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‘We’ve fallen into an abyss’: three music festivals cancelled in 24 hours as Australian industry reels
Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide events called off due to state restrictions, with thousands of jobs impacted in ‘perfect storm on steroids’
Three Australian music festivals have been cancelled or postponed in the past 24 hours, amid increasingly desperate calls from organisers and musicians for a federal insurance scheme to protect live events, which has still yet to be introduced as the pandemic enters its third year.
On Wednesday, touring metal and punk festival Full Tilt announced that it would be cancelling its Adelaide concert, which was due to be held on 29 January. Earlier in the week, organisers announced that its Brisbane concert would be postponed until the end of April.
Read the original article at The Guardian