Organising Events with Music
Organising events and using music at gigs, concerts, corporate events and parties always requires a licence, regardless if they are live events or streamed virtual events. Both free events and events with an entrance fee require a licence. The licence fees we collect are distributed as royalties to music authors.
Who is responsible for obtaining the licence?
- The licence is obtained by the event organiser, i.e. who is responsible for organising the event or who manages the venue, such as a restaurant or a dance pavilion.
- The licence can also be obtained by a professional event agency responsible for organising the event. The event agency can obtain licences either for themselves or for their customers.
When it is time to organise events – how to get a licence
- Choose whether you need a licence for an individual event or several events.
- If the event is streamed, you also need the Live-streaming Licence. PLEASE NOTE! Free live streaming (not recorded) on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok does not require a licence from Teosto.
- Purchase the Event Licence and the Live-streaming Licence according to your needs.
What type of licence do you need?
Organising live events
| INDIVIDUAL EVENTS | MULTIPLE EVENTS DURING THE YEAR |
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| Who is it for? For event, concert and festival organisers, fair and event organisers. Also for the personnel parties and customer events of companies and corporations. The most suitable licence is usually the Event Licence, which is the most affordable option for an organiser of a single event but is also suitable for several events (organised in different locations). The price is based on proceeds from ticket sales or, in a free event, on the number of attendees. You can easily purchase the licence online. | Who is it for? Ten Licence is suitable for anyone who organises events for up to 200 people. Restaurant licences are suitable for restaurants and dance pavilions. Find out about the limitations and conditions of different licences! 1) Ten Licence: at the maximum 10 events per year, at the maximum 200 attendees per event, for live or recorded music 2) Annual Licence for Restaurants (live or recorded music): a fixed price, a maximum venue audience capacity of 200, no reporting 3) Fixed Licence for Restaurants (live or recorded music): pricing based on the venue audience capacity and the number of events organised during the year 4) Percentage Licence for Restaurants (live or recorded music): pricing based on proceeds from ticket sales and the number of events organised during the year |
Streaming or recording events
| LIVE-STREAMED VIRTUAL EVENT | LIVE EVENT THAT IS ALSO LIVE-STREAMED |
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| Free live streaming (not recorded) on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok does not require a licence from Teosto as Teosto has an agreement with the above-mentioned platforms regarding licences and royalties for using music. The performer does not need to submit a performance notification for free streams on platforms licensed by Teosto. The Live Streaming Licence is required for gigs, concerts and events with music as their principal content that are subject to a charge streamed live on all platforms (including YouTube, Facebook and Instagram) and free live streams if they are streamed on a platform other than the ones mentioned above. Includes the right to retain a live stream recording for later viewing for 30 days. The Minor Media Licence is required for other live-streamed events in which music is not the principal content (e.g. webinars and sports events) if they are streamed on a platform other than YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. Required for all platforms if a reproduction of the live-streamed event is retained for later viewing. | If you organise the event as a physical event and it is also live-streamed on a platform other than YouTube, Facebook or Instagram, you still need a separate licence for both the live and the streamed event. For licence options, see the section Event as a streamed virtual event. |
Reporting event and music information
Licences for Live Events
Event Licence
- Gives you the right to perform live music, recorded music or karaoke at non-recurring events of all sizes
- For example for companies, corporations and societies that organise events
- Includes both Teosto’s and Gramex’s licences
- For free events and events subject to a charge
- Event-specific price
- To be paid 2–4 weeks after each event
Ten Licence
- A maximum of ten events during a calendar year
- Not bound to a specific venue, at the maximum 200 attendees per event
- You can obtain a Large or Small licence
- Large: for live music, karaoke, recorded music and background music
- Small: karaoke, recorded music and background music
- No reporting of invoicing or music-related information to Teosto
- The licence is specific to a certain business ID (one Ten Licence per year per company)
- A single restaurant cannot have both a Ten Licence and a live or recorded music for a restaurant licence
- Paid for with a single invoice, no payment refund is given even if the number of events organised is less than ten
