Amid coronavirus restrictions, would you pay to see a gig on your phone? Artists hope so
ABCMusician Alex Lahey was about to head off on a European tour in early March when lockdowns began around the world. "When money comes into the question, sure, some people might be more reluctant to tune in and have a good time watching their favourite musicians perform live," he said. "I fear that we're kind of approaching a fatigue level of the same quality of live stream, which is the live stream that doesn't cost any money to make," Alex Lahey said. Provided artists can make the emerging infrastructure for live streams work for them — and importantly, for their fans — it could be an additional means of revenue once life returns to normal. "There's potential in live streaming to hugely increase income from a live show," Nick O'Byrne, who manages Courtney Barnett, told a recent industry panel.
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