Live Performance Support Scheme 2021

An appeal may be made by an applicant if the applicant considers that the process for reviewing their application was not adhered to.

The applicant must be in receipt of a decision email from the LPSS 2021 Team in order to make an appeal. Further information the LPSS 2021 appeals process can be found here.

There has been a high level of interest for this scheme with over 400 applications submitted, requesting funding in excess of €80 million. Given the available funding of €25 million, it will not be possible to award grants to everyone who applied.

The department recognises the enormous work and effort that went into all applications and will ensure that all proposals received will be examined and assessed with due care and consideration.

Once applications have been evaluated, further details will be available in relation to recipients. Updates in relation to the scheme will posted on the department’s website.

Thank you.

Please note that the Event Industry Association of Ireland hosted a free webinar on the Live Performance Support Scheme 2021 on 23 March. Representatives from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media also attended and provided an introduction to this scheme, information in relation to the application form and answered questions.

This webinar was free to attend and open to all.

See a recording of this webinar.

The Live Performance Support Scheme 2021 has funding of €25 million and has been launched to assist commercial venues, promoters and producers to employ artists and musicians of all genres, performers, technicians and other support staff in the live performance sector.

Building on the valuable insights gained during the pilot of this scheme last year, the key aim of the Live Performance Support Scheme 2021 is to support the creation of employment and wellbeing opportunities in the live performance sector and the generation of high quality artistic output.

This scheme is aimed at established commercial producers and promoters that create live performances and have a proven record of accomplishment in the live performance sector.

Venues with a proven record of employing local working bands and electronic music may also apply with proposals that encompass these artists.

• you must show a proven track record of live performances
• you must be planning to hold a live performance/event that will conclude on or before 30 September 2021
• you must be tax compliant
• you must not be funded by the public sector from 2018 - 2020 (excluding COVID-19 supports)
• only 1 application will be considered, initially, for each project promoter

The scheme is open to those looking to:

• support the creation of employment and wellbeing opportunities in the culture, creative and music industries and the continued creation of high quality artistic output
• address the large gap left by the absence of income from live performances
• support performances/work that will conclude on or before 30 September 2021
• support commercial venues, producers and promoters in the culture sector (for example: music, entertainment and theatre)
• support music professionals in all genres and aim to ensure that Irish musicians, lighting and sound engineers, PR, media, agents, labels and publishers can continue to develop and share their work in the context of COVID-19 restrictions

The minimum amount payable will be €10,000.