How are you funded?

We collect a £1 contribution per ticket sold for shows and events with a capacity above 5,000. Organisers, promoters, festivals, artists, managers or venues can choose to put this contribution on their shows across the UK. It's built into the face value of the tickets that audiences buy. We receive those funds after a show or tour has taken place. 

Can I fundraise for you?

If you are an artist, manager, promoter, festival, or venue and operate shows or events with a capacity of over 5,000, then yes! We would love you to contribute £1 per ticket to LIVE Trust. You can get in touch with our team directly to discuss this. 

Can I get funding?

In our first year, we've distributed £ 1.5 million in funding to programmes across the UK. This has been on an invite-only basis as we build the charity's governance, processes, and team whilst supporting some incredible programmes.

We’re working hard to get more funding out to more people soon. You can sign up to our mailing list to be the first to hear about future funding rounds and how to apply.

Where does the money go?

We intend to put as much funding as possible into the grassroots music ecosystem. So far we've distributed £1.5million through two funding rounds, which was roughly 90% of our income. We've used it to fund programmes that support artists, festivals, venues, promoters, production teams and more - see what we've funded so far