[pic=Green Day Tour Manager Mike Amato]101913_mikeamato.jpg[/pic]Green Day's current tour manager, Mike Amato, has done an interview with AccessPasses.com and talked a bit about what he does. Here's a blub,

My job is to oversee the efficient running of a tour, and staying within the tour budget’s means.

I mentally review each tour hundreds of times before we do our first show. I also try to imagine the big picture from as many perspectives as possible. This helps me get a better idea for everyone’s responsibilities. Sometimes we go with a contingency plan if it makes more sense for the sanity of a crew.


To learn more about his job and how he got into the industry, check out his interview on AccessPasses.com.

Thanks to Phil for sending this news in
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