Performance Space Booking and FAQ

If you are looking to book gallery exhibit, visit the gallery booking page

Morgan Sean Ryan Memorial Fund
Contributions to the Morgan Sean Ryan Memorial Fund are used to enhance public programming in the AS220 Performance Space. The Fund enables us to bring in larger, national acts and to offer the public free or reduced cover events. Many of the bands you are asking for require guarantees; this fund helps give us the ability to invite them to perform at AS220!
AS220 is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.


The AS220 performance space is not a normal live venue. AS220 is a non-profit community arts center - we maintain affordable residential and work studios, four galleries, a print shop, a Fab Lab, a photo program with traditional darkrooms, a bar and restaurant, a youth program and more! AS220's mission is to provide an uncensored and unjuried forum for Rhode Island artists. This means that any artist living in the state of Rhode Island will get an opportunity to perform or exhibit at AS220.We program all types and genres of original local music and performance Occasionally, we host a book tour, film night, fashion show, record fair, or jaw-dropping international music festival. The AS220 stage hosts ten to twelve events every week, usually three or four acts perform on a given night. Still, our performance space is booked at least two months in advance, so please be patient when requesting a show.


To book a show please read all of the information on this page and the documents linked below. Once you are fully informed, fill out the form below to submit your booking request. Emails or phone calls regarding booking will be directed to this online form. Please be aware that you may not get a personal reply, as it is impossible to personally address every booking request.

Rhode Island artists receive booking priority at AS220.If you are not from Rhode Island, fill in the form below, but please note that there are not as many opportunities for out of state acts to perform at AS220. While we do host national and international performers, there are always RI artists sharing the bill. If you know local acts that you would want to perform with, contact them; it's often best to book a show at AS220 through a local artist. You might also try other venues in Providence such as Tazza, Lupo's, and others. There are also quite a lot of regularly programmed events that are open to everyone or, at least, open to potential collaborations.

Free Speech Poetry and Poet/Singer-Songwriter Open Mics (Poetry Slam Myspace) Songwriters In The Round : A singer/songwriter event hosted by RISA (Rhode Island Songwriter Association)
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In addition to these events, there is an open live-model figure drawing session every Tuesday, monthly Geek Dinners, monthly cabaret variety shows with the Empire Revue, B-Sharp Music shows, and occasional film screenings. AS220 also hosts evenings for local record labels, radio stations, and shops including Tor Johnson Records, Brown Student & Community Radio, and Armageddon on a floating basis. All programming is subject to change. Check the calendar for more details, updates and unexpected surprises!


AS220 aims to support original music. No music licensed by ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC is allowed, unless you are the license holder. This means that all material performed at AS220 must be your original creation or must be in the public domain. Please see this discussion of how we define original work if you need clarification on this policy. For more information about this policy and how it affects your performance check out this one page PDF information sheet/FAQ.

Bookings are handled in the order that they are recieved. If you are offered a show and you choose not to accept or cancel your slated appearance, but still wish to perform at AS220 - you must initiate the booking process anew.

Once you have a show scheduled it is imperative that you read this information sheet. This three page pdf contains info on our original music policy, sound equipment, night of show logistics, hospitality and guest list policies, payment, and so forth.


Once you have booked a show, you should promote your appearance for a good showing. We created a reference list of locations where you can put up a poster and various places where you can send music to help get the word out.

Booking Request Form Please read the text above, download, and peruse the linked documents as they will answer 99% of your questions about performing at AS220! Please fill in all fields as completely and specifically as possible.

Booking Request Form

Please read the text above, download, and peruse the linked documents as they will answer 99% of your questions about performing at AS220!
Please fill in all fields as completely and specifically as possible.