News: Entertainment
New General Manager appointed at The Events Centre Caloundra
Former Sydney Entertainment Centre Chief Executive, Steve Romer has been appointed General Manager of The Events Centre Caloundra, taking on the role from the retiring Gary...
Jun 26, 2020
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WISE thanked for eliminating 300,000 single use plastic cups from landfill during FIRE FIGHT concert
TEG Dainty and TEG Live have thanked reusable cups provider WISE – It’s In Your Hands, for eliminating 300,000 single use plastic cups from landfill during the FIRE FIGHT...
Jun 26, 2020
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Inaugural extreme sports event coming to Sydney in 2021
Inaugural extreme sports festival, District X, is being launched in Sydney in 2021 by the pioneers of extreme sports. The heads of each extreme sport discipline have united to...
Jun 25, 2020
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New study highlights the value of arts festivals in reviving South Australia’s post COVID-19 tourism
A new University of South Australia (UniSA) study, prepared in conjunction with Arts SA and Adelaide Festival Centre, indicates South Australia’s festival sector has a key role...
Jun 25, 2020
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Screen Producers welcome $50 million Federal Government funding package
Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has today celebrated the Australian Government’s announcement of a $50 million Temporary Interruption Fund to help local screen producers secure...
Jun 25, 2020
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Arts and entertainment funding package welcomed by Live performance industry
Australia’s live performance industry has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a significant package of targeted funding measures to support the arts and...
Jun 24, 2020
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Australian Government announces $250 million Coronavirus rescue package for the arts
The Federal Government has announced details of its long-awaited Coronavirus rescue package for the arts, giving the industry access to $250 million worth of grants and loans...
Jun 24, 2020
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Installations to light up Christchurch during July
Aiming to offer a news way to promote events in the wake of the challenges of New Zealand’s Coronavirus shutdown, key sites around Christchurch will be lit up by lighting...
Jun 24, 2020
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Funlab reopens Strike Bowling and Holey Moley attractions
With its facilities around the country forced to close in March, amusement and entertainment operator Funlab - operator of the Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq, Strike Bowling,...
Jun 23, 2020
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NSW Government announces merger of SCG Trust and Venues NSW
The NSW Government has announced that it is to merge its Venues NSW agency and the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust (SCGT) to create a single organisation for NSW sporting...
Jun 23, 2020
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MEAA advocate for multi-level support of arts and entertainment sector
Appearing today before the Senate inquiry into the Government response to COVID-19, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Allowance (MEAA) will advocate a multi-faceted response for...
Jun 22, 2020
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Bathurst’s Winter Festival 2020 to include Drive in Cinema
With a theme of 'Experience it Differently', the 2020 Bathurst Winter Festival will be held from 4th to 19th July 2020 across the two weeks of the school holidays with a...
Jun 21, 2020
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Alan Cumming announced as new Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2021
Adelaide Festival Centre has advised that acclaimed cabaret and all-round performer, writer and social activist Alan Cumming is the Artistic Director for Adelaide Cabaret...
Jun 21, 2020
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Steampunk Victoriana Fair Cancelled
Goulburn Mulwaree Council has advised that the 2020 Steampunk Victoriana Fair will not proceed in light of COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty around when restrictions on...
Jun 20, 2020
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Adelaide Festival Centre trust announces new appointments
The Adelaide Festival Centre Trust (AFCT) has appointed Jim Hazel as the new Chair of the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust with Artistic Director of State Theatre Company South...
Jun 20, 2020
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City of Sydney plans reforms to open up new performance venues
Improved sound management of Sydney’s nightlife and live music venues are being planned by the City of Sydney. With 1.30am lockouts lifted from the city centre and along Oxford...
Jun 18, 2020
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Dunedin Town Hall to host first concert post COVID-19
Dunedin Venue Management Limited (DVML) has announced that Auckland indie-pop phenomenon, BENEE, will be performing at the Dunedin Town Hall on 2nd October 2020 – the...
Jun 17, 2020
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Social distancing rules make it financially unviable for Sydney theatres to reopen
While Sydney theatre companies including Sydney Theatre Company and Belvoir welcomed the NSW Government's 14th June announcement stipulating that NSW venues could replace the...
Jun 17, 2020
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TEG looks to UK expansion with acquisition of struggling venues and Ticketek launch
Live entertainment and ticketing company TEG is looking to invest in UK venues impacted by the Coronavirus shutdown. In an interview with the Financial Times , TEG Chief...
Jun 16, 2020
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Live performances set to welcome New Zealand arts and event patrons
With spectator sport having returned to New Zealand stadiums at the weekend, the country’s live performance industry is now looking to restart in the largely unrestricted...
Jun 16, 2020
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UFC's 'fight island' concept to be staged in Abu Dhabi
UFC has announced that its much-anticipated Fight Island concept will be staged on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island. Set to be the first major international event with athletes flying to...
Jun 15, 2020
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Regional Facilities Auckland welcomes visitors back into its attractions and venues
Regional Facilities Auckland (RFA) is welcoming Aucklanders and visitors back into its attractions, galleries, stadia, zoos and other popular venues with a range of enriching...
Jun 14, 2020
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Destination NSW announces 1,000 COVIDSafe gigs to be staged from November
Some of Australia’s most popular musical acts - including Jimmy Barnes, The Veronicas, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Amy Shark, Tones and I and Birds of Tokyo - will headline a new...
Jun 14, 2020
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Live Entertainment Industry Forum welcomes potential easing of restrictions on outdoor sport and entertainment venues
The newly formed Live Entertainment Industry Forum (LEIF) has today welcomed the Federal Government’s move on to further ease restrictions on organised on outdoor sport and...
Jun 12, 2020
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