IMPACT INTERNATIONAL: Australia / New Zealand
Welcome to the inaugural IMPACT International: Australia / New Zealand feature.
IMPACT INTERNATIONAL: Australia/New Zealand Impact Honorees
G’DAY & WELCOME!TO POLLSTAR & VENUESNOW’S INAUGURAL IMPACT INTERNATIONALAUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND SPECIAL ISSUE This is our way of shining a light on one of the healthiest live sectors in the world—in addition to our weekly coverage on this thriving…
Lil Tecca To Headline Free Show In Detroit As Part Of Mass Registration For Clean Jobs
As a poster for Lil Tecca’s upcoming event proclaims: This Could Change Everything. The rapper/singer-songwriter, who some might call a Gen Z icon, is headlining a free event in the Detroit market in September that will mark the first-ever mass…
Impact International: NextGen Honorees Aus/NZ
As much as the buoyancy of the live sector is bringing in new consumers, there are some exciting moves within the companies themselves as new blood rises up the ranks. Here are five of them: ambitious, global thinking, tech-savvy and…
Indefatigable & Legendary: Michael Chugg Leads From Down Under
This year marks Michael Chugg’s 60th anniversary in the music business. As Pollstar’s 2024 Impact: Australia/New Zealand cover honoree, multi-Pollstar international promoter award winner and Down Under industry legend at the age of 77 has not slowed down a whit.…
SXSW Returning To Sydney With The Kid LAROI As Music Keynote
South by Southwest (SWSW) Conference and Festivals is going down under once again, expanding beyond Austin, Texas, and celebrating music, film and technology in Sydney from October 14-20 and bringing some notable speakers to Australia, including local star The Kid…
They Come From A Land Down Under: Australia & New Zealand’s Important Presence In The Global Live Sector
Consumers in Australia and New Zealand burst out of pandemic restrictions with buoyancy. Live Performance Australia reported that in 2022, the revenue of A$2 billion (US$1.31 billion) and ticketed attendance of 24.2 million was the second highest since figures were…
Showpower Global Battery Powers Global Citizen Festival 2024
Showpower Global B.V. will implement its SmartGrid battery system at this year’s Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, New York, Sept. 28. In partnership with Global Citizen and CES Power, the festival’s main stage will be powered by Showpower’s innovative…
Yelp Ends Integration With Secondary Ticketer After NIVA Calls For End To ‘Deceptive Ticket Practices’
After the National Independent Venue Association publicly called on Yelp to stop “empowering the sale of fake and price-gouged tickets” via a relationship with a secondary ticketer, the company swiftly ended the integration In a letter to Yelp CEO Jeremy…
New York City Talent Buyer Theresa Chambers Dies
New York City industry executive Theresa Chambers, who worked as a talent buyer, promoter and manager, died on Aug. 11 after a long illness. She was 64 years old. Chambers, who has been described as “a badass with a heart,”…
Scorpions Cancel German Dates Due To Matthias Jabs Injury
Iconic German hard rock band Scorpions has been forced to call off dates in their home country because of an injury sustained by guitarist Matthias Jabs. The band didn’t reveal details of the injury other than saying in an announcement…
ATEEZ, Kwon Eun-bi Headlining First U.S. Waterbomb Festival
Waterbomb, the popular South Korean music festival, is looking to make a splash in the States with the event coming to Los Angeles in September, featuring acts like ATEEZ, Chungha and Hwasa of Mamamoo. The two-day festival will debut in…
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