Arena Ticket Levy For Australia?
The ALMBC is proud to have brought the Music Venue Trust UK’s Mark Davyd to Australia’s most important annual music industry gathering – BIGSOUND 2024.
Davyd outlined the process utilised to initiate the successful Arena Ticket Levy in the UK and how this might work in Australia to support grass roots live music venues.
What is an Arena Ticket Levy?
Quite simply – it is taking $1 from every major arena ticket sold (shared equally between the promoter, artist, punter and venue 25 cents each) to directly support grass roots live music venues.
Why do we need it?
It is widely known that major national and international sporting federations pump significant funds into sport at the emerging and community level, to ensure the development of new talent – it is a no-brainer that this should be happening in the music industry.
The ALMBC session for members and friends drew a huge response – now we seek your support to push the idea into becoming a reality.