--- title: "Festival Cash Flow Management | Fund Costs Before Sales Australia" description: "Plan festival cash flow: pay artist and venue deposits before tickets sell, get ticket revenue sooner, apply for funding and track every payment." canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/festival-cash-flow-management" --- # Festival Cash Flow Management | Fund Costs Before Sales Australia Guide for Festival Organisers # Festival Cash Flow Management: Pay Today's Costs With Tomorrow's Ticket Sales Australia Close the Gap Between Deposits and Ticket Revenue - **Daily** Payouts while you sell - **Capital** Funding repaid from sales - **Vault** Accounts, cards and transfers [Get Started](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome) [Book Demo Call](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/book-a-demo) No setup fees or subscription required ![Ticket Fairy event dashboard](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/resources/css/pages/contact-us-v4/img/dashboard-main-optimized.jpg) Get ticket revenue sooner, fund deposits from future sales and see every payment for each event. Sell more tickets, understand your audience and run your event with less admin. **25,000+** Events powered **10M+** Tickets issued **$300+ Million** Ticket sales **13** Countries What you can do ## Tools That Keep Festival Cash Moving ### Daily Payouts While You Sell Connect your own Stripe or Xendit account and ticket revenue reaches your bank each day. ### Bring Revenue Forward Sell presales, early bird tiers and timed releases so more money arrives before your biggest costs are due. ### Payment Plans for Buyers Let buyers pay for weekend and VIP passes in instalments, so more of them commit early in the on-sale. ### Funding Repaid From Sales Apply for Ticket Fairy Capital for artist deposits, venue deposits and production, and repay as your tickets sell. ### A Statement for Every Event See sales, refunds, fees and the amount to expect for each event and currency in Vault, with the expected payout window. ### Controlled Team Spending Give your crew team cards with spending limits, link each card to an event and pay several suppliers in one batch. [Explore all features](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/features) World-class, 24/7 ticket buyer support ## We handle all of your event's customer support enquiries, at no extra cost. ### 24/7 ticket buyer support Our support team is there around the clock to help your ticket buyers with any question, by email, chat and social media. ### Dedicated account management You get personal support from an experienced account manager who helps you get your event setup, marketing and operations right. ### Multi-channel support Get support by email, live chat and social media, plus a help centre full of guides and FAQs. ### Help during your event Get help with urgent ticketing problems during your event, with 24/7 support for critical event-day issues. ## Transparent Pricing Standard buyer-paid ticket fees include payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers. Taxes, optional services, bank instalments and custom agreements may change the total. Pricing for Australia ### How Our Pricing Works in Australia Fees depend on your ticket price and country. All standard fees shown include payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers. ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ You and your attendees pay no fees on free tickets ๐Ÿ’Ž 8โ€“10% of the ticket price: the higher the ticket price, the lower the fee ๐Ÿ“Š Minimum fee of A$2.00 per paid ticket โœ… Core ticketing, standard payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers included ### All-Inclusive Pricing - Platform usage and technology - Standard card payment processing - Built-in marketing tools - Customer service for your ticket buyers, handled by Ticket Fairy, plus support for you - Real-time analytics dashboard - Mobile check-in app No setup fee or required monthly ticketing fee โ€ข Fees are added to ticket prices - you receive the full ticket value [See full pricing breakdown](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/pricing) Why Ticket Fairy ## Pay Artists and Venues Before Ticket Revenue Arrives ### Deposits due months before the on-sale? Apply for Capital to fund artist and venue deposits, then repay as tickets sell. ### Ticket money held until after the event? Connect your own Stripe or Xendit account and get ticket revenue paid out daily while you sell. ### Unsure what each event still owes? See each event's statement, payout window and supplier payments together in Vault. How Ticket Fairy helps ## Why Festival Cash Flow Is Hard A festival spends most of its money before it earns most of its revenue. Headline artists often want a deposit when you confirm the booking. The venue or landowner wants a deposit to hold the dates. Production, staging, fencing and marketing all need paying months before the gates open. Ticket Fairy helps you on three sides of that gap. Daily payouts bring ticket revenue to your bank while you sell. Ticket Fairy Capital connects organisers with funding partners for deposits and production costs, repaid from future ticket sales. Vault gives your finance team accounts, team cards and a statement for each event. How it works ## Plan, Fund and Track Your Festival Cash Flow 1. 