All-Ages Live Music Venue Program - EOI — NSW

• Applicant must be a dedicated live music venue based in New South Wales. • Venue may be licensed or unlicensed, but live music must be the primary function of the business. • Venue must program predominantly new and original contemporary live music and promote this prominently in marketing. • Venue must have a dedicated live music space with appropriate infrastructure for regular performances. • Venue must follow best industry practices and have formal arrangements for artist payments. • Venue must hold an active OneMusic Licence for live music performances. • Metropolitan venues must program live music at least 10 nights per month. • Regional venues must program live music on average 2 nights per week. • Applicant must be identified as essential to the domestic touring live music ecosystem. • Applicant must have majority Australian ownership. • If the premises are not owned by the operator, the applicant must hold a lease or occupancy agreement with at least 2 years remaining from the application close date. • Applicant must identify a relevant youth partner to collaborate on designing and delivering the event series. • Applicant must either be an incorporated entity or trust with an ABN or ACN, or be registered with NSW Fair Trading under the relevant legislation. • Venue must have been operating for at least 12 months at the time of application. • Applicant must provide a co-contribution of at least 30% of the overall project budget, unless waived at the decision-maker's discretion. • Project must deliver a minimum of 3 all-ages events. • Events must engage young people aged 12 to 24 years. • Project cannot start before 2026-07-01 and must be completed by 2027-06-01. • Applicants are ineligible if located outside New South Wales, not a dedicated live music venue, have unmet prior Sound NSW acquittal/reporting obligations, or previously received funding for Live Performance Venue Grants Round 2 2025-26.