Industry leaders band together to save festivals and live events at Darwin music summit
ABCEarlier this year Splendour in the Grass, one of the country's most iconic events, joined a wave of festivals forced to cancel. This month music industry pioneer Michael Chugg, who's toured with hundreds of Australian and international artists — including Billie Eilish, Lime Cordiale, Bob Dylan, Coldplay and Elton John — joined the brightest minds in the scene to try solve the music industry crisis. "Hopefully, through Music Australia and the other organisations, there will be a circuit created where a young guy who lives in Dubbo or Katherine or one of those towns, wants to be a promoter, gets the funding to be able to do something in the local pub or club and bring in brand new bands," Mr Chugg said. Berish Bilander, the chief executive of Green Music Australia and a former touring artist said rising temperatures and extreme weather were jeopardising music festivals. As festivals across Australia continue to falter, Bass in the Grass — the largest music event in the Northern Territory – appears to stands resilient.
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