Australia facing live music shortage over summer

Concerts and festivals not expected to return "in a major way" until well into next year, says Live Performance Australia CEO

Splendour in the Grass 2019
Splendour in the Grass

Trade body Live Performance Australia says the country’s cautious reopening has left it facing a shortage of touring artists over the summer months.

The organisation’s CEO Evelyn Richardson says the December to February summer period is shaping up to be a quiet one, with music events not expected to return “in a major way” until well into next year.

“We’ve missed the opportunity to bring in a lot of our international touring acts for this summer, and with…

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