Opportunity Alert Introducing Venues Unlocked – a new initiative to install soundproofing and support venues and hospitality businesses with skills and training to host live performances.

Opportunity Alert Introducing Venues Unlocked – a new initiative to install soundproofing and support venues and hospitality businesses with skills and training to host live performances.

Venues Unlocked is designed to upgrade live music venues and build the capacity of hospitality business (including bars, clubs, breweries, restaurants and cafes) across NSW metropolitan areas and regions.

The program includes two funding and support streams for established and emerging venues:

Soundproofing Grants for Live Music Venues: Eligible live music venues can apply for grants of up to $100,000 to enable industry-best practice sound management.

Live Performance Venue Program: A program with two phases, including a Live Performance Venue Accelerator and a Live Performance Venue Grant Program.

Learn more: https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/venues-unlocked

The Program is delivered through Sound NSW and the Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner.

Image credit: Alfie Arcuri performing at The Beresford, Surry Hills. Photo: Destination NSW