1 ### Map what you owe and when List each deposit and payment date, then compare it with your expected ticket sales in the cash flow planner. 2. 2 ### Bring money in sooner Connect daily payouts, plan your ticket releases and apply for Capital if deposits come first. 3. 3 ### Track every event Follow payouts, statements, card spending and supplier payments for each event in Vault. ## A Breakdown of Festival Cash Flow, Month by Month More about this solution ### Festival Cash Flow, Stage by Stage **Booking stage.** You confirm artists, the site and key suppliers. Deposits leave your account and no tickets have sold yet. This is the deepest point of the gap. **On-sale stage.** Presales and [early bird](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/event-promo-codes) tiers bring the first ticket revenue. With daily payouts, that money reaches your bank as you sell. Payment plans spread larger passes across several months. **Final weeks.** Balances for artists, production and staff fall due as late sales arrive. Keep money aside for refunds you may need to give. **After the event.** You pay the last suppliers, check each event statement and settle the books. ### How to Fund Festival Deposits Before Tickets Sell Banks often see seasonal revenue and no physical assets. Ticket Fairy Capital connects eligible event businesses with funding partners who look at your ticket sales history on any platform, your event track record and your projected sales. Apply online and get a decision within a few business days. Funds typically arrive 1-2 weeks after approval. Repayments follow your ticket sales under the terms you agree with the funding partner, with no fixed [monthly payments](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/event-payment-plans). Read more on the [event funding](https://www.ticketfairy.com/capital) page. ### How to See Where Festival Money Goes Vault lists each event with who collects its ticket money, the payout state and the expected payout window. Each event has a statement for each currency with its sales, refunds, fees and the amount you can expect. Each event also has a list of the artists and suppliers it must pay. Issue team cards with limits for your production crew and link each card to the event. Pay up to 100 saved recipients in one batch. See the [event banking](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/event-banking) page for accounts, cards and transfers. ### Important information Ticket Fairy is a financial technology company, not a bank or a lender. Vault banking services are provided through regulated banking partners, and Capital funding through third-party funding partners who make every funding decision. Availability varies by country. 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Connect your own eligible Stripe account in a supported country, or Xendit in Indonesia, to get daily payouts while you sell. If you use Ticket Fairy payment processing, you are paid after your event. #### How can I pay artist deposits before tickets go on sale? Eligible event businesses can apply for Ticket Fairy Capital. Funding partners look at your sales history on any platform, your track record and your projected sales. Approval, amounts and terms depend on the funding partner. [Event funding](https://www.ticketfairy.com/capital) #### How do I repay Capital funding? If approved, repayments come out of your ticket sales as they happen, under the terms you agree with the funding partner. There are no fixed monthly payments. #### Do payment plans slow down my cash flow? Buyers pay the first instalment at checkout and the rest on a schedule. With daily payouts, each instalment reaches your bank as it is paid. With Ticket Fairy payment processing, you are paid after your event. Plans often help buyers commit to a larger pass earlier. #### Are Capital and Vault available in my country? Both depend on your country and your type of business. Capital funding is offered in US dollars, pounds sterling and euros. Vault has an availability check on the event banking page, where we confirm which accounts, cards and transfers you can use. [Check Vault availability](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/event-banking) #### Is there a tool to plan my festival cash flow? Yes. The event cash flow planner shows when money goes out and comes in, so you can see the gap before you book. [Event cash flow planner](https://www.ticketfairy.com/tools/event-cash-flow-planner) Ready when you are ## Pay Your Festival Costs Without Waiting for the Gates to Open [Plan Your Festival Cash Flow](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome) [Book Demo Call](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/book-a-demo) Start selling free without a credit card, then add daily payouts, Capital and Vault as your festival grows. --- This page is on Ticket Fairy, a ticketing, marketing and operations platform for live events and the venues that host them: festivals, club nights, concerts, conferences and tours, and night clubs, beach clubs and concert venues. It grows revenue with fan rewards that turn an audience into a sales channel, and runs the money side with payments and payouts, Vault business banking, and working capital advanced against ticket sales. [How Ticket Fairy ticketing works](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/) ยท [Ticket Fairy for AI assistants](https://www.ticketfairy.com.au/llms.txt)