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Bigsound is back, coronavirus be damned. Organisers of the annual music conference and showcase spectacular last week confirmed the news few of us were expecting, that Bigsound would go ahead in…

The extension of JobKeeper is a welcome lifeline for industries across the nation, but the prospect of a death-plunge for small, live music businesses remains a very real one. That’s the harsh…

ASM Global, the venue and event management giant, is preparing to its re-open its hundreds of venues worldwide, including its family of Australasian sites. The announcement from the Los Angeles-based…

The year 2020 has been a wrench. Buckle in because we haven’t yet seen the worst, according to a new report which warns that three in five U.K. music industry jobs will be lost in the wake of the…

Following a successful test run of socially-distanced gigs in New Zealand, Live Nation will turn its attention to staging COVIDSafe shows in Australia, from next month at the earliest. Speaking with…

Live music and sports have much in common. Huge, loyal fan bases. Massive numbers of participants. Their stars are on pedestals few of us will climb. And both industries, right now, are in tatters.…

Another month, another BTS record. With Sunday’s (June 14) Bang Bang Con: The Live, the K-pop superstars smashed the virtual attendance record and banked a fortune. The 100-minute live stream reached…

Live shows are coming back. And judging by the industry’s response, they can’t come back soon enough. On the weekend, the NSW Government and ARIA unveiled the Great Southern Nights series, which…

Socially distant gigs are coming to Australia, sooner than you think. Brisbane’s iconic live music venue The Zoo rolls out its Anti-Social run of shows from July 11th, featuring kick-arse local and…

Already reeling from the global shutdown of the live music economy, Australia’s concert promoters are absorbing another financial hit, this one created by the federal government. TIO understands the…