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Q A is never an easy watch. It’s essential and necessary, and not to everyone’s taste. Like broccoli. If you made it to the end of Monday night’s episode, a special on the coronavirus pandemic, of…

$650 million. That’s what the gig economy needs if it’s to pull through these lean, tough times, according to Live Performance Australia. As the federal government activates an unprecedented shutdown…

Representatives from the live music industry met with government this morning (March 17) to spell out the dire situation thousands of artists, staff and companies find themselves in, and to send out…

Today is the start of new era. Spoiler alert: it could get rough from here. On Friday, prime minister Scott Morrison announced tough new rules on mass gatherings, an enforceable federal directive…

With the Coronavirus potentially stripping hundreds of millions of dollars -- and thousands of jobs -- from Australia’s live industry, the touring space will get worse before it gets better. And…

As the Coronavirus outbreak continues to spread the globe, major music companies are grounding their artists and staff. Every day, a top-shelf touring artist reschedules or scraps tours that’re…

Live Nation Entertainment is pumping money into the nation’s ongoing bushfire relief efforts. The Australian businesses of the concerts juggernaut are donating at least $500,000 to bushfire recovery…

Viagogo is back in the headlines. And the live industry wants some answers. Last week, the rogue secondary ticketing operator and promoters’ enemy No. 1 threw down the gauntlet with a…

GiggedIn, the Australian-owned live music subscription service, is going national. And, perhaps, heading further afield. From next year, the app-based platform, which currently operates in Sydney and…

Arthur Fogel is the biggest player in live music who doesn’t sing, dance or strum a guitar. The Canadian-born impresario has been characterised by Bono as “clearly the most important guy in live…