--- title: "Festival Cash Flow Management | Fund Costs Before Sales the UK" description: "Plan festival cash flow: pay artist and venue deposits before tickets sell, get ticket revenue sooner, apply for funding and track every payment." canonical: "https://www.ticketfairy.com/event-ticketing/festival-cash-flow-management" --- Guide for Festival Organisers # Festival Cash Flow Management: Pay Today's Costs With Tomorrow's Ticket Sales the UK Close the Gap Between Deposits and Ticket Revenue - **Daily** Payouts while you sell - **Capital** Funding repaid from sales - **Vault** Accounts, cards and transfers [Get Started](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome) [Book Demo Call](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/book-a-demo) Ask Fai, our AI teammate, about Ticket Fairy’s features, pricing and how it could work for your event. No setup fees or subscription required ![Ticket Fairy event dashboard](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/resources/css/pages/contact-us-v4/img/dashboard-main-optimized.jpg) Get ticket revenue sooner, fund deposits from future sales and see every payment for each event. Run your events like a company many times your size. Sell more tickets, understand your audience and run your event with less admin. **25,000+** Events ticketed **10M+** Tickets issued **US$300M+** Ticket sales **10+** Countries What you can do ## Tools That Keep Festival Cash Moving ### Daily Payouts While You Sell Connect your own Stripe account, where your country supports it, and ticket revenue reaches your bank each day. ### Bring Revenue Forward Sell presales, early bird tiers and timed releases so more money arrives before your biggest costs are due. ### Payment Plans for Buyers Let buyers pay for weekend and VIP passes in instalments, so more of them commit early in the on-sale. ### Funding Repaid From Sales Apply for Ticket Fairy Capital for artist deposits, venue deposits and production, and repay as your tickets sell. ### A Statement for Every Event See sales, refunds and the amount to expect for each event and currency in Vault, with the expected payout window. ### Controlled Team Spending Give your crew team cards with spending limits, link each card to an event and pay several suppliers in one batch. [Explore all features](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/features) Our team answers your buyers, day and night ## Our team answers your ticket buyers' questions for you, at no extra cost. ### 24/7 ticket buyer support Our support team is there around the clock to help your ticket buyers with any question, by email, chat and social media. ### Help moving from another platform When you move from another platform, our team can set up your events and branding and train your team, timed around your on-sale date. ### Multi-channel support You can get support by email, WhatsApp and video call on Zoom or Google Meet, plus a help centre full of guides and FAQs. ### Help during your event If something goes wrong during an on-sale, contact our team at any hour and we will help you fix it. ## Your ticket price and the fee Standard buyer-paid ticket fees include payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers. Taxes, optional services, bank instalments and custom agreements may change the total. Pricing for the UK ### Ticketing fees in the UK Fees depend on your ticket price and country. All standard fees shown include payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers. 🎟️ You and your attendees pay no fees on free tickets 💎 8–10% of the ticket price: the higher the ticket price, the lower the fee 📊 Minimum fee of £1.00 per paid ticket ✅ Core ticketing, standard payment processing and customer service for your ticket buyers included ### What your ticketing fee includes - Your ticketing platform and event tools - Standard card payment processing - Campaigns and buyer referral rewards - Customer service for your ticket buyers, handled by Ticket Fairy, plus support for you - Real-time analytics dashboard - Mobile check-in app No setup fee or required monthly fee • By default, buyers pay the fee on top of your ticket price and you receive the full ticket price [See full pricing breakdown](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/pricing) Why Ticket Fairy ## Pay Artists and Venues Before Ticket Revenue Arrives ### Deposits due months before the on-sale? Apply for Capital to fund artist and venue deposits, then repay as tickets sell. ### Ticket money held until after the event? Connect your own Stripe account, where your country supports it, and get ticket revenue paid out daily while you sell. ### Unsure what each event still owes? See each event's statement, payout window and supplier payments together in Vault, where available. How Ticket Fairy helps ## Why Festival Cash Flow Is Hard A festival spends most of its money before it earns most of its revenue. Headline artists often want a deposit when you confirm the booking. The venue or landowner wants a deposit to hold the dates. Production, staging, fencing and marketing all need paying months before the gates open. Ticket Fairy helps you on three sides of that gap. Daily payouts on your own connected Stripe account, where your country supports it, bring ticket revenue to your bank while you sell. Ticket Fairy Capital connects organisers with funding partners for deposits and production costs, repaid from future ticket sales. Where Vault is available, it gives your finance team accounts, team cards and a statement for each event. How it works ## Plan, Fund and Track Your Festival Cash Flow 1. 1 ### Map what you owe and when List each deposit and payment date, then compare it with your expected ticket sales in the cash flow planner. 2. 2 ### Bring money in sooner Connect daily payouts, plan your ticket releases and apply for Capital if deposits come first. 