News: Entertainment
New Northern Territory events locked in alongside firm favourites
A vibrant and jam packed events calendar is on offer for Territorians and tourists in 2023, providing a massive boost to the local economy with 39 events to share in $2.4...
Jan 1, 2023
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UNSW lecturer says summer festival season is a time for young revellers to take extra care
With the last few years having seen countless summer music festivals cancelled as a result of the pandemic and, more recently, weather events, a University of NSW lecturer has...
Dec 31, 2022
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Ambitious contemporary Amadeus production first event to kick off Opera House’s 50th anniversary program
The ambitious contemporary production of Peter Shaffer’s Tony and Academy Award-winning masterpiece Amadeus is being staged in the Sydney Opera House’s newly transformed Concert...
Dec 30, 2022
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Met Art World delivers a new attraction in Port Melbourne that blends art and play
Port Melbourne is now home to Australia’s largest metal art gallery - Met Art World - offering a new attraction which exhibits transformations of scrap metal and blends art and...
Dec 30, 2022
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Closed Sunshine Coast NightQuarter venue could owe more than $7 million
Newly released documents from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) show that the company behind the recently closed NightQuarter live music venue on the...
Dec 27, 2022
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Woodford Folk Festival triumphantly returns
The annual Woodford Folk Festival sees the return of live performance, artists and audiences from 27th December 2022 to 1st January 2023. Queensland Minister for the Arts...
Dec 26, 2022
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Noel Sydney festival boosts local tourism and hospitality sectors
The Noël Sydney 16-night event attracted more than 145,000 attendees, injecting dollars into the local economy and supporting local hotels, bars, restaurants, tourism operators...
Dec 25, 2022
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Visit Victoria delivers record number of events in 2022
The Victorian Government has delivered a record year of major events with an impressive 6.9 million attendees to sporting, music, arts and cultural events across the state. The...
Dec 25, 2022
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Opera Australia names first female Artistic Director
Opera Australia has announced the appointment of Jo Davies as its new Artistic Director - the first woman to hold the role in the company's 66-year history. Welsh-born Davies...
Dec 21, 2022
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Bilateral MoU signed between Sri Lanka and India event management associations
The Event Management Association of Sri Lanka (EMA) has signed a landmark bilateral Memorandum of Understanding with Event and Entertainment Management Association (EEMA) India...
Dec 21, 2022
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Splendour in the Grass Festival organisers forced to pay $100,000 over traffic chaos
The organisers of Byron Bay’s Splendour in the Grass are to be required to pay $100,000 after causing traffic disruption on roads surrounding the festival site in July....
Dec 21, 2022
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AEG's AXS ticketing business looks to target Australian live music sector
AXS, the ticketing division of global sporting and music entertainment business AEG, is looking to enter the Australian market with the opening of a local office next month. An...
Dec 20, 2022
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Promoter slams Azealia Banks for behaviour on Australia tour
Bizarro, one of the promoters behind Azealia Banks’ troubled recent tour of Australian and New Zealand, has released a statement criticising the New York-based 212 rapper as the...
Dec 20, 2022
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Sports and entertainment experience startup FAN+ acquired by TEG
A majority stake in the Australian sports and entertainment experience startup FAN+ has been acquired by TEG - a global leader in live entertainment, ticketing and data. FAN+...
Dec 20, 2022
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Sydney Royal Easter Show receives international recognition at renowned IAFE Awards
The Sydney Royal Easter Show has received international recognition, with the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW securing 15 accolades at the International Associations of Fairs...
Dec 20, 2022
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Creative Partnerships Australia Plus1 program helps secure funding for nine Queensland arts organisations
The Queensland Government’s new Strategic Partnerships Fund will see up to $376,500 invested to support the growth of nine arts organisations identified through a State...
Dec 19, 2022
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Western Australian Government supports Screenwest with $7.7 million Lotterywest grant
The Western Australian Government is providing Screenwest with a $7.7 million Lotterywest grant to support the production of film, television and interactive projects in WA –...
Dec 19, 2022
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WA Museum Boola Bardip collaborates with Melbourne’s ACMI to deliver Wonderland exhibition
The playful and highly immersive Wonderland exhibition - designed by ACMI, the Melbourne-based museum of screen culture - has opened at the WA Museum Boola Bardip and will run...
Dec 16, 2022
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Slim Dusty Centre buildings and contents transferred to Kempsey Shire Council
The Slim Dusty Centre buildings and its contents - excluding the Slim Dusty Museum exhibits and memorabilia - have been officially handed, at no cost, to the people of Kempsey...
Dec 15, 2022
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First stage of new Broadbeach Cultural Precinct gets official opening
The first stage of a $14.8 million make-over to one of the Gold Coast’s most popular community spaces has been unveiled. The Broadbeach Cultural Precinct now offers an upgraded...
Dec 15, 2022
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Clip ‘n Climb expands into Saudi Arabia in partnership with SEVEN
International recreational climbing operator Clip ‘n Climb has signed a license agreement with Saudi Entertainment Ventures Company (SEVEN), a wholly owned subsidiary of the...
Dec 15, 2022
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Peter King’s decade-long legacy celebrated by industry and MCEC
Outgoing Chief Executive of Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) Peter King has been recognised for his contribution to the business events sector and his work...
Dec 14, 2022
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City of Parramatta approves business case for transformation of Riverside Theatres
City of Parramatta has approved the business case for the redevelopment and transformation of the Council owned and operated Riverside Theatres into Western Sydney’s pre-eminent...
Dec 14, 2022
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ACMI’s Goddess exhibition to pay tribute to formidable women of the screen
ACMI, Australia’s national museum of screen culture, is to pay tribute to the formidable women of the screen in next year’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces blockbuster: Goddess....
Dec 14, 2022
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