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Ruby Fields has turned a pretty grim year into pretty creative one. But the road ahead is a tricky one for every Australian artist trying to make a buck from gigs. The winners will be nimble. That’s…

The full extent of the health crisis on Australia’s live entertainment space is presented in a crushing new report, which finds more than two-thirds of professional jobs will literally vanish this…

The sun is hammering down, the days stretching longer. In the natural order of things, the beat of the summer festivals should be growing louder. This is not a normal year. Good Day Sunshine is not a…

With revenue all but drying up during the health crisis, the vast majority of businesses across Australia’s live industry are facing shutdown in the next half-year. And as many as one third of the…

2020 is a write-off. Touring proper is still some way off, there’s no sight of a vaccine and with summer coming, you’d best book your break close to home. With all that in mind, Michael Gudinski has…

Following a bleak winter for concert fans, a breakthrough. Music festivals are set for a return to the west coast. John Butler, Xavier Rudd, Josh Pyke, Kyle Lionhart and other homegrown artists are…

Despite claims from the very top, the novel coronavirus hasn’t magically disappeared. The live industry is grounded indefinitely, face masks are the hot fashion tip, and Melburnians are binging on…

If you thought we’d experienced the bumpiest stage of 2020, buckle in. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has quietly hiked the price for U.S. visas by more than 50%, and tweaked some key…

If Michael Gudinski is feeling exhausted from 2020, he’s earned it. When the COVID-19 crisis smashed the touring circuit, Gudinski hit the phones and turned his attention to the small screen. In a…

It wasn’t exactly full-steam ahead for Spotify during the pandemic, as the streamer saw its base of paid subscribers grow from 130 million to 138 million in the second quarter, ahead of analysts’…