I'm a solo artist mainly in the hip-hop genre. I have seen some artists I know go on small tours, statewide and even did one myself through Florida a couple of years ago but I want to host my own tour. This seems to be the best way to truly grow your brand.

Obviously this isn't an easy task but is it just as simple as booking venues, and organizing travel to get through the dates?? I don't have fans in many cities that would travel to see me but is early touring just relying on the crowd of that city to show up? Maybe run some ads, do promo through a network you may have in the area, and try to build the base at the venues.

I just don't want to book all the shows relying on the crowd of those towns and nobody shows up anyway. What about my perception of this is wrong?