German gov pledges €80m for festivals and concerts
The funding is part of the €150m earmarked for music from the government's Restart Culture programme, and comes ahead of a planned extension of the furlough scheme
News By IQ | 25 August 2020
The German federal government has committed €80 million to organisers of music concerts and festivals from its €1bn Restart Culture programme.
The 12-month Neustart Kultur (‘Restart Culture’) stimulus package includes a total of €150m earmarked for music, with this initial €80m dedicated to events from October 2020 to the end of August 2021.
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The funding is the latest piece of good news for German concert professionals, coming after reports that Germany is likely to extend its coronavirus furlough scheme to 24 months –…
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