Live music call-out for Live@Lunch
Are you passionate about making live music events happen?
If you're a promoter, event producer, or have a passion for curating live music performances we're looking for you! We are on the hunt for an individual or organisation to put together a brilliant lineup of solo artists for our Live@Lunch live music performance series, as part of Council’s CBD Sounds program.
We're currently seeking expressions of interest to curate and deliver our Live@Lunch program for 2024-25. The individual or organisation we're searching for will organise all aspects of these performances including curation, production and program supervision.
What is Live@Lunch?
Wollongong is a creative, vibrant city, and we want to showcase that. Through the Live@Lunch program, we aim to support local live music, showcase our high-quality local talent, and welcome new audiences to the CBD.
The Live@Lunch performances take place in Crown Street Mall each Wednesday and Thursday from 12-2pm and provide professional performance opportunities for local musicians as well as contribute to a welcoming visitor experience.
Please note:
Expressions of Interest have closed for Live@Lunch 2024-25.
Next Steps
- Please review the below important information and documents.
- Respond to the required criteria in your proposal and submit by 10am Monday 6 May 2024.
- We will be in touch by the end of May 2024 with the outcome of your proposal.
If you would like to discuss the Live@Lunch Expressions of Interest, or have any questions about preparing your response please contact Carla Yamine on cyamine@wollongong.nsw.gov.au or 02 4227 8129.
Important Information
What are we looking for?
Council is seeking to engage a contractor to deliver the Live@Lunch live music performance series, as part of Council’s CBD Sounds program. The Live@Lunch performances will take place in Wollongong’s Crown Street Mall each Wednesday and Thursday from 12-2pm. The contractor will deliver all aspects of the performances including curation, production, and program supervision.
Description of works
Deliver the Live@Lunch live music performance series, on Wednesdays and Thursdays (12-2pm), from July 2024-June 2025 on Wollongong’s Crown Street Mall stage, including but not limited to:
- Curation/programming of live music,
- Delivery and management of all music performances, including production,
- Provision of 1 x event staff per performance,
- Support promotion of all performances, and
- Reporting.
Refer to the Specification document for more information.
Date of works
Commencement Date for the Works: 3rd June 2024 (including planning)
Completion Date for the Works: 30 June 2025
Contract price (fee for works)
A Service Agreement Contract to the value $60,000 ex GST is available to the successful supplier.
This contract factors in artist fees for up to 92 x solo music artists (across the 92 performance dates) based on the fee recommendations outlined in musiciansaustralia.org.
The remaining fee is to be utilised for curation, event delivery and management fees, event staff fees, production costs and reporting.
What to include in your proposal
The assessment and evaluation of EOIs will be based upon the following criteria and corresponding weightings.
Mandatory Criteria (Criteria that must be satisfied for an EOI to be assessed)
Provision of satisfactory references from referees for previous projects of similar size and scope.
Evaluation Criteria and Weighting
- 30% - Demonstrated experience, capacity, and satisfactory performance in undertaking projects of similar size, scope, and risk profile, including:
a) Live music curation,
b) Delivery of live music events including management of event staff, and
c) Promotion of live music events. - 30% - Artistic excellence and diversity of proposed live music programme.
- 20% - Demonstrated commitment to inclusion of local music artists and industry.
- 20% - Risk management policies and procedures (including an example Risk Management Plan for a recent comparable project).
Your application must include all necessary supporting documentation to demonstrate your level of compliance or standing against the nominated criteria.
Download the Invitation for Expressions of Interest for full details.
How to apply
In order to be considered by Council your proposal must:
- be submitted by email to Carla Yamine cyamine@wollongong.nsw.gov.au before 10.00 am on Monday 6th May 2024 (close of EOIs);
- include your response the assessment criteria set out below; and
- remain open for acceptance by Council for a period of 90 days from the close of EOIs.
Please download and review the below documents to assist with your proposal.
Top Image: Live@Lunch performance by Kieran Flannery. Photograph by Mark Lenzo.
