concerts

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted us all, even Ed Sheeran: the pop star has saw his touring income drop dramatically to just $3 a day. Prior to the onset of COVID, when Sheeran was one of the…

The pandemic “obliterated” the live entertainment industry last year, wiping out $1.4 billion in revenue and reducing the sector by 70%. That’s the dark tale illustrated by Live Performance…

The New South Wales government’s “roadmap to freedom” provides a glimmer of hope for a desperate live music industry. Published today (Sept. 9), NSW Health’s much-vaunted plan is a…

Live Nation is growing its business in these parts with the acquisition of leading Perth-based touring company Mellen Events. Through the partnership, announced Friday (July 16), LN will get a…

In love, it is said, absence makes the heart grow fonder. In real life, the absence of music makes the head hurt. A U.K. study found that the pandemic has created a pent-up demand for live music, an…

Concerts are back, but not quite as we know it. The federal government's bungled vaccinations roll-out has ensured Australia's borders remain closed to anyone not willing to kill a fortnight in…

Live Nation Entertainment, still reeling from the pandemic and the global shutdown of live entertainment, is now in the crosshairs of U.S. Congress. On Monday, five members of Congress issued a…

-By Gray Bartlett MBE, Vice President of NZ Concert Promoters AssociationThe live industry’s troubles in Australia are well reported, and they reached fever pitch in the press last week when…

Three years ago is a lifetime in live music. In 2018, Australia’s concerts industry was going gangbusters. Ed Sheeran smashed all the records when his Divide tour shifted more than 1.1 million…

Live music is playing an altogether different ball game to sport, and it could spell the end of gigs. That’s the gist of an impassioned plea from James Young, co-owner of Melbourne’s legendary Cherry…