Five struggling music festivals given $2 million lifeline

Five struggling music festivals given $2 million lifeline

Five music festivals, some of which were forced to cancel their events in recent years due to economic challenges, have been given a multimillion-dollar lifeline.The pandemic, inflation and the cost-of-living crisis have been to blame for dozens of music festivals around Australia calling off their events, often days or weeks before the scheduled date.Bluesfest, Lost Paradise, Yours and Owls, Listen Out and Field Day have been picked to receive…

AIF partners with Skiddle on Festival Report - Access All Areas

Produced in partnership with the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF), Skiddle has issued what it claims to be its most comprehensive Festival Report to date. The ticketing operations service supplier said its report offers festival organisers actionable data to help maximise success in 2025. Drawing on platform data and third-party studies, the report explores shifts in consumer behaviour, the rising popularity of experience-led and welln…

5 Aussie Music Festivals To Receive Emergency Government Funds After Mass Cancellations

Five recently cancelled Aussie music festivals have been given a multi-million dollar lifeline from the NSW government.

$20M AUD (12.8 Million USD) Festival Support Initiative Proposed

Photo Credit: Danny Howe Australia’s festival sector is suffering more than most, so the Australian Greens have announced a $20 million annual Festivals Support Package. Between rising insurance costs, climate impacts, and reduced consumer spending, Australia’s festival circuit is suffering even more than those worldwide. But the Australian Greens have announced a $20 million (12.8 million USD) annual Festival Support Package designed to strengt…

Labor Commits Additional $16.4 Million To Live Music In Election Push

Labor’s Minister for the Arts Tony Burke had a busy Easter weekend, unveiling a signature election committment in the form of a $16.4 million extension of Revive Live. The project was first implemented last year with $8.6 million for venues and festivals, bringing Labor’s total pledge for to live music under the program to $25 million, including money for infrastructure upgrades, programming, professional development programs, accessibility proj…