Is today the day the music dies?

Live music by Australian-based artists is slowly disappearing. Music festivals are pausing or shutting down. Local venues are quietly fading away, either dropping performances or shutting up shop altogether. 

This trend has become so alarming that the Australian Parliament is holding a national inquiry into the problems faced by Australia’s live music industry and possible solutions.

The downward spiral of our country’s live music industry is is likely due to a range of factors including climate change and extreme weather impacting outdoor music festivals like the Read the full article on Unimelb Pursuit...