Culture
The Easter mood in Byron Bay has turned sour over the cancellation of the famous Blues Festival but the Queensland tourism sector was overjoyed at the announcement that the lockdowns were over and a once unlikely recovery was now possible.
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Australian rock legends Shannon Noll and Thirsty Merc, as well as the local house band, The Hard Rock Heroes, played to 400 guests to celebrate the 25th birthday of the Hard Rock Surfers Paradise this week.
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Michael Gudinski, a towering figure in Australia’s music industry and the founder of Mushroom Records, has died suddenly aged 68.
The music industry has been one of the hardest-hit sectors in Australia since the COVID-19 pandemic hit but a new ABC-TV music series is giving home-grown musicians some much-needed exposure.
When Byron Bay Bluesfest’s organisers were forced to cancel this year’s event at the 11th hour, co-founder and director Peter Noble was adamant next year’s event would go ahead, and today the festival made its first artist announcement for 2021 with headline acts including Bon Iver, Patti Smith and Jimmy Barnes.
