By Graham Mason Optus Stadium in the Perth, Western Australia, suburb of Burswood, is ready to welcome crowds back to football next month, following the WA State Government announcement of the relaxing of rules governing mass gatherings. From Saturday, July 18, Optus Stadium will be i
By R.V. Baugus The Australia Football League (AFL) held its first match last weekend as the country’s first major sporting event since the COVID-19 pandemic began between Port Adelaide and the Adelaide Crows. Rules on social gatherings meant that the 40,000-seat stadium was able
By DW Thousands of fans celebrated their return to stadiums as New Zealand held its first top-level rugby match after the coronavirus lockdown. This week, the authorities said there were no active cases left in the country. More than 20,000 rugby fans packed into the stands at a stadi
From Mediaweek Australia’s largest live event businesses has announced the formation of the Live Entertainment Industry Forum (LEIF) to ensure fans can return safely to live entertainment, music, theatre, festivals, and sport events following the industry’s complete shutdown due to CO
By R.V. Baugus Does it not seem years ago that any public assembly venue saw its last live event take place? The simple truth is that it has been less than 90 days, but oh how it seems like forever. During that very short time span we have witnessed the bottoming of the economy, rampa