Source: The Daily Telegraph
PINK will kick off one of Australia's biggest concert seasons this month with her The Truth About Love tour.
The pop supremo will play almost 50 shows from June to early September - raising the bar for audience expectations of the artists to follow her on to Australian stages this year.
Bon Jovi is bound to command the stadiums in summer, with Taylor Swift making the big move from indoor arenas to the great outdoors on her Red tour in December.
While her American fans are used to Swift playing the bigger venues, Australian fans will be expecting an extravaganza - particularly as the nosebleed seats start at $81.10.
While those Coles ads may remind everyone that Brit It boy band One Direction are heading to Australia, the lads will have a tough job reigniting the passion for their long-awaited tour. Fans have been faithfully holding on to tickets for the past year but the boys have no presence in the top 50 singles or album charts.
Local promoters are heavily relying on the demand for pre-sale tickets to measure the potential success of a tour, with extra shows announced before general tickets go on sale.
Fleetwood Mac added concerts in Sydney and Melbourne last week ahead of tickets for their November tour being released on Thursday.
Australian promoters are currently chasing Beyonce, The Rolling Stones and Justin Bieber for national runs here in late 2013 or early 2014.
Jessica Mauboy is also preparing for her debut headlining tour of Australia, coming off the back of her phenomenal success with The Sapphires and a return to her music career. A new single from Mauboy is expected within the next six weeks.
Fans can expect more expensive VIP packages and cheaper discounted tickets as artists try to please all their followers and not just those who can afford the front rows.
While the arena end of the concert business appears to be healthy, Sydney's councils, venue owners and bands remain concerned about the erosion of the city's live scene.
Hoodoo Gurus frontman Dave Faulkner joins a Live Music Taskforce at Sydney Town Hall on June 26 to identify the obstacles for venues and measures to reinvigorate the scene, as the Fortitude Valley precinct in Brisbane has successfully done in recent years.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore agreed Sydney needs more live venues to support local artists and less red tape for existing concert halls. "Part of it is the complex regulations around live music and the challenging task of finding the right balance between the needs of residents and other businesses," she said.
Source: The Daily Telegraph
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