Sports events
NB! As of 1 January 2027, the licence fee rates for free sports events attended by more than 600 people will change, as will the conditions under which the higher rate applies to sports events with a concert part. The new rates and conditions are set out below.
The licensing fee depends on the type of sporting event – whether it is an event where music is a mandatory component of the sport (e.g., figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, competitive dance, dance competitions) or not. The fee also varies based on whether music is played solely as background music or if there is a concert component involving live performance. The licensing fee is calculated based on the revenue received from entry and/or participation fees.
A licensing agreement for the public performance of musical works at a sporting event must be concluded at least 2 working days before the event.
All tickets distributed through barter transactions will be included in the admission fee and will be calculated on the basis of the average ticket sales price.
Tickets distributed free of charge, which represent more than 10% of the total number of tickets for the event, will be included in the admission fee and will be calculated on the basis of the average ticket sales price.
1-100 people: 15 € per day of the event
101-300 people: 20 € per day of the event
301-600 people: 35 € per day of the event
601-1000 people: 55 € per day of the event
For each additional 1,000 attendees: an additional 45 € per day of the event
All tickets distributed through barter transactions will be included in the admission fee and will be calculated on the basis of the average ticket sales price.
Tickets distributed free of charge, which represent more than 10% of the total number of tickets for the event, will be included in the admission fee and will be calculated on the basis of the average ticket sales price.
1-100 people: 25 € per day of the event
101-300 people: 35 € per day of the event
301-600 people: 50 € per day of the event
601-1000 people: 80 € per day of the event
For each additional 1,000 attendees: an additional 60 € per day of the event
If only background music is played at the sports event or the concert part of the sports event is free for everyone
0.5% of the admission fee or participation fee of the sports event, but not less than 15 € per event day.
All tickets distributed through barter transactions are included in the admission fee, and the licence fee for these tickets is calculated on the basis of the average ticket price.
Free tickets exceeding 10% of the total number of tickets for the event are included in the admission fee, and the licence fee for these tickets is calculated on the basis of the average ticket price.
If such a sports event is free of charge for participants (i.e. no admission and/or participation fee is charged), the licence fee depends on the number of people who attended the event:
1-100 people: 15 € per event day
101-300 people: 20 € per event day
301-600 people: 35 € per event day
601-1000 people: 70 € per event day
For each additional 1000 people: an additional 120 € per event day
If music is a mandatory component of the sport (e.g. figure skating, rhythmic gymnastics, competitive dancing, dance competitions) or the concert part of the sports event is intended exclusively for participants who have paid a participation fee or spectators who have bought a ticket
2.5% of the admission fee or participation fee of the sports event, but not less than 25 € per event day.
All tickets distributed through barter transactions are included in the admission fee, and the licence fee for these tickets is calculated on the basis of the average ticket price.
Free tickets exceeding 10% of the total number of tickets for the event are included in the admission fee, and the licence fee for these tickets is calculated on the basis of the average ticket price.
If such a sports event is free of charge for participants (i.e. no admission and/or participation fee is charged), the licence fee depends on the number of people who attended the event:
1-100 people: 25 €per event day
101-300 people: 35 € per event day
301-600 people: 50 € per event day
601-1000 people: 100 € per event day
For each additional 1000 people: an additional 160 € per event day
NB! The licence fee rates shown here do not include the amount of VAT to be added by the EAÜ under the Value-Added Tax Act, which is calculated on the EAÜ’s commission and shown as a separate line on the invoice submitted by the EAÜ.
For a live performance (a band or an artist) in a sporting event, a repertoire report shall be submitted in addition to the financial report, which can be found at the following website http://rep.eau.org.
Contact persons for the EAÜ public performance licensing department

Isabel Mõistus
Public performance of musical works (Tallinn), licensing