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Technical upgrades for music clubs (Initiative Musik): up to €15,000 · Aden

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Initiative Musik

Technical upgrades for music clubs

PlugIn

Up to 75% of the cost of sound, visual and stage technology for music clubs with up to 2,000 unseated visitors.

€15,000Max per grant

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Category: Live
Who applies: Organisations
When to apply: In rounds, announced on the programme page

Who can apply

Club with a fixed venue in Germany, up to 2,000 unseated visitors and 12 months of operation
Mainly live music outside classical, with 12 to 24 events a year depending on town size
Clubs funded in an earlier PlugIn round cannot apply again
No public bodies, open-air or mobile stages, or operators with 40% or more public funding

How to apply

1
Submit the complete application online, with all documents uploaded
2
Applications are checked in order of submission, with a 60:40 split between urban and non-urban areas

Sign the digital funding contract and finish the project by the date set in it

Send the proof of use after the project

Checked against initiative-musik.de on October 28, 2026.

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