Coronavirus 2020
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Federal Labor Shadow Arts Minister, Tony Burke has written to both commercial radio stations and streaming services today. He’s calling for additional support for Australian artists through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Yesterday, Tony Burke released a statement stating that our arts and entertainment industry is in trouble. He said the Morrison Government needs to come […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been devastating the Australian (and wider) music industry. We’re seeing frequent cancellations and postponements caused by the outbreak and constantly-changing laws around gatherings. Bands, artists, venues, and booking agents alike are navigating unprecedented territory. We’ve seen the likes of Coachella and Splendour in the Grass be postponed, while SXSW and Groovin’ the […]
Ocean Grove have revealed that a member of their band has tested positive for coronavirus. The band announced the news in a statement today. “After feeling what was interpreted as a common headache, he began experiencing symptoms of the virus on Monday 16th and was tested the following morning,” reads the statement. “Results have come […]
Glastonbury is the latest music festival to be axed due to COVID-19. Scheduled for late June this year, the festival announced its lineup just last Friday. Organisers acknowledged the concern at the time, but said their fingers were crossed. Last night they released a statement, announcing the festival had been cancelled. “Clearly this was not […]
This year’s Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled in light of COVID-19 fears. It was set to go ahead at Rotterdam’s Ahoy Arena in the Netherlands. The venue has a capacity of 16,000, with the competition’s final originally due to take place on Saturday, 16th May. Eurovision broke the news in an official statement last […]
With the Federal Government announcing bans on all non-essential mass gatherings of more than 100 people amid the Coronavirus pandemic, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard have been forced to pull the pin on the sold-out screenings of their debut film, Chunky Shrapnel. The mysterious new flick was set to premiere at a couple of […]
As the dreaded coronavirus pandemic forces us all into social isolation, thereby doing to our events calendar what Godzilla did to Tokyo, a handful of big name musicians are taking their concerts online to remind us what live music is actually like. In addition to Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard livestreaming performances from his […]
At a press conference this morning, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced an immediate ban on non-essential indoor gatherings of 100 people or greater in an attempt to curtail the spread of coronavirus. “That is effective now, as of today,” he clarified. The directive comes the week after Morrison announced a ban on gatherings of […]
Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard has announced he’ll be livestreaming performances from his home studio daily for the next few weeks as coronavirus keeps many of us stuck at home. “I know you are all freaked out right now,” wrote Gibbard in a letter. “I am, too. And while I’m proud that we’re […]
Melbourne muso Kira Puru has called on Australian radio stations to increase their local content in order to support artists through royalties as many feel the financial effects of shows and festivals cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. “A CHALLENGE to Australian radio stations to play mostly/exclusively Aussie artists to jack up our royalties while […]
