Change in TONO's concert tariff takes effect April 1st 

We would like to point out that some of the information in this text is outdated, specifically this concerns the adjustment in percentage from April 1, 2026 and the section "new model from 2027". Read the reason here.

TONO is changing the concert tariff to ensure that songwriters, composers and lyricists receive payment that is commensurate with the value their works and songs add to concert organizers. The changes are being introduced in stages over three years to give organizers predictability and time to adapt. 

Percentage adjustment 

•  April 1, 2025: First adjustment of payment for income above NOK 226,000
  Starting April 1, concert organizers will pay the creators 2,5 percent of gross ticket revenues above NOK 226,000, up from 2 percent previously. There will be no changes to the model for ticket revenues up to this level. For concerts with gross ticket revenues below this level, there will be no changes to the percentage rate.

•  April 1, 2026: From 2,5 to 3 percent for incomes above approximately 226,000
  On April 1, 2026, the payment for revenues at the top level, approximately NOK 226,000, will be adjusted from 2,5 percent to 3 percent. For concerts with gross ticket revenues below this level, there will be no change in the percentage rate.

New model from 2027 

The new model means that payments to creators will better reflect the overall concert economy.
 

•  January 1, 2027: Expanded calculation basis
  From January 1, 2027, payments to music creators will be calculated based on both gross ticket revenues and concert-relevant subsidies – that is, subsidies that can be directly linked to concert performances. Revenues that are not directly related to concerts are excluded from the calculation basis. There will also be a limit for subsidies of NOK 50,000. Organizers with annual subsidies of less than NOK 50,000 will therefore only pay TONO based on gross ticket revenues.  

Background to the change 

The purpose of the adjustment is to give songwriters, composers and lyricists a share of the concert economy that is proportional to the economic value the music represents for the organizers – and to all concert-relevant sources of income in the concert market. 

TONO notified the change on May 28, 2024, and this winter information was sent out digitally and by mail to customers with a concert license.  

Do you have questions?
Please contact TONO's marketing department by email: marked@tono.no or telephone 22 05 72 00.