Great Southern Land: Australia market report – part 2
In the concluding part of our deep dive into the Australian market, IQ speaks to the venues and agents working behind the scenes
Feature By IQ | 28 July 2025
IQ presents the second part of our Australia market report, where Jack Revell reveals the state of the venue market and checks in with the agents working behind the scenes. Catch up on part one here.
Venues: Battered Foundations but Battling On
While reports of the festival sector’s demise may have been premature, Australia’s venue landscape has been quietly suffering a more insidious distress. Since 2020, more than 1,300 venues – almost a third of the national total – have…