Live music for Perth pubs, bars & tavernsThe easiest way to book live music in Perth.

You approve the night. We choose the act for your room, brief them, confirm it in writing, pay them, pay their super and send you one invoice a week. $360 plus GST a night, and nothing to organise.

  • Booked for you
  • The act chosen for your room
  • Briefed before they load in
  • Confirmed in writing
  • Musicians paid by us
  • Super paid by us
  • One invoice a week
  • Paperwork done
  • No lock-in
Book it in the app

Tap a free night. That is the whole job.

Set your venue up once. From then on a night is a tap, a start time and send. We choose the act, brief them and confirm it, usually the same day.

Book a night $360 plus GST for a three-hour set. Two or more nights a week and each one is $350.
$360 a gigplus GST. $350 a night when you book two or more a week
One invoice a weekEvery Monday, for the week just played. The performer and their super paid by us
No lock-inWeek to week. Stop whenever it stops working

Booking software makes the admin faster. We take the admin.

Most booking tools hand you a calendar, a chat window and an invoice run, and the work is still yours. A night with us is three taps in the app or one reply to an email. The rest never reaches your desk.

Your desk

  • Approve the night

Our desk

  • Find an act for Friday
  • Send the offer and wait
  • Brief them on the room
  • Confirm the set times
  • Check their ABN and bank details
  • Pay the musician
  • Work out their super
  • File the paperwork

Live music booking for Perth venues, done for you

Nine things that would be on your desk, and are not.

Book a night in about a minute

Set your venue up once and we open your account. From then on, a night is a tap, a start time and send, and we come back to you, usually the same day.

The act chosen for your room

Briefed on your crowd, your volume and your finish time. Keep the one your regulars ask for, or rotate every week.

Confirmed in writing, in your calendar

Every night confirmed before it happens, and the dates sync to the calendar you already use.

If an act pulls out, you hear within the hour

By phone, with a replacement already in motion. If nobody can cover it, the night does not run and you are not invoiced for it.

We pay the musicians

You never pay a performer directly and never chase a musician's invoice. Every performer is paid by us, on a set day every week.

We pay their super

Pay a sole trader musician yourself and their super is yours to pay, within seven business days. Book through us and it is ours. Paid every time, and you never see it.

One invoice a week

Every Monday, one invoice for the week just played, due within seven days. Every night on one page, nothing to add up and nothing to chase.

The paperwork, done

A PDF invoice for every night, the same invoice as a spreadsheet file, and a summary by month, quarter or financial year your accountant can open and add up. Nothing to retype.

No lock-in

Week to week, no notice period, no exit fee, nothing renews. Stop the moment a night stops paying for itself.

What live music costs a Perth venue

$360 plus GST for a three-hour set. Book two or more nights in the same week and every set is $350, so two nights is $700 and three is $1,050. Nothing bundled on top, and nothing renews on its own.

Over a year, two nights a week

$1,040 back

and $1,560 on three, against a room paying the standard rate every night. Both plus GST, worked out on the nights actually played.

Why the same night, every week

A one-off fills the room once. The same night every week teaches people when to come.

In the first week the people in the room are the people who were coming anyway. By the fourth, some of them planned it. A night that moves around never gets there, because nobody builds a habit around a night they have to look up first.

That is the reason the price does not change when you book weekly. We would rather hold your Tuesday for a year than sell you something bigger once.

Over 500 gigs, eight years as a professional musician, and I have booked live music for Ascot Racing, Lake Karrinyup Country Club, The Landing and The Carine. The night shows up. That is the whole job.

Yannai GoldbergFounder, Open Dawn Entertainment

Questions venues ask

How do I book live music for my venue?

Set your venue up in the app once. After we have opened your account, booking a night is tapping the night you want, choosing a start time and sending it. We choose the act, brief them and confirm it in writing, usually the same day. If you would rather not touch an app, reply to one email and we set the night up for you.

What does live music cost for a Perth venue?

A three-hour live set is $360 plus GST. That is the whole price: the performer, matched to your room, booked, briefed and confirmed for the night. Book two or more nights in the same week and every set drops to $350, so two nights a week is $700. Larger one-off events are quoted for the night you need.

Who pays the musicians?

We do. You get one invoice from Open Dawn for the week, and we pay every performer ourselves, on a set day every week. Run three different acts across a month and you still deal with one supplier, and nobody chasing you about a bank transfer.

Do we have to pay the musicians' super?

No. When a venue pays a sole trader musician directly, that musician's super is the venue's to pay. When you book through Open Dawn, we are the ones paying the performer, so their super is ours, and we pay it every time. You never handle it.

How do we pay you?

You get one invoice every Monday for the week just played. It is due within seven days, and you are never invoiced for a night that did not run.

What paperwork do we get?

A PDF invoice for every night, the same invoice as a spreadsheet file, and a summary by month, quarter or financial year for your accountant. Every price is plus GST and shown that way.

Is there a minimum booking?

No. One night is a complete booking at $360 plus GST, and nothing renews on its own. Most venues start with a single night, watch the room and the till, then add a second once it works. A second night in the same week takes every set down to $350.

Do we have to sign a contract?

No. Everything is week to week with no lock-in. You keep the night while it is paying for itself and stop the moment it is not, with no notice period and no exit fee.

What happens if a performer cancels?

If an act pulls out, you hear it from us by phone within the hour, we go looking for a replacement and put whoever we find to you, and you never pay for a night that did not happen. If we cannot find anyone, the night does not run and you are not invoiced for it.

Can you book a DJ instead of a band?

Yes. We book live musicians, DJs, or both across a night, matched to your crowd.

Which areas of Perth do you cover?

Right across the Perth metro area. We run regular nights through the northern corridor, from Alkimos to Scarborough, and travel for the right room.

Put a night in the calendar.

One night is $360 plus GST and a complete booking on its own. Watch the room and the till, then decide whether you want a second.

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