Pop-Up orchestra concert series

Concert-goers buying tickets, plus local sponsors, councils, community arts grants and venues that hire you for events.

Ticket sales, sponsorship and grants, or a fee when a venue or organisation books the concert. You pay players, venue hire and marketing, and keep what is left.

• Programming and conducting or musical direction
• Budgeting and project planning
• Marketing and promotion
• Managing volunteers and casual players

• Ticketing is a financial risk: you pay for venue and musicians before knowing sales, so start small
• Public liability insurance, and check whether the venue requires its own cover
• Music licensing and copyright for the works you perform (check with APRA AMCOS)
• If you involve children or school groups, check Working with Children Check requirements in your state

Startup costs are typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on venue hire, musician fees, insurance and marketing. These are estimates only. Starting small helps, since you pay before you know ticket sales.

Monthly revenue is typically around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on ticket sales, sponsors, grants and any event hire work. Treat this as an estimate, not a guarantee.

Check the financial risk of paying for venue and musicians before sales, public liability insurance and any venue cover requirements, music licensing and copyright with APRA AMCOS, and Working With Children Check rules in your state if children or school groups are involved.