How musicians will tour in 2021 Live music is coming back in Australia, but with some borders still shut and COVID hot spots in play, artists will be touring in very different ways.
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Subscriber only Live music may be returning around Australia, but border closures are forcing our musicians to pivot to get on the road again. Missy Higgins has had to replace the Sydney-based members of her band with Melbourne musicians to perform shows in Victoria this weekend. Artists in Sydney s hot spot regions are being axed from some festivals while many acts are unable to lock in full national tours for fear of having to do costly quarantine in West Australia where strict border restrictions remain in place.
The 90s have never sounded so good
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The 90s have never sounded so good
By Jo Roberts
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Remember when Brunswick Street in Fitzroy and King Street in Newtown were the hubs of Australian indie music? If you do, then you’re likely aged somewhere between 40 and 60 and spent more than a few nights watching bands through a haze of ciggie smoke at venues such as Melbourne’s Punters Club and/or Sydney’s Sandringham Hotel. In the back of your wardrobe you may also have a stash of old band T-shirts bought at such venues, now too threadbare (or snug) to wear, but too full of memories to part with.