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read more24th August 2022 - ASM Global venues secure four of the top five rankings for Australia/New Zealand
22nd August 2022 - South Australian Government reveals $10 million fund to back live music and festivals
16th April 2021 - Returning to full capacity operations sees Perth’s Optus Stadium and RAC Arena look to recruit
19th August 2022 - Looking to deliver ‘vibrant precincts connecting people’ VenuesWest launches five-year strategic plan
18th August 2022 - New ASM Global partnership looks to create ‘the most sustainable venues in the world’
25th July 2022 - Melbourne Royal Show set for September return with major live music program
19th July 2022 - West HQ’s Sydney Coliseum Theatre secures Australian premiere of Madagascar - The Musical
11th July 2022 - TEG appoints Luke Bould as Chief Commercial Officer to drive global growth opportunities
31st May 2022 - Leading promoters fearful of rising cost pressures on live music
18th April 2022 - Bluesfest kickstarts besieged Australian live music industry and supports flood-ravaged local community
5th May 2022 - Promoter and producer Michael Cassel receives Honorary Doctorate from UOW
22nd March 2022 - Mushroom Group and AEG announce new executive and leadership structure for Frontier Touring
17th February 2022 - Ticketmaster and Snapchat offer consumers new way to discover upcoming live entertainment events
27th September 2021 - Promoter Paul Dainty confirms postponement of Guns N’ Roses’ Australasian tour to late 2022
23rd September 2021 - Uneven path to return of live entertainment in Melbourne and Sydney
11th August 2021 - Australian live entertainment groups call for federal insurance guarantee
9th July 2021 - TEG announces launch of new global partnership
8th July 2021 - VMA says Australia getting vaccinated is the key to live entertainment industry’s road to recovery
29th June 2021 - Pollstar recognises Auckland’s Eden Park as world’s number one stadium
19th May 2021 - Midnight Oil to headline Bluesfest’s rescheduled festival in October
21st April 2021 - Bluesfest named finalist for ‘Music Festival of the Decade’ by Pollstar
25th March 2021 - Federal Government announces $135 million in funding for live entertainment
19th March 2021 - Live Performance Australia calls for 100% capacity in all live entertainment venues
17th March 2021 - New COVIDSafe system launched specifically for live entertainment industry
13th July 2020 - Pollstar ranks Auckland’s Mt Smart Stadium among world’s top 20 venues
7th April 2020 - New Pollstar figures show Elton John’s Australasian dates as world’s second most successful tour
28th October 2019 - Billboard reports strong performance by ASM Global’s Australian arenas
4th October 2019 - Australasian venues rate highly on Billboard’s ‘2019 Arena Power List’
24th January 2019 - Frontier Touring ranked top Australian promoter in new Billboard global report
11th April 2019 - Leading global promoters Frontier Touring and AEG announce strategic joint venture
11th April 2019 - AEG Ogden welcomes Gudinski and Chugg to its global family
28th November 2019 - Rod Laver Arena named as a top 10 highest grossing venue
21st August 2018 - New name for Melbourne’s Hisense Arena
16th July 2018 - Australasian venues strong performers in Pollstar’s Mid-Year concert rankings
16th July 2018 - Pollstar acknowledges Bluesfest as Australia’s top music festival
16th July 2018 - Pollstar Mid-Year Charts show soaring ticket prices as Ed Sheeran’s tour breaks records
19th July 2017 - Pollstar Mid-Year rankings show Australia’s outdoor venues eclipsing indoor arenas
31st May 2017 - Calls for renaming of Margaret Court Arena after Grand Slam winner’s comments on gays
16th March 2015 - Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena emerges as a new venue for live music
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