Victorian live music groups and the state government reach an agreement that live music doesn’t contribute to alcohol-fuelled violence.
Heavy-handed licencing laws on live music venues in Victoria sparked the 20,000-strong SLAM rally in February and enervated live music support groups like Fair Go 4 Live Music.
After eight months of negotiation, SLAM, Fair Go 4 Live Music, Music Victoria, and the Victorian Government today reached an agreement “to remove the link between live music performance at licensed premises and crowd controller licence conditions”.
SLAM, Fair Go 4 Live Music and Music Victoria said in a joint press release: “We would like to thank the Victorian State Government for hearing the voice of their community and working to a resolution with the Live Music Agreement, and we look forward to the active implementation of this agreement.”
“Both the Liberal Party and Greens have policy relating to liquor licensing and Live Music befitting music’s universal cultural importance, for which we thank them.”
CEO of Music Victoria Patrick Donovan said, “This decision recognises the wonderful contribution from Victoria’s passionate and thriving music community and cements our reputation as one of the live music capitals of the world. We thank those who made it happen and look forward to seeing the industry flourish in this new nurturing environment.”
