Australia’s Music Industry in Crisis

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With the COVID-19 pandemic placing a strict ban on gatherings and several territories closing their borders, Australia’s music industry is in meltdown (via rollingstoneaus)

, then floods, now this. Australians have literally weathered a storm, but the coronavirus pandemic is a next-level problem, one that threatens lives and, in one plausible scenario, could unravel the music community., and many thousands more. Including all aspects of live entertainment, from festivals to classical and 4,000 performance spaces, it’s a world worth about $4 billion, according to trade body Live Performance Australia.

, Chief Executive of Live Performance Australia, who at the time of writing was desperately negotiating with the government for a $650 million emergency bailout from the federal government’s multi-billion-dollar stimulus and support fund. Without immediate cash, the future is bleak for Australia’s musicians, the vast majority of whom rely on gigs to stay upright. Most were already skint before COVID-19 was part of the vernacular.went to press, there was no commitment from Canberra on a lifeline. And there’s no timeline on when, or if, life can go back to normal. The live industry is working on a six-month plan. It could get ugly out there.

 

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rollingstoneaus Sir, people are dying violently from COVID19. I'm pretty sure the music industry is on the back burner of importance.

rollingstoneaus ...welcome to the “fear-factor”....

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