{"id":37973,"date":"2026-03-15T18:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=37973"},"modified":"2026-03-15T18:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:09:26","slug":"bluesfest-cancellation-shows-urgent-support-needed-to-help-australias-live-music-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/bluesfest-cancellation-shows-urgent-support-needed-to-help-australias-live-music-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluesfest cancellation shows urgent support needed to help Australia\u2019s live music industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Greens spokesperson for the arts, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe cancellation of Bluesfest today is another devastating blow to Australia\u2019s music community and a stark warning about the fragile state of our arts sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor more than three decades, Bluesfest has been one of Australia\u2019s most iconic music festivals, attracting world-class artists, supporting local performers, and drawing tens of thousands of visitors to regional communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCountless arts organisations, venues, and festivals are being pushed to the brink in this cost of living crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWithout urgent and sustained investment, more events that support Australian musicians and creatives will disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe arts are a vital part of Australia\u2019s cultural identity. Live music and festivals create jobs, boost tourism, support small businesses, and provide a platform for emerging Australian artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe cancellation of yet another music festival today should be a wake-up call.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGovernments at all levels must provide stronger funding and policy support for the arts sector; from festivals and venues, to the artists and crews who bring Australian music to life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greens spokesperson for the arts, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young: \u201cThe cancellation of Bluesfest today is another devastating blow to Australia\u2019s music community and a stark warning about the fragile state of our arts sector. \u201cFor more than three decades, Bluesfest has been one of Australia\u2019s most iconic music festivals, attracting world-class artists, supporting local performers, and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/bluesfest-cancellation-shows-urgent-support-needed-to-help-australias-live-music-industry\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Bluesfest cancellation shows urgent support needed to help Australia\u2019s live music industry&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37974,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37973\/revisions\/37974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}