COVID was never going to be easy for the live music industry with social distancing laws meaning concerts as we knew them would disappear for an indefinite amount of time.
However, the industry responded with real ingenuity, and a multitude of positive initiatives arose. After three long months of Lockdown, venues were permitted to start putting on socially distanced shows.
One of those venues is Sydney’s iconic Lansdowne Hotel.
Joining the Daily to discuss the post pandemic resurrection of live music is Jake Smyth, co-owner of the Lansdowne.