Concert Appearances
12.0 Concert Appearances
Every time the writer performs a concert he or she must ensure that the proper PRS returns are made. Performance fees will be payable by the promoter via the PRS. A PRS member may elect to collect performance fees in relation to his or her own live performances direct from the promoter. There are complications involved in this. The promoter is obliged to pay 3% of the gross box office receipts. In rough terms, a full house at a smaller recognised venue might trigger a payment of around £500. A full house at a stadium might trigger a payment more in the region of £100,000. Remember that one half of the performance fees will be paid direct to the writer and the balance to the writer’s publisher. The PRS is able to administer these arrangements under its “fast track” procedures but it requires two standard forms to be filed with the PRS no later than thirty days after each concert (one form signed by the band or its management and the other by the promoter). Similar rules apply outside the UK.