10,000 Gigs: The Victorian Gig Fund
If you run a licensed live music venue anywhere in Victoria or operate a venue that can host live performances in outer-metropolitan or regional Victoria, the 10,000 Gigs: The Victorian Gig Fund can provide grants of up to $11,000 to go towards Victorian artists’ fees for gigs.
Funding amount
$5,500 or $11,000 per venue, to deliver 10 or 20 gigs respectively
Applications close
3pm, Thursday 27 February 2025
Eligibility
There are two eligibility groups for this program.
Group 1: Licensed Live Music Venues (State-wide)
Group 2: Local Venues (Outer-metro and Regional Victoria only)
To check if you are eligible to apply through one of these groups please refer to the Section 2.1 - Am I eligible? In the Program Guidelines.
Please note: the person making the application must be an authorised representative of the venue. This means a person who is authorised to enter into contracts for and on behalf of the organisation. For example, for companies, this should be a director, and for associations, this should be a committee member.
For activities commencing 1 July 2025. Guidelines and information on how to apply will be available closer to the opening date.
