Barney Monk, LLC

Barney Monk is a staffing and Employer of Record (EOR) company built specifically for the live events industry. Production companies, venues, and event promoters across North America rely on Barney Monk to fill workforce needs quickly and accurately, from riggers and stagehands to skilled tradespeople and general event labor. The result is professionally managed events without the administrative burden of direct employment. The company offers two core services. The first is event staffing: Barney Monk fills open positions for concerts, trade shows, conferences, and other live events in all 50 states and Canada, sourcing both skilled and unskilled workers matched to the demands of each engagement. The second is payroll and EOR: Barney Monk assumes the employer-of-record role, handling payroll processing, tax compliance, and back-office workforce administration on behalf of clients. This outsourcing arrangement lets venues and promoters focus on production while Barney Monk manages the labor backend. The company currently employs more than 60,000 workers per week. The client list reflects the scale of events Barney Monk supports. Artists including Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Rolling Stones, and Garth Brooks have trusted the company for concert staffing and payroll. Venue partners include Ford Field, Progressive Field, Huntington Convention Center, and The Gorge, among others. Barney Monk also holds an Official Partner designation with Live Nation, making it one of the most recognized outsourcing providers in the live entertainment space. Founded in 1998 as a local payroll service for Cleveland's concert and theater venues, Barney Monk expanded steadily before growing to a national footprint. The company's IATSE relationship gives clients access to a deep bench of union-certified stage workers. In 2022, Barney Monk merged with Minutemen, combining entertainment industry expertise with Minutemen's HR platform and a combined labor pool of 170,000 workers. That scale positions Barney Monk as one of the largest staffing and EOR providers to the live concert, convention, and trade show industries in North America. Organizations looking for a proven workforce outsourcing partner for upcoming events can request a quote directly. Barney Monk works with clients of all sizes to meet the specific staffing and payroll needs of each event.