Most BookedEliteOutlaw
Prevost X3-45
- Bunks
- 12 bunks
- Slide-outs
- Double Slide
- Rear configuration
- Master Suite
- Availability
- Available
- Daily rate
- Quoted per tour
Rock Band Tour Bus Rental
A rock band tour bus rental from Knights Coaches books from $180 a day, sleeps 6 to 14 in curtained bunks, and pulls out with a CDL-certified driver already at the wheel. Every coach is a custom Prevost H3-45 or X3-45 conversion, the same platform the headliners ride.

Touring acts don’t hand a six-week run to an unknown operator, so the credentials come first. Knights runs a fleet of over 20 custom-converted Prevost coaches, every one on an H3-45 or X3-45 chassis, the same builds Dreamliner and Pioneer Coach put on the road. That platform is the industry standard for a reason: it rides smooth at highway speed and holds up to back-to-back overnight drives. Our drivers carry a CDL Class A or B, clean DOT medical cards, and a three-year minimum on entertainer coaches. We’re a member of the Entertainer Motorcoach Council, we hold a current US DOT number, and every driver sits in the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. The dispatch desk handles reroutes, mechanical issues, and 2 a.m. emergencies without waking the band. Read more about the team and the standards before you commit. All of that rides on the number tours weigh first: the daily rate.

Rates depend on the chassis, the bunk count, and the slide-out layout, and we publish them up front. Atlas, a Premium H3-45 with 10 bunks and a single slide, is the entry coach at $180 a day, with a rear lounge that converts on a sofa sleeper. Outlaw steps up to an Elite X3-45 with 12 bunks, double slides, and a master suite at $250 a day. Thunder, a double-slide H3-45 carrying 12 bunks and a full rear lounge, runs $320 a day. Short-term rental covers 1 to 30 days at the daily rate; runs past a month move to reduced entertainer coach leasing with a guaranteed coach held for the tour. You can browse the full Prevost fleet by name, class, bunk count, and slide configuration. What you live in for those nights is the conversion inside.

Bunks anchor every coach, stacked six to fourteen deep with privacy curtains and individual climate and reading lights, so a drummer crashing at 3 a.m. doesn’t wake the guitar tech with a noon lobby call. Up front and out back sit two lounges, and most coaches carry flat-screens, premium sound, Wi-Fi, and 110-volt power at every seat and berth, the standard kit on a modern conversion. The full galley runs a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker, enough to skip another gas-station dinner after soundcheck. Every coach holds an onboard restroom, and the fleet carries stand-up showers, so the band steps off looking like the band and not the van. Elite coaches add a star-configuration rear suite for whoever’s name sits on the marquee. Coast to coast that interior travels the same. Where it travels is the next question.

Backline rarely fits under the coach alone, so Knights runs a separate trucking division alongside the bus. We haul amps, drum kits, guitars, cabinets, staging, and boxes of merch in enclosed trailers, box trucks, and flatbeds, sized to the production. The trailers stay weather-tight for instruments that don’t like heat or rain, and every load is manifested so nothing gets left on a dock. One agreement covers passengers and freight together. That means the band, the crew, and the gear all answer to a single dispatch sheet instead of three vendors and three invoices arriving on three different days. Once the rolling stock is locked, only the booking is left.

Nationwide means we collect and drop your crew in any major US city across the lower 48. The fleet stages mainly out of Nashville, Tennessee and the Mid-Atlantic, but a run can start almost anywhere: Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Las Vegas, Denver, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Washington DC, Oklahoma City, even Branson for the theatre circuit. A tight regional loop or a coast-to-coast tour bus rental gets routed with the same care, the driver’s federal hours mapped against your show times. And the coach isn’t the only thing that has to reach the venue. The backline does too.
Each rental ships with the same core inclusions, regardless of class or lease length. Six factors separate Knights Coaches from the broader entertainer coach market.
Every coach runs on the H3-45 or X3-45 chassis. No MCI, no Setra, no van conversions. The platform is the industry default for overnight touring because it absorbs 12-plus hour driving days without the suspension fatigue that hits cheaper builds after a few seasons.
Tours break down at 3 AM. Routes change mid-leg when a venue cancels. Our line answers either call in minutes.
Membership in the Entertainer Motorcoach Council carries safety, insurance, and service standards that exceed DOT minimums.
A clean license alone doesn’t qualify someone to drive a coach with 12 sleeping passengers through a winter mountain pass. Three years on entertainer-specific routes does.
Pickup and drop in any major US city: Nashville, LA, NYC, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Miami, Las Vegas, Denver, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Washington DC, and dozens more.
Multi-month lease clients keep the same driver when scheduling allows. Booking starts with a short four-step process.
The fleet
Class, chassis, bunk count, slide-out and rear configuration on every card.
Most BookedElitePrevost X3-45
Best ValuePremiumPrevost H3-45
FlagshipPremiumPrevost H3-45
How it works
Tell us your tour dates, route, and crew size, then pick the coach class that fits, Elite, Premium, or Standard Prevost builds.
Our team finalizes your routing, timing, and service details, locks in your coach and CDL driver, then sends a clear confirmation.
Complete your booking with a transparent cost breakdown and no buried fees, then receive instant confirmation for a seamless tour run.
On tour day, your coach and CDL driver arrive inspected, fueled, and ready, so your crew sleeps while we drive overnight.
Got questions?
An entertainer coach is a custom-converted Prevost bus built for overnight touring — with bunks, a full galley, private lounges, and an onboard shower. It lets your crew sleep and travel between cities at the same time.
Rental is per-date or per-tour and ideal for single runs. Leasing is a long-term arrangement (1 to 12 months) at reduced rates with a guaranteed coach assignment and fleet priority.
Yes. Every coach includes a professional CDL Class A or B driver with a minimum of three years of entertainer-coach experience, clean DOT medical cards, and spotless driving records.
Yes. We coordinate enclosed trailers, box trucks, and flatbeds to move backline equipment, merchandise, and production gear right alongside your coach.
We provide pickup and drop-off in any major US city across all 48 contiguous states — Nashville, LA, NYC, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, and everywhere between.
We are a member of the Entertainer Motorcoach Council (EMC), maintain a satisfactory FMCSA safety rating, and are fully US DOT registered.
Our coaches are configured with 6 to 14 bunks, plus front and rear lounges, in single, double, and triple slide-out layouts depending on the model you choose.
For peak touring seasons we recommend booking as early as possible, but our 24/7 dispatch can also accommodate last-minute and short-notice reservations.
Tell us about your tour — our dispatch team replies within the hour, 24/7.