"It's the highest number of overdoses we have seen at a music event for some time."
Industry Issues (Page 3)
"With that much heat and dehydration, it does not equal a safe environment."
"The current regulatory climate in Sydney and the inherent challenges therein have made it unsustainable."
FFS.
How will things change?
It sounds like two other iconic Sydney venues are still up for sale, though.
Live music attendance has dropped 27%.
"If you get an award in the end then fuckin’ cool, that’s great. But if not, then don’t fuckin’ cry…
They're getting a bad wrap.
"You wouldn't have woken him up. He's in St Vincent's Hospital after having a 10-hour back operation on Monday."
"There is a far better way we could do this. But [the government] have ignored the evidence and expertise available…
"I'm not a rapper, I'm not a hip hop artist. It feels like I've been placed in the category of…
"Five cents a ticket — it's nothing in the scheme of things."
“It is not only the concert[s]... it’s the post-event noise of patrons leaving the premises drunk and disorderly, late at…
They're copping it from both ends.
"The real question is, how strong is your passion and what are you willing to do to achieve your goals?"
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