Live Performance Australia Archives - The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/tag/live-performance-australia/ Music Industry News, Jobs & Charts Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:09:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://images-r2.thebrag.com/tmn/uploads/tmn-favicon-32x32.png Live Performance Australia Archives - The Music Network https://themusicnetwork.com/tag/live-performance-australia/ 32 32 ‘A 5-year Transitional Cycle of Change’: Music Festivals Under the Microscope https://themusicnetwork.com/transitional-cycle-music-festivals-panel-variety-live-business-breakfast/ Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:09:22 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=128206 “We're in a probably a five-year transitional cycle of change,” explains Evelyn Richardson, the outgoing CEO of Live Performance Australia.

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]]> LPA CEO Evelyn Richardson to Step Down https://themusicnetwork.com/lpa-ceo-evelyn-richardson-to-step-down/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 01:43:28 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=128009 Evelyn Richardson, the long-standing CEO of Live Performance Australia, will depart from the trade body at year’s end. The development marks the end of an era for the trade body, led by New Zealand-born Richardson for close to two decades. “It has been a privilege to serve as chief executive for what will be 18 […]

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]]> After $1.4 billion COVID blow-out, live biz now looks at future-proofing itself https://themusicnetwork.com/australia-live-music-sector-covid-hit/ Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:19:21 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=99670 The dire state of Australia's live music sector throughout COVID-19 has been revealed.

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]]> COVID-19 ripped out $1.4BN from live sector in 2020: Report https://themusicnetwork.com/covid-19-obliterate-live-sector-2020-lpa/ Thu, 21 Oct 2021 00:53:20 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/covid-19-obliterate-live-sector-2020-lpa/ The pandemic “obliterated” the live entertainment industry last year, wiping out $1.4 billion in revenue and reducing the sector by 70%. That’s the dark tale illustrated by Live Performance Australia’s annual ticketing data, published Thursday (Oct. 21). If you’re looking for a ray of sunshine, don’t scan the 2019 and 2020 Ticket Attendance and Revenue […]

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]]> Government urged to assist the return of international touring https://themusicnetwork.com/leif-live-music-study/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 01:30:28 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=96857 "Aussie fans are hungry for the world’s biggest performers to return to our shores."

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]]> Live sector sends open letter to Victoria’s chief health officer, pleading to bring Melbourne back to life https://themusicnetwork.com/victoria-live-sector-open-letter-brett-sutton/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 00:58:36 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=95365 Victoria's repeated lockdowns "are having a crippling long-term effect and have brought our industries to the brink of collapse".

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]]> LPA’s Evelyn Richardson on negotiating lifeline with Federal Gov’t: ‘We were clear on our top three priorities’ https://themusicnetwork.com/lpas-evelyn-richardson-interview/ Thu, 13 May 2021 00:42:53 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/lpas-evelyn-richardson-interview/ 2020 was the worst. For years to come, youngsters will be instructed to never discuss religion, politics or 2020 during polite dinner conversation. From the scorched earth that was the year of the pandemic, green shoots. Concerts are back, national tours are penciled in, awards season returned. Life feels relatively normal heading into the southern […]

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]]> 2021 Helpmann Awards cancelled https://themusicnetwork.com/2021-helpmann-awards-cancelled/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 07:02:22 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=93347 The Helpmanns will be reimagined for 2022 and beyond.

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]]> LPA announces cancellation of Helpmann Awards https://themusicnetwork.com/lpa-announces-cancellation-of-helpmann-awards/ Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:17:30 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/lpa-announces-cancellation-of-helpmann-awards/ Live Performance Australia (LPA) has announced that the annual Helpmann Awards cannot be presented in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency. “Due to the impact of COVID on our industry over the past 12 months, it’s not feasible to proceed with presenting the 2021 Helpmann Awards,” said LPA Chief Executive Evelyn Richardson. […]

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]]> NSW Labor calls to save Bluesfest, establish business interruption fund https://themusicnetwork.com/nsw-labor-bluesfest-business-interruption/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 00:39:02 +0000 https://themusicnetwork.com/?p=93092 The NSW state opposition is calling on the Berejiklian Government to provide financial support for Bluesfest.

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