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Inspired by World Cafe, the nationally syndicated radio program for which it is named, World Cafe Live opened its doors in 2004 with a mission of “bringing new music to people and new people to music”. World Cafe Live is a live music venue & restaurant that operates on two levels:

The Upstairs Live Café is a restaurant/bar with an intimate live music stage that features performances by some of the Philadelphia region’s most talented performers of rock, folk, pop, country, blues, jazz and R&B music. Capacity: 100 seated / 200 standing.

Downstairs Live is a 3-tiered, state-of-the-art live music venue with a full restaurant and kitchen, featuring live performances by the foremost artists from across the spectrum of contemporary music along with fine food, clear sightlines and flawless sound quality. Capacity: 300 seated / 650 standing.

Image © Patti Singer

Awards Received

“Best New Music Venue” & “Best Kids Concert Series” - Best of Philly, Philadelphia Magazine (2005)

“Best Open Mic” - Philadelphia Style Magazine (2006)

“Best Music Venue” & “Best Open Mic” - Reader's Choice Awards from Philadelphia City Paper (2006)

“Best Live Music Venue” - Best of Citysearch.com, Philadelphia Reader's Choice Award (2006)

“Innovative Business Of the Year” by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (2005)

The Arts and Business Council’s “Business Partnership Award” along with WXPN for the region’s most successful collaboration between an arts institution and a private business. (2005)

“Rehab/Renovation Winner” - Philadelphia Business Journal (2005)

“Diamond in the Rough” - Awarded to Hal Real by Temple University (2006)

Notable Performances

The Bad Plus

The Hooters

Brandi Carlile

James Hunter

George Clinton & Parliament / Funkadelic

Ray LaMontagne

Natalie Cole

Rhett Miller

Jamie Cullum

Lee “Scratch” Perry

James Blunt

Corinne Bailey Rae

Alejandro Escovedo

KT Tunstall

The Hooters in Downstairs Live.

Corporate Sponsorship Program

HEADLINERS

Naming rights to Upstairs Live Cafe and/or Downstairs Live

Upstairs Live programming sponsor

Downstairs Live programming sponsor

VIP mezzanine (balcony) seating for select Downstairs Live events

Advertising space on WCL concert tickets

Exhibit space - interactive display area and product sampling opportunity

Program sponsor for WCL developed national television programs

Exclusive opportunities by product category

OPENING ACTS

Reserved VIP parking

Tickets for select events

Signage opportunities

Go-Bo projected image of your logo

Pre or post show “meet and greet” with and artist (based on artist availability)

World Cafe Live website opportunities

“LiveWire” - World Cafe Live’s weekly e-newsletter which reaches over 30,000 subscribers per week

Banner ad placement on the WCL ticketing page

In-house 30-second visual commercials on box office plasma screen (sponsor provides message, if commercial is not available WCL will create a slide with your company’s logo and message)

In-house 30-second visual commercial on Downstairs Live projection screen (sponsor provides message, if commercial is not available WCL will create a slide with your company’s logo and message)

On-stage announcements

Upstairs Live Cafe window poster placement

Bar advertising - coasters, napkins, neons, drink special boards, menu, etc.

Sponsorship identifcation on various WCL print advertising - weekly advertising in Philadelphia Weekly/PW and Philadelphia City Paper

Opportunity to have sponsored events promoted on weekly radio buys with WXPN

Customized message integration on monthly calendar cards - 10,000 distributed each month to area bars, hotels, restaurants, etc.

BONUS TRACKS

Access to exclusive WXPN in-studio World Cafe sessions

VIP seating for WXPN World Cafe sessions in Downstairs Live

VIP mezzanine (balcony) seating for Friday Free at Noon concerts in Downstairs Live

Invites to MusicLab sessions and other television tapings with national recording artists

Priority notifcation when complimentary tickets become available

Programming Opportunities

DAILY

Live After 5 - A nightly happy hour from 5:30 to 7:30PM with Guest DJs and great drink specials

WEEKLY

Philly Rising Open Mic - Philadelphia’s premier Open Stage event hosted by Bruce Torres. Every Monday at Upstairs Live starting at 7 PM.

New Release Tuesdays - Hear each week's newest releases every Tuesday from 5:30-7:30PM with the weekly featured DJs.

Peanut Butter & Jams presented by Dodge Caravan - A weekly lunchtime concert series for kids and the people who drive them.

OTHER

“Discover New Music” series - Up-and-coming national performers showcased monthly at Downstairs Live.

Indie Rock concert series - Independent artists geared toward the younger/college-aged demographic.

Individual Shows - Corporate sponsors can present individual shows at any time. World Cafe Live presents world-class performers of all genres, including blues, country, rock, indie rock, jazz, reggae and more.

Image © Patti Singer

Loyal Audiences

The World Cafe Live audience is the ideal target demographic for your business. Their loyalty to WCL extends to the businesses they support and products they buy. This is a uniquely committed audience that you can reach through sponsorship of World Cafe Live.

LOYAL, UPSCALE CONSUMERS WITH PURCHASING POWER

72% of our audience is between the ages of 25 and 54.

28% are between the ages of 18 to 24 as we are located on the campus of both the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University.

53% have annual household incomes greater than $75,000+.

29% have annual household incomes greater than $100,000+.

52% have received a college degree or some higher level of education.

Venue Specifications

Contact

Capacity: 1,000

Valerie Abbott

Attendance: 600,000+

Corporate Sponsorship

Live Music Presentations: 750+ annually

267.295.2959

Private Events: 500+ annually

vabbott@worldcafelive.com