covid

The year 2020 is, thankfully, in the rearview mirror. But for thousands of music industry professionals whose livelihoods have been crushed by the pandemic, the months ahead aren’t any less…

With the pandemic far from over, festivals are still having to make last-minute changes to their programs.

Wearing a mask – the right type -- could be enough to keep you COVID-free at a gig, whether you keep your distance from other punters or not. That’s among the findings of an experiment in Spain,…

Stages and dancefloors will be quiet across Brisbane this weekend, at the very least, after the state Premier announced a three-day lockdown to try crush the community spread of Britain’s mutant…

The marketplace for ticketing hit a wall in 2020. A COVID wall. With a vaccine on the way, and Australia’s states and territories largely getting a grip on community transmissions, that barrier…

Australia’s live entertainment sector desperately needs a new fund to shield businesses from future lockdowns, like the one that turned 2020 into a wasteland for concerts and touring. Live…

The Australian Festival Association has a new board. Announced early Friday (6th November), the ten-member board includes re-lected founding members Adelle Robinson (Managing Director of Fuzzy…

Life is tough in live. And there’s no timeline on a return to normal. Politicians and their policies will largely dictate the survival rate for companies up and down the music industry’s food chain.…

When prime minister Scott Morrison presented his long-overdue $250 million relief package for the arts back in June, the music industry was represented by a familiar face. Guy Sebastian, the one-time…

The fledgling Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC) is taking shape, with the unveiling of its first full board and the appointment of the advocacy group's inaugural Executive General…