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Free Music Concerts

The Los Angeles County Arts Commission sponsors free concerts at community venues throughout Los Angeles County to provide access to quality music programming representing the diversity of County residents. The Arts Commission provides funds for the program, contracts the musicians and administers musician payments at rates established by the Musicians Union.

Free Concert Presenters

The Arts Commission accepts applications from community organizations interested in producing and marketing a free concert. Eligible organizations include Los Angeles County-based parks, libraries, hospitals, juvenile halls, probation camps, arts organizations, civic centers, senior citizen centers, and other non-profit performance venues. Applicants must be willing to coordinate all logistics, production and marketing of the event, and show that they can effectively bring in an appropriate audience size for their proposed concert to be considered.

Applications for the Free Concerts in Public Sites program are now available.  To read the full program and application guidelines, please click on the “Guidelines” link below. To download an application, click on the “Application” link below. Applications are due on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. via email to publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov. For technical assistance please contact staff at publicevents@arts.lacounty.gov.

Musicians Roster

The Arts Commission administers the Musicians Roster, the only Internet database of vetted musicians in Los Angeles County. Please click on the link above to survey the musicians and music styles available for Free Concerts in Public Sites. Each listing includes audio samples and other details about each group. Organizations applying for Free Concert sponsorship are REQUIRED to select musicians/groups from the Musicians Roster.

ATTENTION MUSICIANS: If you are interested in submitting an application for your musical group to be included on the Arts Commission's Musicians Roster, please click on the link to the Musicians Roster at the top of this page for more information.

Free Concerts and Musicians Roster Application Timelines

The Free Concerts and Musician's Roster application timelines are listed below.

Application Type
Application Available
Application Deadline
For eligible organizations interested in producing and promoting a Free Concert:
July 2010-Oct 2010 Free Concert Presenters Fri., February 5, 2010 Wed., March 10, 2010
For Los Angeles County-based musicians interested in performing at Free Concerts:
Musicians Roster 2010-2013
Wed., February 10, 2010
Wed., March 17, 2010

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Download the Arts Commission logos. For use in promotional publications by approved Free Concerts in Public Sites Presenters only.

Applications available through March 10, 2010.
Click here to access application.

Arts Commission Logos
Logo in MS-Word format
Logo in JPEG format - Black and White
Logo in JPEG format - Burnt Orange
Logo in JPEG format - Purple Plum
Logo in JPEG format - Green