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

By R.V. Baugus I have a side gig serving as the high school football public address announcer for the Irving Independent School District. We have three high schools that I call games for, depending on which one is playing at home on any given week. I pray that we will have high school

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

IQ The live music business in Japan, which has felt the effects of the coronavirus pandemic since February, could be up and running without capacity restrictions from August 1, although social distancing requirements will remain in place. Japan ended its state of emergency at the end