
Christie Eliezer is the Melbourne-based Australasian Bureau Chief of Pollstar and industry columnist for Mixdown. He was a long-time senior journalist with The Music Network, weekly columnist for Immedia!, Special Project Editor at Beat and Australian/New Zealand Bureau Chief for Billboard. Getting his start as Features Editor at Juke and Contributing Editor of Rolling Stone Australia, his half a dozen books include High Voltage: 7 Movers & Shakers of the Australian Music Industry and the Music Managers Forum’s Introduction to the Music Industry.
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From record numbers, to sponsors, openings, and legal matters, the latest venues round-up has all the essential information about live music in Australia.

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We've already seen local acts score some big name supports as a result of Michael's Rule, but how much of a difference is it making?

Having first debuted back in 2007, the Adelaide Guitar Festival is loading up and moving on.

From pill-testing updates, festival moves, and ticket sales records, the latest venues round-up has all the essential information about live music in Australia.

Slipknot struck an admirable catalogue deal last week, but some wondered how a name of their ilk could be worth so much. Let's crunch the numbers.

"They missed the bus with not recognising that there are many music fans that are unable to travel due to age, disability and location..."

Roadies are the ones who make the show happen, as Tom Petty once said, so let's revisit the songs sung in honour of those typically unsung heroes.

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