'I'd Have to be crazy if I did it strictly on a financial basis': Australian regional music venues, burnout, and precarious music ecologies
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2025
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Roberts, R.
Whiting, S.
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Popular music and society, 2025; 48(2):194-211
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In recent years, Australia has experienced a significant loss of live music venues. Venue sustainability, access to audiences, and the ability to remunerate artists fairly are industry-wide issues; however, these challenges are distinctive for small regional music venues that host original music. Three key findings, drawn from a qualitative study of South Australia music venues, are discussed: the prevalence of volunteer, not-for-profit venue models in regional areas; that regional venues are diverse, have different needs to metropolitan venues and venue operators often experience a lack of a voice in shaping music policy; and the unique ways in which regional venues are deeply embedded within and have responsibilities toward their communities.
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Copyright 2025 The Authors. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
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