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The Australian live music industry is in crisis. Is $8.6 million for Revive Live enough to turn things around?
How do our differences unite us? Lessons from a kids’ rock band.
Many artists are expected to organise their own ticket sales and event promotion. This is coupled with low pay from venues and having to juggle music with other full-time jobs.
Perth has had as many as five tributes to Oasis in recent years. As large concerts get more expensive and inaccessible, tributes will become even more important.
Cancellations of Australian music festivals, such as the abrupt end to Pitch Music Festival due to extreme heat, have become all too familiar.
Groovin’ the Moo is the latest in a long line of Australian music festivals to be cancelled. It is the new normal in our age of ‘deep uncertainty’.
With ticket prices rising alongside demand, live concerts can be a major investment.
In 1993, Joel sang, ‘These are the last words I have to say.’ What changed?
Thanks to AI, the future of music is not just about listening, it’s about experiencing.
Musician Cardi Bi is the latest victim in a spate of objects being thrown at musicians on stage – however, there are historical precedents for audiences doing this.
One of the most technologically advanced stadium tours, Eras ticket prices are high, but for fans the payback is a close and cherished experience with Swift.
Africa is considered too high risk as a destination for big US pop tours - but Beyoncé could and should break the mould.
Using earbuds or headphones to play very loud music on devices and going to live gigs are putting up to 1.35 billion young people at risk of permanent hearing loss worldwide.
Investigations are being conducted to figure out what led to the death of eight people during a crowd surge at Travis Scott’s show.
Performances could return sooner than planned if cities are ready to adapt.
Urban planning and cultural policies often neglect electronic dance music. Now the pandemic is forcing the EDM world to come up with new strategies to survive.
The plight of live music mapped in the new survey should concern anyone looking to the return of the country’s diverse live music scene.
Live music venues must be helped to survive the COVID-19 era.
Music lovers and creator have devised new ways to create, experience and fund music.
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Senior Lecturer in Popular and Contemporary Music, Newcastle University
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Department Chair and Professor of Sociology, UMass Amherst
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Research Fellow, Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University
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Lecturer - Creative Industries, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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Professor of Creative and Performing Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Musician, lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and Innovation, De Montfort University
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PhD Student of Arts and Computer Science, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Lecturer in Popular Music Studies, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Music, Newcastle University
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Music Business Lecturer, North Melbourne Institute of TAFE
