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About the Live Performance Venue Program
The Live Performance Venue Program aims to increase the number of fit-for-purpose live performance venues across NSW.
The program seeks to:
- connect existing hospitality venues with subject-matter experts
- facilitate connections between venues, artists, agents and other live performance industry affiliates
- increase industry capacity to diversify existing hospitality venues to offer live performance
- increase sector knowledge and expertise
- provide funding for live performance equipment purchase and install, and start-up programming and marketing costs
The Program has two components:
Live Performance Venue Accelerator Program - Round 2
Eligible hospitality businesses can develop relevant skills to diversify into live performance venues through specialist workshops, covering marketing, programming and essential equipment training.
Applications closed on Monday 4 November 2024.
Live Performance Venue Grant Program - Round 2
Open now: Eligible hospitality venues can apply to receive between $15,000 to $80,000 in grant funding to purchase and install essential equipment including sound equipment, staging, programming and marketing to ensure best practice when running live performances.
Applications closed on 23 September 2025.
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liveperformance@24houreconomy.nsw.gov.au
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