Photo The Jerry Cans Australian Tour 2017
There are plenty of opportunities in Australia for International Artists.
Here is a Starter Guide about the Australian Touring Gig landscape.
In our country, the great distances between capital cities present challenges in terms of logistics and budget so these two figure highly in your Tour Planning.
Before we could consider working with you, you will need to pitch the value that your music brand will bring to an Australian market.
Your market price will be accorded to your brand value – Social Media metrics, Stream Statistics etc.
The majority of venues offer door deals giving you access to their networks and marketing metrics.
High profile festivals offer guarantees based on your current perceived market value.
To access the Festival market, 12-18 months planning in advance is preferable.
With a few Festival dates in your schedule, we can program a tour around that.
Costs you may need to factor into your budget include but not limited to:
- Touring Artist Temporary Activity Visa
- Australian Publicist
- Australian Radio Plugger – to help get you traction on the local charts.
- Play MPE
- Radio Ads
- EDM for Music Publications
- Australian Music Union membership
- APRA membership as some venues require the Artist to pay the APRA fees
- Australian Public Liability Insurance
- Accommodation at some gigs pending deal
- International Air Fares to and from Australia
- Domestic Air Fares around Australia
- Transfers from Domestic Airports to Accomodation and then to Shows
- Transport - Hire Car/Van
- Parking, Fuel, Tolls
- Backline at some gigs pending deal
- Production at some gigs pending deal
Touring Artist Temporary Visa Resource
Capital Cities
- New South Wales: Sydney
- Victoria: Melbourne
- Queensland: Brisbane
- South Australia: Adelaide
- Western Australia: Perth
- Northern Territory: Darwin
- Tasmania: Hobart - is an island itself so you need to fly
- Australian Capital Territiory: Canberra
Regional Hubs
Victoria
Geelong, Ballarat, Warrnambool, Bendigo, Traralgon, Echuca, Albury/Wodonga and Mildura.
Tasmania
Launceston and Devonport. Majority of acts only tour Hobart.
South Australia
Mount Gambier, Port Lincoln and Port Augusta.
Western Australia
Fremantle, Albany, Bunbury, Geraldton, Carnarvon, Port Hedland and Broome.
N.B. The Distance between regional areas in WA.
Northern Territory
Katherine, Kakadu, Alice Springs.
Queensland
Port Douglas, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Longreach, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Coolangatta and Toowoomba.
New South Wales
Tamworth, Dubbo, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Port Macquarie, Newcastle, Wagga Wagga and Wollongong.
Support Bands
Working with one Support Artist per Region may help you to tap into a ready made market plus access to Backline and Production. Working with a reputable Agent can match you up with the right Artist.
Tour Plan
- Australian Release Date
- Tour Dates
- Tour Region Plan
- Tour Name
- Tour Budget