For / Event Organizers

Built a community? Run your own ZAO.

ZAOstock is the fourth event in the ZAO Festivals series after ZAO-PALOOZA NYC, ZAO-CHELLA Miami, and ZAOville in the DMV. The next chapter could be yours - in your city, with your community, under the ZAO Festivals umbrella.

What you get

If you plug in

→The full ZAOstock playbook - run-of-show, sponsor framework, fiscal sponsorship infrastructure (NMC + Fractured Atlas), finders fee structure, livestream rig, partner template.
→Access to the 100+ member ZAO music community for booking artists.
→Brand co-presentation - your event runs as ZAO-{YourCity} with shared visual identity.
→Coaching from Zaal and the team during your first event.
→Per-event revenue split. We work the deal out per-city based on what you bring.

What we ask

In return

→Real local roots in your city. You can answer "why your city" without flinching.
→Capacity to land a venue, permits, and day-of crew. We coach but you operate.
→Participation in the broader ZAO Festivals brand. Not your own competing brand.
→Honest financial reporting. Same break-even ethos that shapes ZAOstock.

How to plug in

Pick a door

Schedule a 30-min intro Ask about hosting a city

Open conversations now for 2027 events. First city to commit gets the slot. Lineage so far: ZAO-PALOOZA (NYC, NFT NYC, April 2024) and ZAO-CHELLA (Miami, Art Basel, December 2024) - both proved the model.