Choosing and setting up Square hardware for touring artists

Pick a portable Square reader or Handheld for the merch table. Square hardware includes Square Register, Square Terminal, Square Handheld, Square Stand, Square Kiosk and card readers; we help you choose and set it up, and you buy it from Square. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
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Payment solutions for touring artists & merch

How each solution supports touring artists & merch

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square for Retail

For touring artists & merch: Connect artist merchandise, souvenirs and packaged concessions to a retail catalog, stock tracking and customer purchase history. Track shirts by size and design across every stop of the tour. Square's retail POS keeps stock in sync across locations and channels, with purchase orders, vendor profiles, barcode labels and cost-of-goods tracking. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We import your catalog, variants and barcodes
  • We set up vendors, reorder points and low-stock alerts
  • We configure scanners and label printers and train shop staff
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Square Point of Sale

For touring artists & merch: Bring tickets, concessions and event merchandise into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around ticket orders, event totals and performer settlements. Sell at the merch table and keep selling offline when venue Wi-Fi fails. Square Point of Sale accepts tap, dip and swipe payments, including digital wallets, with an item library, customer profiles and sales reports in one app. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We build your item library, taxes, discounts and device settings before day one
  • We recommend Square hardware for each station and configure it (you buy it from Square)
  • We train your staff and stay on call as your named contact
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Square Hardware Setup

For touring artists & merch: Choose and configure Square checkout equipment for tickets, concessions and event merchandise, including counter, mobile and staff workflows. Pick a portable Square reader or Handheld for the merch table. Square hardware includes Square Register, Square Terminal, Square Handheld, Square Stand, Square Kiosk and card readers; we help you choose and set it up, and you buy it from Square. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We map every station and recommend the right Square device (Roots doesn't sell hardware)
  • We configure devices, printers, cash drawers and network before opening
  • We test offline mode and backup plans

Square Online (websites)

For touring artists & merch: Give customers an online storefront for tickets, concessions and event merchandise, with ordering and fulfillment choices suited to your business. Keep selling merch online between tours from the same inventory. Square Online builds a website or online store synced with your Square item library, including non-physical item types for event tickets, memberships and donations. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We build and configure your Square Online site and item types
  • We write confirmation emails with redemption details, since Square doesn't generate tickets automatically
  • We connect your domain, SEO settings and analytics
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Square Integrations

For touring artists & merch: Connect Square transaction data with the tools used to manage ticket orders, event totals and performer settlements, reducing repeated data entry. Sync merch sales to QuickBooks Online for tour accounting. The Square App Marketplace connects Square to booking, ticketing, accounting, scheduling and marketing apps so sales and customers stay in sync. Roots Payments, an independent Square Reseller, sets it up and supports it.
  • We pick apps that actually fit your workflow and test them
  • We map items, taxes and payouts so accounting ties out
  • We handle setup, data migration and staff training
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Tap to Pay on Phone

For touring artists & merch: Take contactless payments for tickets, concessions and event merchandise on a supported phone while serving customers on the move. Add a backup merch seller on a phone. Tap to Pay turns a compatible iPhone or Android phone into a contactless card reader with no extra hardware.
  • We set up the app and staff logins
  • We train staff on contactless limits and receipts
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Payouts

For touring artists & merch: Distribute amounts owed to performers, promoters and ticket sellers, with payment references matched to ticket orders, event totals and performer settlements. Split merch revenue between band members and crew. Payouts send money to partners, owners and vendors from your platform, provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • We design the payout flow and connect it to your software
  • We coordinate onboarding with our licensed partners
  • We support you after launch
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Square Hardware Setup questions

Questions live venue operators ask about payments.
Customers purchase hardware directly from Square. Roots recommends the devices and accessories for your workflow and helps configure them.
We plan the checkout stations, device settings, staff access and test transactions, then train your team on the agreed setup.
Bring your checkout stations, devices, peripherals and staff workflow. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for touring artists & merch and prepare a clear setup scope.
See Square’s official pages for current software, hardware and processing prices. Request a quote for your Roots setup or custom project. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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