A clear licence
Understand which music, spaces and uses the offer covers, with relevant country information alongside it.
Background music for business
Music for bars and pubs. A groove that leaves room to talk.
A quiet first table and a full evening bar need different amounts of movement. Start with instrumental soul or relaxed jazz when orders and conversation lead the room, then compare a brighter groove as service builds. Open Hours offers original stations and saved venue schedules; hear the examples before deciding what belongs in your bar.
See pricing ↗Plans for one venue in these countries: Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States. A card is required for the trial; cancel any time. Conditions for each country
Weekly schedules with special datesOriginal music, licensed for businessOne plan per venue
The music and the licence, together
Good music.
Less to worry about.
Your business needs the right atmosphere and a clear way to use the soundtrack. The catalogue and its business licence come together, with the scope and cost explained before you subscribe.
How simple licensing works ↗Plans available in: Australia · New Zealand · United Kingdom · United States
A price you can see
One plan per venue, monthly or yearly, with the price shown before you sign up. No separate licence for every song or play.
A$19.99 · NZ$24.99 · £9.99 · $14.99 / month
See pricing ↗A schedule that runs the day
Plan opening, busy hours and wind-down once. Special dates handle holidays and closures, and gap music covers unscheduled time.
Find your kind of sound
Compare a few sounds for your bar.
Explore stations and collections for your space. Listen to public samples here; full business playback requires the applicable account access and licence.
Explore the station concepts. Audio previews will appear as recordings are ready.
Golden hour
Soul · Instrumental
After the rush
Jazz · Instrumental
Good energy
House · Instrumental
Daylight disco
Disco · Instrumental
A rhythm for the working day
Match the moment, not just the genre.
01
First drinks and after-work arrivals
Try Golden hour for warm soul, or After the rush for a more relaxed jazz direction. Picture a guest ordering across the counter and two friends talking at a small table. The opening choice should give the room character at a comfortable level even before it fills; do not judge it only from the speakers behind the bar.
02
A busier evening
Compare the more pronounced house pulse of Good energy with Daylight disco's brighter groove. A change in rhythm can give a busy room a different feel without turning up every speaker. Check tables close to food service as well as the bar itself. These are instrumental background options, so choose another arrangement if the event needs a performer, requests or a dancefloor programme.
03
Last orders and the quieter finish
Return to a warmer or less insistent selection as guests finish talking and staff close the room. Plan the change around your actual service, rather than letting the peak-evening choice run until the doors lock. If a shift ends after midnight, check the venue-local day and the next day's schedule before saving the handover.
Save a daily schedule in your account. The venue player follows it while the browser stays open and your device stays awake.
Sketch your day’s music ↗Make it work in your space
Choose music for the way you actually operate.
Make ordering the first sound check
Play the sample, then test the full programme in your own room. Have an ordinary exchange at the ordering point and another across a seated table. If the music makes either exchange harder, reduce the level or try an arrangement with less forward rhythm. A louder crowd is a reason to reassess the music, not an instruction to keep raising its volume.
Agree who changes the music
Leave the next shift a short note: opening station, evening alternative, normal level and who can change them. For a televised match, quiz or live set, decide when background music should be paused and who restores it afterwards. Open Hours' background catalogue and subscription are separate from those other sources and event uses; the venue's applicable offer defines the covered use.
Check the room through a complete service
An appealing sample is a starting point, not proof that every track fits a long evening. Try the station through quieter and busier periods, note any identified mismatch and compare another direction. Stations provide continuous playback; an ordered collection finishes at its end. A scheduled slot does not make a short collection loop until last orders.
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A few useful answers
Choosing music for bar service.
Which station should a conversation-led pub try first?
Compare Golden hour's warm soul and After the rush's relaxed jazz. Choose using the sound at the counter and tables, rather than a genre rule. A livelier bar can also try Good energy or Daylight disco, while keeping ordering audible.
Can the bar follow a saved evening schedule?
Yes. In your account, save the venue schedule and enable Follow saved schedule in playback. Keep that browser workspace open, the device awake and its connection available. The public day planner stores a draft on this device; it does not start the bar's music.
Does this replace music for a DJ set or a live event?
The page helps choose background music for ordinary bar service. Check the country and use conditions in your venue's offer before using music for another purpose. A public preview is a listening sample, not a file to play as your bar's soundtrack.
What does royalty-free business music mean here?
Our direct licence includes the covered catalogue and business uses in your subscription, without a separate royalty invoice from us for every covered track or play. It does not mean unrestricted use or automatically remove local requirements. Your country offer explains its scope before purchase.
How much does it cost?
Each plan covers one venue and one stream, billed monthly or yearly, and starts with a 7-day free trial. The pricing page lists the price for each country before you sign up.
Can I use a preview in my business now?
No. Published samples are for listening on this website while you assess the sound. They do not grant venue-playback or redistribution rights. Playing music in your business needs an active plan.
Is the service limited to the language I’m browsing in?
No. Your preferred language, the country where music plays and the type of use are separate. We are building for businesses globally and reviewing local offers as they become ready. Tell us your location and needs in the enquiry form.
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