. "Reba passed the torch to Miranda."
MCR
The proof exists. The plan exists.
What's missing is the authority to execute it.
Every day without action is revenue we cannot recover.