This man is reviving London’s gig culture. His cure offers Sydney’s scene new hope too
UK gig culture had reached crisis point, with dozens of venues going under in 2025 alone. The solution was surprisingly simple.
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UK gig culture had reached crisis point, with dozens of venues going under in 2025 alone. The solution was surprisingly simple.
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Jane Caro AM is a Walkley-winning columnist, author, novelist and social commentator. She appears regularly on Today Extra, and ABC radio Western Plains. She writes a regular column for Sunday Life and her work often appears in The Saturday Paper.
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