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Music Is Life Festival Draws Comparisons to Fyre Fest

Jade Kennedy — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:29:16 +0000

Music Is Life Festival was originally scheduled for July 9 and 10 2021, but, as with many events last year, was rescheduled due to COVID.

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NSW government announces huge support package for events impacted by COVID-19

Conor Lochrie — Mon, 17 Jan 2022 02:05:11 +0000

The NSW government has announced a huge support package for events in the state that have been severely impacted by COVID-19. Any major event that was “cancelled or significantly disrupted” due to the virus is eligible to receive support from the Event Saver Fund. The event must have been scheduled to be take place between […]

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The Hillsong youth event is now under investigation

Conor Lochrie — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 02:38:14 +0000

Hillsong is now under investigation for hosting a youth event that went viral this week for clearly breaching COVID-19 restrictions. Just as the Australian government reintroduced COVID protocols that severely impacted the music industry, footage emerged of Hillsong’s youth “Summercamp 2022” event flouting those protocols. Held in Newcastle, the event had hundreds of young people […]

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Sydney producer Cam Nacson appeals for Govt help: “It’s incredibly dire”

Poppy Reid — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 06:08:06 +0000

In an bid to demonstrate the unsustainable nature of NSW’s current system of reactive COVID-19 measures, the Sydney based producer, songwriter, and artist Cam Nacson took to Instagram to call for help and understanding from the state government. “This is Australia living with the virus, look out there…” That was Scott Morrision last Saturday, and […]

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2022 Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely

Conor Lochrie — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:38:33 +0000

The 2022 Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely by The Recording Academy as a result of the troubling Omicron variant. As reported by Billboard earlier this week, multiple sources stated that postponement to a later date was almost an inevitability. The 64th Grammys were due to take place on Monday, January 31st in Los Angeles. The cancellation […]

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After $1.4 billion COVID blow-out, live biz now looks at future-proofing itself

Christie Eliezer — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 00:19:21 +0000

The dire state of Australia's live music sector throughout COVID-19 has been revealed.

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1 in 3 music industry jobs were lost in the U.K. due to COVID-19 pandemic

Conor Lochrie — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 23:43:09 +0000

A damning new report has revealed that an alarming one in three people in the U.K. music industry lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per The Line of Best Fit, the annual This Is Music report was published on Tuesday, October 19th, and provided some sobering statistics. It reported that 69,000 jobs […]

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Iconic Canberra venue Transit Bar seems to be reopening

Conor Lochrie — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 04:42:24 +0000

It was a sad day for the Canberra music scene when one of their most iconic venues, Transit Bar, shut its doors last year. While it closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it wasn’t due to lockdowns that the venue closed. As the bar’s manager Barry Howarth revealed back then, as per Riotact, […]

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Event to address managing risks of COVID on dancefloors

Staff Writer — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:36:51 +0000

How can dancefloors safely return?

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Funding lifeline for performing sector as musicals switch on

Christie Eliezer — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 23:02:40 +0000

Musicals are preparing to welcome back crowds.

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