Private concerts require approval.

1. Holding a music festival requires approval from the competent authorities - the local cultural bureau and the publicity department (requires planning plan, organizer qualifications, performance license, and planned invitation of bands. If an overseas band is involved, approval from the Ministry of Culture is required) , after agreeing, you can start preparations. 2. Submission to the local public security bureau’s large-scale event office for approval (planning plan, approval documents from the cultural department, event security plan, emergency evacuation plan, fire protection plan, etc.), participating bands, and the number of people expected to attend, generally less than 500 people to the county-level public security agency It can be approved by the prefecture-level public security bureau if there are less than 1,000 people. Approval is required by the provincial public security department if there are less than 1,000 people. 3. Venue construction permit and stage construction permit are not required in some places