Global music giant Live Nation given tens of millions of dollars in grants by Australian governments
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Global music giant Live Nation given tens of millions of dollars in grants by Australian governments

ABC  

Music behemoth Live Nation has received tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded government grants in Australia, some of which were for festivals that never went ahead. Live Nation told Four Corners that funding enabled it to "retain staff and support workforce recovery during the pandemic". In the last two years, Live Nation has also shelved festivals in at least eight locations across the country, often in regional centres, including Falls Festival, held in Byron and Fremantle, and Adelaide's Harvest Rock. Live Nation told Four Corners it "successfully advocated for local Australian opening acts in 85 per cent of the international acts we promote here".

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Daily Mail  

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