Big Names Join Support Act Campaign

Some of Australia’s biggest rock acts have joined a Pozible crowd-funding appeal called Bandwagon to raise A$100,000 ($93,780) in a month for the music industry’s benevolent fund, Support Act Ltd.

Photo: supportact.org.au/

Artists including The Church, Cut Copy, Tina Arena, John Butler, Mondo Rock, and The Seekers are offering paintings, tickets, merchandising, birthday phone calls and mentorships.

Promoter Michael Chugg, manager John Watson and INXS’s Kirk Pengilly offer Skype chats.

The major A$25,000 ($23,445) prize of a Hyundai car and A$10,000 ($9,378) worth of music equipment was snapped up within minutes by new Sydney creative hub The X Studio.