New grants ready to amplify Australian live music

Critical support is now available for live music venues and festivals that are the lifeblood of the Australian music scene.

Applications are now open for the Albanese Labor Government’s new $8.6 million Revive Live program. 

A 2024-25 Budget announcement, Revive Live will help address the current pressures facing the music industry and improve its sustainability through targeted funding and support. 

Grants are available for established live music venues and contemporary music festivals that showcase Australian artists, ensuring more opportunities for new and established acts to perform, be discovered and enjoyed by audiences. 

The program also has a strong focus on improving accessibility and participation opportunities for audiences and performers, as well as creating career pathways for musicians and music workers with disability.     

Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said the program would provide much-needed support at a particularly difficult time for the Australian live music industry. 

“Gigs have always been a huge part of my life and I’ve seen firsthand the vital role live music venues and festivals play in giving Australian artists a platform to perform and launch their careers. 

“This funding will help to address the challenges contributing to cancellations and closures among the live music scene. 

“Revive Live will provide local artists with the chance to perform, develop and grow audiences - creating a more resilient and sustainable live music scene for everyone to enjoy.”

Revive Live aligns with the Albanese Labor Government’s National Cultural Policy, Revive, which recognises the Australian music sector as a vibrant part of our arts and cultural landscape.

Through Revive, the Albanese Labor Government last year established Music Australia within Creative Australia, with new funding of more than $69 million to support and promote the Australian contemporary music industry to increase discoverability and develop markets and audiences.

Applications close 23 August 2024.

To apply and for more information visit www.arts.gov.au/funding-and-support/revive-live