Gudinski, Bell Honoured At Helpmanns

Frontier Touring managing director Michael Gudinski and theatre director John Bell will be given the J.C. Williamson Award for their contributions to the Australian live music sector.

The presentation takes place at the Helpmann Awards at Sydney Opera House July 27.

The night, organised by peak industry association Live Performance Australia (LPA), will be broadcast on cable channel Bio.

LPA chief executive Evelyn Richardson said that the live performance sector brings in more than A$1.2 billion ($917 million) and draws 20.8 million people to its events.