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25.01.2022 Cr Carol Duncan is one of our city’s best and strongest allies of live music... we are so fortunate to have her voice on council...

24.01.2022 Get excited - live music returning to the Cambridge!

23.01.2022 Venues across NSW, from city, to country, and coast, can now apply to host a band and be part of Great Southern Nights - giving venues and artists a welcome boost and turbocharging live music across the state... Apply here: https://www.greatsouthernnights.com.au

23.01.2022 Great leadership by our Live Music Taskforce Chair Tim Crakanthorp MP

20.01.2022 FROM A DISTANCE SESSIONS is a free live streaming service for established performing origal bands Based in Hamilton (Newcastle) you have access to TV level production while you broadcast your show to the world And the best part. It's completely free for established original artists. Every genre welcome!... Contact us at Facebook.com/fromadistancesessions"

19.01.2022 Live music is making a comeback at some Newcastle pubs this weekend...

18.01.2022 Live music is coming back to NSW!

18.01.2022 Live music in NSW is under threat. Unless there is immediate government intervention, we risk losing 85% of the state’s live music venues within the next 12 months. Live music has always been woven into the fabric of our city's night-time economy. Sign the petition and help us #saveourstages!

12.01.2022 The Liquor Amendment (Night Time Economy) Bill has passed the Parliament! The Bill now includes 63 amendments which drastically reshape the legal and regulatory landscape for entertainment in NSW. Entertainment conditions which will cease to have effect include:... conditions that restricts decorations, including mirror balls bans on live music restrictions on the genre of music that may be played restrictions on the number of musicians that can take the stage restrictions on the type of instruments that may be played conditions that require cover bands conditions where the band has to face a certain direction Yes, all of these (including the mirror ball) existed! Labor was able to work with the Government amend this Bill. Shout out to John Graham and Sophie Cotsis for their efforts on this! Newcastle Live Music Taskforce

11.01.2022 ICYMI - live music is coming to James Street Plaza in Hamilton, Darby Street in Cooks Hill, Rotunda Park at Wallsend, and Victoria Street in Mayfield. Interested musos can register their interest in a gig here - https://livespots.com.au

10.01.2022 It's almost 8pm and the inaugural episode of Music People, a collaborative effort to raise the profile of local live music, is about to kick off! You can watch performers William Crighton, Megan Core Music, The ILLUME Girls, and Animal Ventura via Facebook livestream on City of Newcastle, Newcastle Herald, Civic Theatre Newcastle, Sawtooth Studios, Newcastle Music Collective, Dashville, or the artist's pages...

09.01.2022 A 12-episode experiment aimed at raising the profile of Newcastle as a music city kicks off via livestream from Sawtooth Studios TONIGHT from 8pm. A collaboration between City of Newcastle and Field Frequency, owned by local media producer Matt Field, the first episode of Music People features four music acts - William Crighton, Megan Core Music, The ILLUME Girls (Gambirra and her two daughters from The Gambirra Mob), and Animal Ventura. Performances will be live streamed by ...a host of collaborators including City of Newcastle, Newcastle Herald, Civic Theatre Newcastle, Sawtooth Studios, Newcastle Music Collective, Dashville and more.... WATCH THE LIVESTREAM TONIGHT from 8pm.

07.01.2022 A number of residents groups, concerned about the re-emerging soundtrack of our night-time economy, have come together with the aim of retaining the ‘quiet’ caused by COVID-19...

07.01.2022 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic the Newcastle Live Music Taskforce has continued to meet online to discuss the issues faced by the sector and the work being done to support Newcastle’s night-time economy. At our most recent meeting Shadow Minister for the Night-time Economy and Music, John Graham joined us to discuss: COVID-19 restrictions and COVIDSafe plans... Small bar and restaurant trial Draft Liquor Amendment Bill reforms Great Southern Nights and the plan to bring live music events to the City in November Update on Newcastle Council’s After Dark Strategy Council’s funding for the Field Frequency - Smart City LIVE Music TV Show $1.3 million in grant funding being provided by Council Delays in Federal funding for music and the arts Activation of venues and outdoors with music post-COVID See more

04.01.2022 Be sure to sign up free and tune in on Monday, 16 November from 7pm as some of our industry leaders present practical information and support for music and hospitality venues which continue to feel the impacts of COVID-19... Guest speakers include: Mark Tinson (Live music venue operator and music legend)... Rolly de With (Hotelier and president of Australian Hotels Association NSW - Newcastle Hunter) Gabe Argeris (Recording studio owner and musician)

04.01.2022 Some great live music is (finally...) making its way back to our Newcastle and Hunter venues thanks to Great Southern Nights an initiative by Destination NSW NSW Government and ARIA to bring 1,000 COVID-Safe gigs across NSW in November to kick-start live music. Check out what's up so far for the Hunter at https://bit.ly/3m5K8L0

03.01.2022 Artists and venues owners impacted by COVID-19 can now apply for Federal Government funding under three new grants programs. The Live Music fund is designed to assist venues such as pubs and clubs to host live Australian music, closing date September 13 2020. The RISE fund is designed to assist the staging of events through the COVID-19 recovery, rolling applications open until 31 May 2021.... The COVID-19 Arts Sustainability Fund is meant for organisations that already have some funding relationship with the Department or Australia Council with insolvency issues caused by COVID-19, rolling applications open until 31 May 2021 For more information go to https://www.arts.gov.au/funding-and-support