You will need this licence if you are putting on a concert, festival or other event. There are four types of event licence:
- ticketed music events
- eligible temporary music events
- ticketed special purpose performances
- general entertainment events and free music events.
A Ticketed Music Event licence will cover any ticketed music event, tour, festival or concert where a compulsory fee is charged for entry.
An Eligible Temporary Music Event licence is limited to those ticketed music events that involve multiple acts and are held at venues or sites that are temporarily constructed specifically for the purpose of that event.
A Ticketed Special Purpose Performance licence will cover any ticketed performance where recorded and/or live music is used during the performance but is not the primary attraction or dominant feature of that performance (e.g. magic, spoken word, cabaret, circus, dance, variety or comedy).
A General Entertainment Event and Free Music Event licence will cover events that are either:
- general events, which are events where music is not the primary focus, and the music use is not integral to the event
- free music events, which are events where the primary focus of the event is the performance of music, but for which there is no entry free or charge to attend.
