Live music in Blair is receiving funding of $69,300 to keep local music fans engaged.
The funding is being delivered to CMC Rocks through the Australian Government’s Revive Live program, to support the festival.
Revive Live is helping live music venues and festivals to continue to operate under tough conditions, with grants supporting live music in regional, remote and metropolitan areas across the country that reflect a diverse range of genres, organisations and audiences.
Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said the funding would help ensure CMC Rocks can continue to entertain live music fans in Ipswich.
“Live music venues and festivals are the lifeblood of our local music scene and I want to ensure they remain a place for homegrown artists to perform,” Minister Burke said.
“Revive Live is alleviating some of the additional costs facing our industry right now and will help them to be more sustainable into the future.”
Member for Blair Shayne Neumann said the funding was a win for locals and for the industry.
“Live music venues and festivals make a large contribution to our local economies, with many tourism and hospitality industries leveraging off the success of the live music scene.
“This funding will benefit CMC Rocks and help grow Australia’s ecosystem of live music for the future.”
Through Revive Live, the Australian Government is providing grants of $7.7 million in total to 110 organisations, including 61 festival-based activities and 49 live music venues.
Established in the 2024-25 Budget, Revive Live aligns with the Government’s National Cultural Policy, Revive, which recognises the Australian music sector as a vibrant part of our arts and cultural landscape.
The program is providing critical support to the sector, with grants helping recipients to adapt to market pressures and improve the sustainability of their operations as well as improving accessibility at live music venues or festivals so that more people with disability can participate as a performer, arts worker, or audience member.
More information about Revive Live including successful applicants can be found at www.arts.gov.au/funding-and-support/revive-live.
