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Cold Chisel to reunite and tour Australia
Australia’s most distinguished rock’n’roll band has announced a 50th anniversary tour.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Deborah Conway condemns ‘extreme intolerance’ at Hobart concert
The singer and her musician husband have called out the actions of protesters after a woman threatened another with a glass shard on Saturday.
- by Karl Quinn
‘He doesn’t believe you’: Nicki Minaj reportedly arrested for possessing drugs in Amsterdam
The rapper and pop star was travelling to England for the next stop of her world tour when police reportedly said they found drugs in her luggage.
- by Avi Selk
‘NIMBYs will NIMBY’: Residents in ‘nice suburb’ object to more events at Moore Park
Plans to hold more events in a section of the Entertainment Quarter at Moore Park have sparked opposition from residents.
- by Andrew Taylor
US moves to break up biggest music company in Australia after Taylor Swift fiasco
Live Nation’s controversial merger with Ticketmaster has been under the microscope since fans struggled to buy tickets for Taylor Swift’s massive Eras tour.
- by Tony Romm and Perry Stein
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The plan to use White Bay Power Station to fix Sydney’s live music crisis
The decommissioned power station is proposed to become a concert venue, dance hall and home for production spaces once the Biennale of Sydney packs up.
- by Linda Morris
This album helped define the ’90s, now the band will play it in full for the first time
As Air plays 1998’s Moon Safari live for the first time, the odd couple reveals the story behind the era-defining album – and their own relationship.
- by Barry Divola
New rule could force superstars like Taylor Swift to promote Aussie musicians
The Australian music industry has united in a campaign to help boost the struggling live scene.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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The Zoo’s demise is live music’s canary in the coalmine
It’s up to all levels of government to pull as many levers as they can to ensure our proud live music scene can keep going for generations to come.
- by Cameron Atfield
Jobs at Bunnings: How Australia’s musicians, actors and artists scratch a living
Half of Australia’s working artists are earning as little as $200 from their craft as the sector falls deeper into crisis.
- by Linda Morris