3. 3 ### Track every event Follow payouts, statements, card spending and supplier payments for each event in Vault, where available. ## A Breakdown of Festival Cash Flow, Month by Month Read more ### Festival Cash Flow, Stage by Stage **Booking stage.** You confirm artists, the site and key suppliers. Deposits leave your account and no tickets have sold yet. This is the deepest point of the gap. **On-sale stage.** Presales and [early bird](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/event-promo-codes) tiers bring the first ticket revenue. With daily payouts, that money reaches your bank as you sell. Payment plans spread larger passes across several months. **Final weeks.** Balances for artists, production and staff fall due as late sales arrive. Keep money aside for refunds you may need to give. **After the event.** You pay the last suppliers, check each event statement and settle the books. ### How to Fund Festival Deposits Before Tickets Sell Banks often see seasonal revenue and no physical assets. Ticket Fairy Capital connects eligible event businesses with funding partners who look at your ticket sales history on any platform, your event track record and your projected sales. Apply online and get a decision within a few business days. Funds typically arrive 1-2 weeks after approval. Repayments follow your ticket sales under the terms you agree with the funding partner, with no fixed [monthly payments](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/event-payment-plans). Read more on the [event funding](https://www.ticketfairy.com/capital) page. ### How to See Where Festival Money Goes Where Vault is available, it lists each event with who collects its ticket money, the payout state and the expected payout window. Each event has a statement for each currency with its sales, refunds and the amount you can expect. Each event also has a list of the artists and suppliers it must pay. Issue team cards with limits for your production crew and link each card to the event. Pay up to 100 saved recipients in one batch. See the [event banking](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/event-banking) page for accounts, cards and transfers. ### Important information Ticket Fairy is a fintech company, not a bank. Ticket Fairy is not a direct lender. Vault banking services are provided through regulated banking partners, and Capital funding through third-party funding partners who make every funding decision. Availability varies by country. 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Connect your own Stripe account, where your country supports it, to get daily payouts while you sell. When Ticket Fairy processes your sales, your payout usually arrives 10 to 15 business days after the event. If there are chargebacks or cancellations, it can be held until the chargeback window closes. #### How can I pay artist deposits before tickets go on sale? Eligible event businesses can apply for Ticket Fairy Capital. Funding partners look at your sales history on any platform, your track record and your projected sales. Approval, amounts and terms depend on the funding partner. [Event funding](https://www.ticketfairy.com/capital) #### How do I repay Capital funding? If approved, repayments come out of your ticket sales as they happen, under the terms you agree with the funding partner. There are no fixed monthly payments. #### Do payment plans slow down my cash flow? Buyers pay the first instalment at checkout and the rest on a schedule. With daily payouts on your own connected Stripe account, each instalment reaches your bank as it is paid. When Ticket Fairy processes your sales, you are paid after your event. Plans often help buyers commit to a larger pass earlier. #### Are Capital and Vault available in my country? Both depend on your country and your type of business. Capital funding is offered in US dollars, pounds sterling and euros. Vault has an availability check on the event banking page, where we confirm which accounts, cards and transfers you can use. [Check Vault availability](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/event-banking) #### Is there a tool to plan my festival cash flow? Yes. The event cash flow planner shows when money goes out and comes in, so you can see the gap before you book. [Event cash flow planner](https://www.ticketfairy.com/tools/event-cash-flow-planner) Ready when you are ## Pay Your Festival Costs Without Waiting for the Gates to Open [Plan Your Festival Cash Flow](https://manage.ticketfairy.com/welcome) [Book Demo Call](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/book-a-demo) Start selling free without a credit card, then add daily payouts, Capital and Vault as your festival grows. The Ticket Fairy, Inc. is a fintech company and technology platform. The Ticket Fairy, Inc. is not a bank, financial institution, or regulated financial services provider. Vault banking services are provided through regulated banking partners. Ticket Fairy is not a direct lender and does not make credit decisions. Ticket Fairy acts solely as a technology provider, connecting event businesses with third-party lending partners. All funding decisions, terms, and conditions are determined by the respective lending partners. --- This page is on Ticket Fairy, a ticketing, marketing and operations platform for live events and the venues that host them: festivals, club nights, concerts, conferences and tours, and night clubs, beach clubs and concert venues. It grows revenue with fan rewards that turn an audience into a sales channel, and runs the money side with payments and payouts, Vault business banking, and working capital advanced against ticket sales. [How Ticket Fairy ticketing works](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/) · [Ticket Fairy for AI assistants](https://www.ticketfairy.co.uk/llms.txt)