A published rate card
Our commission, booking fee and pass-through card processing are all public and all computed live on this page. No quote process, no guessing.
For UK Promoters
An RA alternative with a published rate card
Resident Advisor is the global home of electronic music editorial and a major ticketing outlet, but it does not publish a standard fee schedule for promoters. Rave Essentials publishes every component of its pricing on this page, computed live from our rates, so you can work out your night's economics before you ever talk to us.
Rival rates last checked 26 June 2026. Our figures are live.
What you get with us
Your audience stays yours
Fans can follow your profile, every event you list links back to you, and your sales data is exportable with no lock-in.
Payouts straight to your bank
Money is processed by Stripe and paid out to your bank after the event. Your ticket money sits with the payment provider, not in our accounts.
UK scene discovery included
Your events appear in our UK events hub and across our city and genre discovery pages at no extra cost, alongside door tools, guest lists and QR scanning built in.
Our fees on your night
Computed live from our current standard rates by the same maths as our checkout. The full comparison table is on the ticketing fees page.
Buyer pays
£16.90
You receive
£15.00
- Ticket price£15.00
- Commission (8%)£1.20
- Booking fee (£0.25 per ticket)£0.25
- Card processing at cost (1.50% + £0.20)£0.45
Fees are added at checkout, so you receive the full face value of every ticket.
Ready to put your next night on sale?
Listing is free and takes minutes. Talk to us about launch rates first if you like.
List your eventFees and payout timing are set out in full in our Promoter Service Agreement. More about selling with us on the promoters page.