The NSW Labor Party announced in February that if elected, they would introduce Sound NSW - akin to Screen NSW - as well as a myriad of protections and funds to boost the state's live music scene. 'It never bounced back properly and the director who was the biggest creditor was not satisfied to endlessly put more money in so has decided to close it,' Steven Kugel, Hiway's appointed liquidator, said. In addition to around $110,000 the venue still owes from Covid loans, the Australian Taxation Office is owed a further $24,000 by the inner-city bar. The increasing number of venues forced to close their doors was exacerbated by Covid lockdowns that many, such as Hiway, never recovered from. 'The IBA will encourage its members to take five minutes to show the people of NSW how dull life would be without music.'įrankie's Pizza in the city's CBD was forced to close down in December to make way for an underground train station (pictured is revellers enjoying a slice on the venue's last night)Īccording to data from Liquor and Gambling NSW, just 133 live music venues are still operating across the state.Ī 2018 NSW parliamentary enquiry revealed that 176 venues had closed in the four years prior. 'Independent Bars have always been big supporters of emerging independent artists and the live music scene,' he said. President of the Independent Bars Association, Karl Schlothauer, echoed the CEO's statement and reiterated the importance of Sydney's live music scene. It's about making a clear statement that the night matters and that live music matters by supporting the Vote Music campaign.' 'This initiative isn't about telling people who to vote for. 'Pretty harbours and beautiful beaches only get you so far, you need a cultural offering and live music to match. 'If we don't have a world class nightlife offering we won't be a world class city where skilled workers want to come and live. 'There's been great progress to improve Sydney's nightlife but we can't throw our hands in the air and say, "job done". 'Without the night time sector, the vibrancy and excitement in NSW will totally disappear,' said Mick Gibb, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association. It comes just four days after the 'premier venue' for up and coming musicians, Hiway (pictured), went into liquidation owing over $110,000 after struggling from Covid lockdowns Heralded as the 'premium venue' for up and coming artists, the bar joins the famed Frankies Pizza as one of many beloved music venues to have recently shut down.įrankies was forced to close its doors in December to make way for an underground train station, leaving fans of a late-night slice and raucous live gigs devastated. It comes just four days after Hiway, a live music bar in Enmore in the city's inner-west, fell into liquidation owing around $110,000 to Revenue NSW from a Covid-19 support loan. The silent protest has been organised by the Night Time Industries Association, the Independent Bars Association and is being supported by the Live Music Campaign. Organisers hope the move will give residents a taste of what the city's nightlife would be like without sound less than 24 hours before voters hit the polls. A string of Sydney's premier bars are set to fall silent on the eve of the state election in protest of the city's dwindling nightlife.Īt 9:30pm on Friday night, iconic venues such as The Abercrombie, The Marly, Stitch Bar and Earl’s Juke Joint will turn off all music for five minutes.
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