Every event needs a place. You can pick a Google result once and leave it on that date, or save it as a contact so the same theatre, club, or studio is one search away next time — with the address already filled.
Your Account address is separate: that’s what shows on contracts and invoices, and (if you turn it on) what can prefill brand-new events before you’ve chosen a show location.
Event location vs Account address
Event Location is where the show happens — calendar popover, event editor, or event form.
Account address lives in Settings → General. It’s your Account’s address for documents, not a saved venue in Contacts.
You can use a Google street address on an event without saving a contact. Saving as a contact is for named places you’ll book again.
Set a location on an event
Open the event (calendar popover or event editor).
In Location, start typing the venue or address.
Pick a result:
A Contact badge means you already saved that place — choose it to reuse the address.
A Google row is a one-off pick until you save it. Named places also show Add as Contact.
If you close the calendar popover after choosing a location, it saves with the rest of the event.
Save a venue as a contact
When a Google row is a named place (a theatre, bar, club, studio, and similar), Add as Contact appears on that row.
Click Add as Contact.
Contact create opens on New Contact with the venue name filled. Contact type defaults to Live Venue — change it if this is a studio, club, or another type.
Add the person you deal with there (name and the other required fields), then save.
The venue is now in Contacts. Next time you search Location, that row shows Contact instead of Add as Contact.
Street-only Google results usually don’t offer Add as Contact. You can still put that address on the event.
Adding a contact from the Contacts page is the usual create flow (you choose the path yourself). Add as Contact from Location skips that choice so you land on the venue name and type.
Prefill new events with your address and timezone
In Settings → General, under Location:
Set Account address (search Google for your office, warehouse, or home base).
Set Account timezone. Picking an address can fill this for you.
Turn on Prefill new events with this address if new events should start with that address when you haven’t chosen a location yet.
Turn on Prefill new events with this timezone if new events should start in that timezone when you haven’t set one yet.
Prefill only applies when the new event has no location (and no timezone, for the timezone toggle). If you pick a venue while creating, that choice wins.
These toggles are not the same as default event types and labels in Settings → Events. Those are covered in Defaults for new events and bookings.
You can also…
If the event is Event for a roster member, prefill uses that member’s General settings (their address and timezone toggles) — not the owner Account’s office. See When roster work is created on another Account.
You can change a saved venue later from its contact. New picks use the updated address. Events you already created keep the location they had until you edit them.
Common questions
Do I have to save every Google result? No. Pick it for that event and move on if you won’t need it again.
Why don’t I see Add as Contact? It’s for named places, not typical street addresses. If the place is already saved, you’ll see Contact instead.
Is the Account address a venue contact? No. It’s your Account profile address. Save a venue from event Location (or create a Live Venue contact) when you want it in Contacts.
Can I still invite the venue to connect? Yes. Once it’s a contact, Invite to connect works the same as any other Account contact — see Invite a contact to connect.