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Adelaide's Summer Sounds Festival to feature COVIDSafe pens to ensure fans’ social distancing
Adelaide's Summer Sounds Festival, which commenced last Friday, has created leaf covered pens to ensure social distancing between groups of fans. With Bernard Fanning headlining...
Jan 14, 2021
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Screen Producers Australia to deliver 2021 conference and content market program online
Screen Producers Australia has announced that its upcoming Screen Forever conference will be pivoting to a digital offering from 16th to 18th February 2021. Assisted by Screen...
Jan 13, 2021
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Playing WA supports performing arts tours across Western Australia
The Western Australian Government has announced that seven organisations are to receive $625,177 to tour performing arts productions to regional venues under the Playing WA...
Jan 13, 2021
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Sydney Opera House launches discounted $21 tickets for summer performances
The Sydney Opera House has today announced that discounted tickets costing $21 will be available for its line-up of summer events, performances and experiences. Enabled by a NSW...
Jan 13, 2021
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Perth venues and precinct to turn pink with launch of Fringe World 2021
Perth venues, retail, businesses and streets will come alive with the colour pink as Fringe World transforms the city with its launch on Friday15th January and celebration of...
Jan 12, 2021
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5th Biennial Yellamundie Festival opens next week
As part of the 5th biennial Yellamundie Festival, opening next week - Moogahlin Performing Arts together with Sydney Festival and Carriageworks will present four ground-breaking...
Jan 12, 2021
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Cameron Stone appointed as TEG Chief Technology Officer
Sydney-based live entertainment and ticketing firm, TEG has appointed widely respected technology executive Cameron Stone as their Chief Technology Officer. Stone will lead the...
Jan 12, 2021
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The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney celebrates Summer with food and live music event
The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is helping people to celebrate summer in a COVIDSafe way with ‘The Garden Social’, an outdoor bespoke food and live music event specifically...
Jan 12, 2021
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ICC Sydney updates its COVIDSafe policy to retain ability to host events
International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) has advised that following the introduction of new restrictions for venue capacities by the New South Wales Government, ICC...
Jan 12, 2021
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Promoter Tony Cochrane winds up International Entertainment Consulting
One time rock promoter and Gold Coast Suns Chairman Tony Cochrane has wound up one of his entertainment and touring businesses. Grant Thornton have been appointed to oversee the...
Jan 10, 2021
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Rescheduled Dubai Expo anticipates 25 million visits over its six-month event
Delayed until opening later this year because of the global Coronavirus pandemic, organisers of the postponed Expo 2020 Dubai are still confident that the six-month event will...
Jan 10, 2021
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Fremantle's One Day 2021 event focuses on smoking ceremony
A traditional smoking ceremony on Sunday 24th January at Kidogo Arthouse precinct at Bathers Beach will be the focus of the One Day 2021 Fremantle event. The City of Fremantle...
Jan 10, 2021
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Opera companies’ options in a time of crisis
With the COVID-19 crisis having creating unsettling questions for performing arts around the world, a new publication explores what opera companies need to do so survive the...
Jan 9, 2021
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Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre opens Australia’s first indoor drive-in cinema
Australia’s first indoor drive-in cinema has opened at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) as a result of a partnership and Village Roadshow. Making use of...
Jan 8, 2021
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Auckland Unlimited to deliver festivals on city’s waterfront
On behalf of Auckland Council, Destination Auckland Unlimited will deliver two of the city’s biggest festivals - Auckland Lantern Festival and Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival -...
Jan 8, 2021
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Abu Dhabi’s new Etihad Arena to open with fans in attendance for UFC fights
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena will open for its inaugural events later this month with a limited number of fans in attendance for three UFC fight cards - the first time UFC events...
Jan 8, 2021
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Parramatta postpones its inaugural outdoor ‘Summer Nights’ event
In response to the current COVID-19 situation across Greater Sydney, City of Parramatta Council has chosen to postpone its new ‘Summer Nights’ event series. The inaugural...
Jan 7, 2021
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Live performance paused in Brisbane as Queensland Premier announces city-wide lockdown
Live performance venues across Greater Bribane are entering a three-day lockdown as of this afternoon following Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's announcement of an...
Jan 7, 2021
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Full program released for inaugural Heide Summer Festival
Heide Museum of Modern Art has announced its full program details for the inaugural Heide Summer Festival which will see a nine week outdoor program of live music, dance and...
Jan 7, 2021
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Tasmanian Government helps fund return of events in 2021
As Tasmania recovers from the impacts of COVID-19, the Government’s T21 Visitor Economy Action Plan is aimed at rebuilding visitation and returning their home-grown events. The...
Jan 6, 2021
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Parliamentary Committee advised to back creative arts to improve regional Australia
A Federal Parliamentary Committee looking at the economic and social benefits of Australia's creative and cultural industries and institutions Governments should ensure the arts...
Jan 5, 2021
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Sydney Festival transforms Sydney Town Hall into tennis court
As one of the many celebrations being delivered by the 2021 Sydney Festival - which opens today - the Sydney Town Hall will transform into a tennis court as it unveils 'Sunshine...
Jan 5, 2021
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Thailand welcomes the New Year with 25,000 eco-friendly firework display
Thailand welcomed the New Year with a spectacular 25,000 eco-friendly fireworks display running along 1.4 kilometres of Bangkok's Chao Phraya River - which has become a key...
Jan 5, 2021
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Universal Beijing Resort moves towards May 2021 opening
Announcing that major construction on its theme park is now complete, Universal Beijing Resort is now moving ahead in preparation for the highly anticipated grand opening in May...
Jan 4, 2021
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