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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…

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 spreads, and a raft of events fold or face dwindling numbers, Australia’s live entertainment sector has been urged to carry on, and play smart. The COVID-19 virus is spreading just…

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…

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…