diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
index c5f7f492a..ad1007a31 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/ArtistsService.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
     [Api(Description = "Gets all artists from a given item, folder, or the entire library")]
     public class GetArtists : GetItemsByName
     {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Filter by artists that are on tour, or not
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>null</c> if [is on tour] contains no value, <c>true</c> if [is on tour]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool? IsOnTour { get; set; }
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -148,6 +153,26 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
             return ToOptimizedResult(result);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Filters the items.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
+        /// <param name="items">The items.</param>
+        /// <returns>IEnumerable{BaseItem}.</returns>
+        protected override IEnumerable<BaseItem> FilterItems(GetItemsByName request, IEnumerable<BaseItem> items)
+        {
+            items = base.FilterItems(request, items);
+
+            var getArtists = (GetArtists) request;
+
+            if (getArtists.IsOnTour.HasValue)
+            {
+                items = items.OfType<Artist>().Where(i => i.IsOnTour == getArtists.IsOnTour.Value);
+            }
+
+            return items;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets all items.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs
index 8f2264c6a..7305dfe3b 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/UserLibrary/BaseItemsByNameService.cs
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.UserLibrary
         /// <param name="request">The request.</param>
         /// <param name="items">The items.</param>
         /// <returns>IEnumerable{BaseItem}.</returns>
-        private IEnumerable<BaseItem> FilterItems(GetItemsByName request, IEnumerable<BaseItem> items)
+        protected virtual IEnumerable<BaseItem> FilterItems(GetItemsByName request, IEnumerable<BaseItem> items)
         {
             // Exclude item types
             if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(request.ExcludeItemTypes))
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaBrowser.Model.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaBrowser.Model.csproj
index e60fe9c2d..41aa86693 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaBrowser.Model.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/MediaBrowser.Model.csproj
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Net\WebSocketMessage.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\WebSocketMessageType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\WebSocketState.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Querying\ArtistsQuery.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Querying\ItemsByNameQuery.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Entities\BaseItemInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Connectivity\ClientConnectionInfo.cs" />
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Net\HttpException.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\NetworkShare.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Net\NetworkShareType.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Querying\PersonsQuery.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Serialization\IJsonSerializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Serialization\IXmlSerializer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Updates\CheckForUpdateResult.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ArtistsQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ArtistsQuery.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d52eaf4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ArtistsQuery.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class ArtistsQuery
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ArtistsQuery : ItemsByNameQuery
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Filter by artists that are on tour, or not
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value><c>null</c> if [is on tour] contains no value, <c>true</c> if [is on tour]; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</value>
+        public bool? IsOnTour { get; set; }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs
index 80ec350a7..dfb2cad74 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemQuery.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
         /// <value>The sort by.</value>
         public string[] SortBy { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Filter by artists
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The artists.</value>
+        public string[] Artists { get; set; }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// The sort order to return results with
         /// </summary>
@@ -194,6 +200,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
             Years = new int[] { };
             PersonTypes = new string[] { };
             Ids = new string[] { };
+            Artists = new string[] { };
 
             ImageTypes = new ImageType[] { };
             AirDays = new DayOfWeek[] { };
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs
index 4569e32c0..354bc0e0f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/ItemsByNameQuery.cs
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
         /// </summary>
         /// <value>The fields.</value>
         public ItemFields[] Fields { get; set; }
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the person types.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <value>The person types.</value>
-        public string[] PersonTypes { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ItemsByNameQuery"/> class.
@@ -54,8 +49,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
         public ItemsByNameQuery()
         {
             Fields = new ItemFields[] {};
-
-            PersonTypes = new string[] {};
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/PersonsQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/PersonsQuery.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4b7eab71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Querying/PersonsQuery.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Querying
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Class PersonsQuery
+    /// </summary>
+    public class PersonsQuery : ItemsByNameQuery
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the person types.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <value>The person types.</value>
+        public string[] PersonTypes { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PersonsQuery"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public PersonsQuery()
+        {
+            PersonTypes = new string[] { };
+        }
+    }
+}