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The Don't Kill Live Music Australia Rally took place at Hyde Park, Sydney.

Don’t Kill Live Music Australia was a campaign against the New South Wales (NSW) State Government, demanding changes to regulations that directly impact music festivals within the state. The campaign saw the establishment of an official petition with over 110,000 signatures as well as an organised rally with an estimated 30,000 protestors which was held on 21 February 2019, at Sydney, Australia’s Hyde Park.

Concern was caused by sudden regulation and policy changes that could negatively affect festival organisers and the future of some music festivals. The state government and New South Wales Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, deemed regulations surrounding festivals and drug dealers at the 'high risk' events inadequate. This resulted in the implementation of tougher licensing policies for music festivals. The Don't Kill Live Music campaign was then initiated to ensure that the regulatory changes would not negatively impact the future of music festival and instead suggest the formation of a review board for any regulations that deal with festivals.

The political tension created by the campaign was leading up to the 2019 NSW State Elections in which several Don't Kill Live Music supporters wanted to elect a new parliament that would support the re-regulation of music festivals and increased transparency as suggested by the petition demands. However, the election day, 23 March 2019, saw Gladys Berejiklian elected as New South Wales' third female elected Premier which lead to the inactivity of the Don't Kill Live Music Australia campaign.

Context

Due to a number of deaths at festivals taking place in the state over the course of 2018 and 2019, the NSW Government had changed their focus towards festival related policies with hopes to reduce drug related casualties. Several festival organisers such as Psyfari and Mountain Sounds (festival) (who have both since cancelled their festivals in 2019) have expressed their concerns with regards to excessive costs which include NSW Police bills that quote approximately 200,000AUD for their mandatory services. The new policies have been criticised by several festival attenders and as a result of that, the Don't Kill Live Music campaign was launched.

The campaign intensified with the media attention the petition was receiving, as well as social media support from several Australian artists such as Amy Shark, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Vance Joy. The social media outrage was heavily targeted towards the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, who played an extensive role in transforming the festival regulations. Berejiklian insists that the motive behind the new policies were measures to make festivals safer and more enjoyable. The rally was held regardless of Berejiklian's statements, and was considered a success with nearly 30,000 protestors and performing acts such as electronic music duo, Peking Duck.

Petition

Prior to the rally, the campaign received mass media attention from a petition started on Change.org, signed by tens of thousands of supporters across Australia, including Australian public figures such as Amy Shark and Daryl Braithwaite. What many individuals saw as the government's "war on music and culture" in New South Wales, had a contender in the petition. The petition gained over 100,000 signatures leading to direct talks between major representatives from the festival industry within the New South Wales where concerns were shared regarding new regulations and policies surrounding the industry.

The petition holds a strong stance against the government's actions with regards to their newly imposed regulations as well as established drug and alcohol policies:


"Music is being killed off by Premier Berejiklian and the LNP. Festivals are being forced to cancel or move interstate,"

"Instead of consulting with festival experts, the NSW Government imposed punitive regulation that specifically targets music festivals and music fans. Festivals are being used as a scapegoat for years of failed drug and alcohol policy."

The petition received a response from the former Labor leader, Michael Daley, claiming that if the Labor party were to win the elections, up to AUD$35million would be funded for contemporary music. However, soon after the statement, the election was won by the Berejiklian government.

Rally

The main intentions of the rally was to delay the new policies and regulations that were set to be established on 1st March, 2019, till after the New South Wales state elections on 23 March, 2019. The campaign organisers were concerned that the regulatory body did not have an ideal understanding about music festival operations in order to efficiently regulate it. The rally's message was to delay implementation of the new policies until the ideal entities could cooperate with the regulatory body and make educated recommendations.

Before the Rally took place, the government issued a statement suggesting that there was a confusion with the interim guidelines, and are instead open to discussion with the industry, regarding the balance of safety and entertainment within festivals.

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Politics

45th Premier of the New South Wales, Gladys Berejiklian

With the Berejiklian government at the centre of all the attention, the political side of the campaign was evident. Due to the deaths that were drug-related at music festivals, Premier Berejiklian made major policy changes that would cost festival organisers more money to operate. Drug reform advocates requested for the implementation of pill-testing instead, however, the government's decision was to employ an increased amount of police and emergency services, costing festivals up to AUS$200,000. This eventually led to the Don't Kill Live Music Australia rally, as well as, the formation of the Australian Festival Alliance (consisting of several even promoters), which aims to delay the regulations. The alliance has also proceeded to take legal action against the State Government of New South Wales.

With the elections a month away from the rally, the Labor Party announced their music policy which includes a AUD$35million budget over the course of four years with intentions to maintain and grow the music industry.

References

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  13. Kontominas, Bellinda (2019-03-25). "Berejiklian Government wins majority in NSW election after Green calls Dubbo". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  14. "Don't Kill Live Music: Speakers and musos confirmed for today's rally". The Music Network. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
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  17. ^ "Don't Kill Live Music: New South Wales is rallying against its puritanical government". Mixmag. Retrieved 2019-05-18.


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