Up and Down Under: Australia/NZ market report
Record-shattering tours, disappearing festivals, takeovers, ticket touts and colourful promoters. There’s never a dull moment in the live music scene down under…
Feature By IQ | 7 September 2018
IQ’s Brisbane-based correspondent, Lars Brandle, speaks with the leading players to get a feel for the billion-dollar-plus Australasian industry that never fails to impress First, the bad news. Although there are no disasters to speak of.
Business is solid, live professionals say, though dotted with hurdles and frustrations. The touring cycle has been in a trough in recent years, according to data published by Live Performance Australia (LPA), which reports that attendance is up, ticket prices are down and…
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