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# Side Door expands small gig grant offer globally
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/side-door-expands-small-gig-grant-offer-globally/
- Published: 2021-10-27T15:43:49.000Z
- Updated: 2021-10-27T18:35:20.000Z
- Description: Indie live music booking platform SideDoor is expanding its grant program globally as part of its effort to jump-start post-COVID touring. Think of SideDoor as house concert booking on steroids.. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2021/10/side-door-expands-small-gig-grant-offer-global
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Live & Ticketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:48

Indie live music booking platform SideDoor is expanding its grant program globally as part of its effort to jump-start post-COVID touring.

Think of SideDoor as house concert booking on steroids.

Co-founded by music industry veteran Laura Simpson and JUNO winning musician Dan Mangan, Side Door provides 5,000 artists and 2,000 hosts with the tools to produce and ticket intimate shows in non-traditional spaces like backyards, bookstores, warehouses, and living rooms

Now as live music crawls back from the COVID shutdown, SideDoor is taking the extra step of offering mini-grants up to $500 to help cover show costs.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/images-squarespace-cdn-com/content/v1/5c5c6510d86cc957ecc96526/1627053554510-X4P5ZCB5LCXKQURW9CT0/btlwbd_artwork-01-format-500w.png)

Hosts can apply for financial support to subsidize eligible costs of a live performance of music, dance, theatre, comedy, spoken word, or even a lecture booked on the platform. To be eligible, applications must be submitted by December 31, 2021, with the show taking place prior to June 30, 2022\. Both new and existing Side Door hosts are eligible for the program.

Artists are eligible for online show ad promotion and can work with a host for an artist guarantee for an in-person show.

**To apply for the subsidy, click [here](https://nyl.as/t1/172/6q9c8i708ixp89n1lpcqmi8io/4/c523fb1ffe52989484005d27d0ac4345a9751270e59c8adbc53e84ef092e0671?ref=hypebot.com). For more information about hosting a Side Door show, visit[ www.](https://nyl.as/t1/172/6q9c8i708ixp89n1lpcqmi8io/5/a918bf57c10887e462c8eba8efff4d57372203d9db18ebe6175e65e71828d6b5?ref=hypebot.com)[sidedooraccess.com](https://nyl.as/t1/172/6q9c8i708ixp89n1lpcqmi8io/6/2866316d536ab4e002782b3fb776c59f9ce0e28134d7999c952e05c80a81c51e?ref=hypebot.com).**

**Bruce Houghton* is Founder and Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/) and [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and serves as a Senior Advisor to [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com) which acquired both publications in 2019\. He is the Founder and President of the[ Skyline Artists Agency](https://skylineonline.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and a professor for the [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com).*