- For using recorded music, you also need a Gramex Event Licence which is sold together with the Ten Licence
Annual Licence for Restaurants, Live
- For organising live music events and performing live music (artist, band, orchestra) at gigs and events
- For permanent venues (for example clubs and pubs) with a maximum of 200 customer seats
- The price is determined on the basis of the number of customer seats and the number of events per year
- No reporting of event information to Teosto, the number of events is estimated at the time of purchase
- The licence is paid for once at the beginning of the year
Annual Licence for Restaurants, Recording
- For playing recorded music (disco, DJ, karaoke) at gigs and events
- For permanent venues (for example clubs and pubs) with a maximum of 200 customer seats
- The price is determined on the basis of the number of customer seats and the number of events per year
- No reporting of event information to Teosto, the number of events is estimated at the time of purchase
- The licence is paid for once at the beginning of the year
- Dance Music in a Restaurant licence from Gramex is also needed
Fixed Licence for Restaurants, Live
- For organising live music events and performing live music (artist, band, orchestra) at gigs and events
- For permanent venues with an audience capacity ranging from 1 to 1,500
- A predictable price that is determined on the basis of the number of customer seats and the number of events per year
- Monthly event reports to Teosto through our web service
- Adjustment invoicing after the end of each year on the basis of the number of events that have taken place
- The licence is invoiced for four times a year
Fixed Licence for Restaurants, Recording
- For organising events with recorded music (disco, DJ, karaoke) and playing recorded music at gigs and events
- For permanent venues (for example clubs, night clubs, dance pavilions) with an audience capacity ranging from 1 to 1,500
- A predictable price that is determined on the basis of the number of customer seats and the number of events per year
- Monthly event reports to Teosto through our web service
- Adjustment invoicing after the end of each year on the basis of the number of events that have taken place
- The licence is invoiced for four times a year
- Dance Music in a Restaurant licence from Gramex is also needed
Percentage Licence for Restaurants, Live
- For organising live music events and performing live music (artist, band, orchestra) at gigs and events
- For permanent venues (for example clubs, nightclubs, dance pavilions) with more than 1,500 customer seats or more than 200 customer seats and the events are usually free of charge
- The price is a percentage of ticket revenue from the events, free events are subject to a price per attendee
- Monthly event reports to Teosto through our web service
- Adjustment invoicing after the end of each year on the basis of the number of events that have taken place
- The licence is invoiced for monthly
Percentage Licence for Restaurants, Recording
- For organising events with recorded music (disco, DJ, karaoke) and playing recorded music at gigs and events
- For permanent venues (for example clubs, nightclubs, dance pavilions) with more than 1,500 customer seats or more than 200 customer seats and the events are usually free of charge
- The price is a percentage of ticket revenue from the events, free events are subject to a price per attendee
- Monthly event reports to Teosto through our web service
- Adjustment invoicing after the end of each year on the basis of the number of events that have taken place
- The licence is invoiced for monthly
- Dance Music in a Restaurant licence from Gramex is also needed
Licences for streamed events
Live Streaming Licence
- Gives you the right to live stream gigs, concerts and other events that are primarily about music
- Required for live streaming all the above content if the stream is subject to a charge for consumers
- Also required for live streaming musical events that are free of charge for consumers if the streaming occurs via a platform other than a platform licensed by Teosto (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are licensed platforms)
- The licence price includes the right to retain a live stream recording for on-demand viewing for 30 days
- The number of viewing rights and the revenue from live-streamed events is reported to Teosto
- No basic fees, invoicing is based on the reports you submit to Teosto
Minor Media Licence
- Gives you the right to use music on the internet, in radio and local TV operations as well as download services
- Does not cover the use of music in advertisement or marketing content published online or on social media
- Only for operators with an annual revenue of up to EUR 50,000 from the above mentioned services
- Covers video and audio content, both free of charge and subject to a charge for consumers, that includes music
- Does not cover live streams or reproductions of gigs and concerts
- Not needed for free live streaming of music content on platforms licensed by Teosto (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)
- The obtainer of the licence does not need to report the information about to the use of music to Teosto
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