Revive Live
Supporting Australian Live Music
The Revive Live program has now closed.
Revive Live was established to provide essential support to established live music venues and music festivals to assist them to continue to operate in the current operating climate, limiting venue closures and event cancellations, and stimulating long-term sustainability. It also focused on activities that improve accessibility and provide participation opportunities for audiences, and career pathways for musicians and music workers, with disability.
Further information
Contact the Contemporary Music Team by phone (02) 6136 8008 or email music@arts.gov.au
When to apply
The open competitive grant opportunity commenced on 5 August 2024 and closed on 30 August 2024. All funding has been allocated. Information about grants awarded under the program can be found by clicking on the ‘Who we’ve funded’ tab below.
Funding available
The Australian Government provided a total of $7.7 million in grant funding over 2024–25 for the Revive Live program.
About the program
Program background
Revive Live was announced as part of the Critical Support for the Live Music and Festivals measure in the 2024–25 Budget, and ran over one year in 2024-25.
The Australian live music industry forms a vibrant part of Australia's arts and culture landscape. Live music venues and music festivals are a critical part of the live music industry ecosystem, providing a fundamental pillar for success that is vital to the development of both artist and audience. They allow artists to grow audiences, build professionalism and profile, and earn an income.
The program supported established live music venues or established music festivals to create a sustainable operating environment - to protect performance opportunities, and the development and discoverability of original contemporary music by Australian artists. The Program also held a strong focus on activities that improve accessibility at established live music venues or established music festivals, providing participation opportunities for audiences, and career pathways for musicians and music workers, with disability.
All grants awarded under the program have been published on this site, at the ‘Who we’ve funded’ tab. Information is also available at the Grant Awards section of the Australian Government’s centralised grants information system GrantConnect.
Contact
Contemporary Music Team
Office for the Arts
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
GPO Box 594
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: 02 6136 8008
Email: music@arts.gov.au