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VOTE MUSIC
From The Chair
Nine music leadership groups across the continent have released a joint statement on the importance of music in the lead up to the federal election.
The Australian Music Venue Foundation has been launched, and is weeks away from Charitable Status and then will be able to start taking tax deductible donations to fund grass roots live music venues across the continent.
The ALMBC starts its national on the ground engagement with events in Melbourne, regional Victoria, Sydney and regional NSW.
The Federal Inquiry into Live Music in Australia Report has been released with some powerful recommendations.
Check out all the news below.
Howard Adams
Chair
VOTE MUSIC 2025 - More Australian Music, More Jobs, Stronger Communities
Nineteen leading music organisations today launched Vote Music 2025, a national call to action urging all political parties to commit to a stronger future for Australian music—one that delivers more jobs, stronger communities, and ensure more Australians hear great local music at home and around the world.
This election is a critical moment for the future of Australian music. The Australian music industry is calling for the next Parliament to build on recent success and take the next big step so that Australian music is heard, valued, and supported across the country and globally.
Australian Music Venue Foundation Australia Launched
Senior live music industry figures have joined forces to launch a new not-for-profit organisation that will be focused on representing the interests of grassroots music venues (GMVs) in Australia.
The Australian Music Venue Foundation (AMVF), has announced its founding board members who are: Harley Evans (Moshtix & AFA), Howard Adams (Australian Live Music Business Council) and, Tamara Boakes (Jive Bar Owner/Operator & ILVA), with highly respected industry leader Mardi Caught (The Annex) announced as the first appointment to join the founders on the AMVF Board.
Thanks to Music Australia and your memberships, the ALMBC is hitting the road to come to you in 2025, starting in May with Melbourne and regional Victoria, followed by Sydney and regional NSW.
Victorian Music Development office - Data & Insights Summit
The Victorian Music Development Office (VMDO) is running the Music Data and Insights Summit on 28 and 29 May, 2025 and the ALMBC will be attending.
This is a thought-provoking and illuminating catalyst for new ideas that aim to inspire and inform our Victorian music professionals.
The summit will bring together local and international industry representatives and researchers to unpack recent trends, studies and best practice.
Speakers include UK-based music data strategist Chris Carey, RMIT University academic Associate Professor Catherine Strong and Ben Green from the Music Industry Research Collective (MIRC), with more to be announced.
As part of the VMDO's Data & Insights Summit, Music Australia are launching the Listening In: Insights on live music attendance report, the first in a three-part research series exploring how Australians discover, experience, and engage with music. This report offers valuable insights into audience behaviours, preferences, and attitudes towards live music in the context of changing social and economic conditions.
The event will also include updates from Creative Australia and Music Australia on key research projects.
An Auslan Interpreter will be available at the event.
New Developments Around Important Cultural Venues Need to Take Responsibility for Sound Attenuation Costs.
The ALMBC is dismayed to see the beloved Melbourne Venue The Night Cat having to crowd fund to cover sound attenuation costs to meet compliance following planned new developments.
The successful model in Queensland’s Fortitude Valley’s where a Special Entertainment Precinct squarely places the onus on new developments to fund appropriate sound attenuation within their new residential dwellings, has provided significant protection for live music businesses within Fortitude Valley.
We all know the importance of regional venues and how they ensure regional touring circuits.
The Elixir Music House Cairns have played a vital role in the Cairns region for over a decade, providing a grass roots live music venue opportunity for emerging artists and touring artists.
The owners of the building are looking to sell the premises and so the Elixir crew are trying to purchase the property – you can help save this important venue!
The Association of Artist Managers has released the shortlisted nominees for 2025.
The ALMBC is excited to be attending the fourth annual AAM Awards, on Wednesday 30th April 2025 in Naarm/Melbourne at the Northcote Social Club.
Presented by White Sky, the 2025 AAM Awards celebrate the exceptional achievements of Australian artist managers, spotlighting the global impact, dedication, and passion of those driving the success of Australian talent, both at home and abroad.
Congrats to all nominees and to the AAM for leading this exciting opportunity.
ALMBC Board members and staff will be spending some time in Melbourne and regional Victoria before and after the awards to meet with ALMBC members, partners and friends – get in touch if you would like to meet up!
From Australian music content being buried under Spotify algorithms to music festivals being cancelled, to 2 Oz songs in top 40, Australian music is under threat.
Join panelists Patience Hodgson from The Grates, musician Pauline Maudy, Stephen Green from The Music, & Ant McKenna from Australian Live Music Business Council as they discuss what reforms are needed to help Australian music.
The recent 2025-26 Federal Budget provides certainty for Music Australia and the Revive Live program, both key advocacy points for the ALMBC to the Federal Government through numerous written submissions and public presentations.
The budget includes the continued implementation of the National Cultural Policy, Revive, with increased funding of $17 million, including an increase for Music Australia.
The ALMBC is very grateful for the ongoing support from Music Australia through Core Funding as well as funding to enable ALMBC members to travel to international conferences.
The budget also delivered new funding of $8.6 million to extend the Revive Live program for an additional year. The most recent round saw a major increase in funding allocated to small, grass roots live music venues and festivals in regional areas, following updated eligibility criteria that our members fought very strongly for.
Revive Live has so far provided $7.8 million in grant funding in 2024-25 to support 112 live music businesses, including 63 music festival-based activities and 49 live music venues.
Future Of Ticketing - Can Transparency and Technology End Scalping for Good?
The ALMBC has been pushing for ticketing transparency as a key national (and global) issue driving dis-satisfaction for punters. On 15 May 2024, the US House of Representatives voted to pass the TICKET Act, which aims to ensure transparent pricing for consumers. The bill, which passed by 388 votes to 24, is the most comprehensive consumer protection ticketing legislation in recent history. The bill, which is yet to be enacted, guarantees all-in pricing, prohibits deceptive sales tactics, and ensures refunds for cancelled events.
This followed nineteen organisations coming together to form the Fix The Tix Coalition, led by the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) in the US.
Despite the global push for transparency, there is a key point that isn’t being discussed: the technology to make ticketing fully transparent – and eliminate scalping entirely – already exists.
The Australian Live Music Business Council (ALMBC) acknowledge the First Nations people of these unceded territories we live, create and work on. We recognise, respect and celebrate one of the world’s oldest continuing holders of song and the cultural distinctions of First Nations people and value their rich and positive contribution to the music industry and more broadly Australian society. We the Australian Live Music Business Council pay our respects to all of the Traditional Owners and keepers of this land and acknowledge all Elders past, present and future.
Australian Live Music Business Council, 581 Princes Highway, TEMPE, NSW 2044
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