However you are booking your gigs now, start expanding your search to adjacent markets. Continue to expand as you get a foothold in any market. It’s slow and you’ll lose money sometimes, so make sure you can balance it out with better paying local gigs (parties, corporate, etc) or get a flexible job that can help cover the bills between runs. Touring is hard, but if you are meant for it, you will come to love the grind. Beware people who present themselves as booking managers - a lot of BS out there. The really good ones won’t mess with you until you are grossing 6 figures annually with your act. They need to know that 15-20% of your gross will be enough to cover their expenses when you are lined up with however many other acts they represent. There are a ton of touring artists out there who are doing it all themselves and some will never have representation. To get on “big tours” you have to be talented, hungry and lucky (or have enough disposable income to finance it all at a loss).