Festivals

No breaches under the new Act were reported over summer.

New research tracks fan sentiment on live music gatherings.

A string of strip-searches by NSW cops on underaged festival-goers weren’t just objectionable and unpleasant, they were “unlawful,” a police watchdog has said. An independent inquiry has handed down…

With Bluesfest wiped from the calendar and life shuffling on in lockdown, Easter 2020 was more subdued than a gardening session with your grandma. But if you tapped out of Netflix for a time on…

Coachella won’t be happening next month. As the Coronavirus spreads across the globe and beats-up the stock markets, Coachella has been postponed to avoid the worst of the health crisis. Coachella…

So Frenchy So Chic is making the leap from Australia to the U.K. To coincide with the tenth anniversary of the French-themed buffet of music, arts and cuisine, So Frenchy will expand into London for…

As the live music community reels from another fatality at a music festival, NSW decision-makers are refusing to budge on pill testing. A 24-year-old Victorian man died on Sunday, the first day of…

The NSW live music sector enjoyed a win of sorts last week when the state’s Upper House voted to amend draft legislation to include establishing an industry roundtable, ending a year-long stalemate…

The live sector is hailing a “significant win” after the New South Wales Parliament finally agreed to convene a roundtable which, in time, should enable promoters and music professionals to chime in…

The Bill now heads to the Legislative Assembly to accept or reject the amendments.