Local Labor MP Justine Elliot yesterday announced that the Albanese Labor Government is backing local music festivals, delivering $100,000 in funding for Splendour in the Grass under the latest round of the Live Music Australia Program.
She said this funding will provide essential support to the local live music industry on the North Coast.
‘The Albanese Labor Government is delivering funding for Splendour in the Grass to showcase a diverse and exciting array of Australian artists performing original live music across various stages,’ said Mrs Elliot.
‘We know the live music industry continues to face challenges, which is why we’re determined to support them. Music festivals are the life blood of the live music industry in this country, and that’s why our government is backing them in.
‘This funding will help artists and musicians do what they do best, sharing music and stories with audiences,’ she said.
‘As your local Labor MP, I’m proud to be delivering this funding for Splendour in the Grass to support our amazing live music industry, artists and musicians.’
The next round of funding through the Live Music Australia program, opening in February 2024, will target small to medium live music venues.
How much support for the Australian music industry? USA Corporate giant, $one billion income a year Live Nation, is the majority owner of Splendour ( and all of the 3 Falls festivals). Live Nation has bought up Australian venues and ticketing agencies, and is now a significant gate keeper of whether Australian bands or foreign bands play. Splendour has been fined 3 times for noise and patron number breaches. Oh sorry, plenty of govt GST revenue to compromise the Australian cultural music industry, to send money overseas, and to compromise the site and adjacent environmental values ( the sites rich Aboriginal cultural heritage and artifact sites is gone – the developers protected them “by covering them with dirt”)
That’s what happens when you let foreigners into your country.
I don’t understand why the government’s giving my money to a music festival when there are more deserving causes.
Not where I would have directed a spare hundred grand either John.
What’s a lazy $100,000 in a Budget Surplus of $’s20billions.
The current budget surplus is irrelevant considering the federal debt is abut $900 billion.
They are big boys and girls now, let them stand on their own two feet.
Why give Splendour tax payers money?? They make millions of dollars in ticket sales alone. Ludicrous.