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The Zoo has always done things different. When the live music venue opened for business in 1992, in a space upstairs on Ann Street, in the heart of Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, punters were provided…

Three years ago is a lifetime in live music. In 2018, Australia’s concerts industry was going gangbusters. Ed Sheeran smashed all the records when his Divide tour shifted more than 1.1 million…

Australia's music industry has secured a multi-million-dollar lifeline, just days before the abrupt end of JobKeeper. Today, the federal government announces $135 million in support, including $125…

Live music is playing an altogether different ball game to sport, and it could spell the end of gigs. That’s the gist of an impassioned plea from James Young, co-owner of Melbourne’s legendary Cherry…

The live industry has met with officials in Canberra as calls mount to let venues operate without “damaging” capacity restrictions. On Monday, the Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC) urged…

Full-tilt, 100% capacity, nothing less. That’s the plead from Live Performance Australia, which is calling on all states territories to remove the restrictions that have crippled the country’s…

The live music community will assemble again this September for the Australian Festival Industry Conference, to be held across three days on the Gold Coast. Virtual reality specialist Ulrich…

Concerts are on the way back. Don’t just take our word, that’s the prediction from Brett Murrihy. The veteran live music professional and former Premier Harbour Senior Agent is more than five years…

The results are in for the latest I Lost My Gig study, and they paint a gloomy picture. More than 50% of respondents warned they would close after 31st March and that our live industry could lose…

Festicket, the U.K.’s end-to-end ticketing and event management platform, is making a concerted push into Australia’s live space with Lost Paradise and Untitled’s Wildlands and For The Love. The…