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Even megastars like Barbra Streisand have suffered from stage fright.
On Friday, thousands packed into Federation Square for an Amyl and the Sniffers show. Within minutes, the Melbourne gig was cancelled over crowd crush fears.
Small clubs are the incubators of new talent and vital to the music industry’s future. But bigger players are tilting the market and threatening their survival.
If parks become music venues then locals deserve more input, and a fairer share of the rewards.
Despite pressure to cancel Israel performances, Dylan has performed in the country several times. Ever an enigma, he rarely explains his decisions − or views on religion.
Fans attending Taylor Swift concerts should take reasonable precautions to ensure their safety while enjoying the experience.
Ticket revenue is booming in Australia, yet the music sector is in crisis. Could market concentration be to blame?
Thanks to dynamic pricing, tickets for Green Day reached $500. Is this the new normal for live music?
Authorities have cancelled the singer’s three shows in Vienna after foiling a terrorist threat. In an environment of rising global tensions, vigilance is key.
The six-time platinum-selling artist invites fans into an imagined future that celebrates Blackness and queerness.
Roadies ensure all the aspects are in place to enable the successful delivery of live music to the audience, as well as being readily available to troubleshoot if something goes wrong.
Major celebrity events can create multiplier effects and boost economies. Here’s what we can learn from how Singapore multiplied its investment in Swift’s Eras tour.
The government has been investigating Live Nation Entertainment for years. But a presale ticketing debacle for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour heightened scrutiny from politicians and the public.
While we want to support our loved ones’ extracurricular activities, perhaps you secretly curse sitting through yet another concert or carols sing-along.
One fan died and others reported burns at the Swift concert. And we’re going to see similar incidents at future concerns if we don’t start planning for extreme weather.
The concert film is enjoying a comeback in the age of event cinema.
Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.
Fans who flock to see ABBA Voyage, a digital avatar concert, chase the feeling of a live ABBA performance. They’re finding it, and they’re building meaningful connections, too.
The maths are simple. Most Taylor Swift fans wanting tickets to her Australian shows will miss out.
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Lecturer in Music Industry and Popular Culture, RMIT University
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Associate Professor and Principal Fellow in Urban Risk and Resilience, The University of Melbourne
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Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow in Music Industries and Cultural Economy, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Education (Music), National School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Performance, University of the West of Scotland
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, Davidson College
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Senior Research Fellow in Music, University of Huddersfield
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Professor of Markets, Business, and Society, University of Bath
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Deputy Director - Undergraduate Business Programs; Senior Lecturer in Economics and Statistics, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of Music Psychology, Durham University
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Professor of Marketing, King's College London
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PhD Candidate in Sociology, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor in Marketing, University of Bath