Emergency Appeal with $20 million target

March19, 2020

People in the live music and entertainment industries are being severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Thousands of jobs have been lost in recent weeks as a result of the cancellation of concerts, festivals, tours and shows. Reported losses across the sector amount to well over $100 million and are rising daily. 

While clearly necessary to protect the health of the nation, these cancellations have affected a huge array of music industry workers including artists, crew, management, promoters, agents, vendors, publicists, merchandisers, drivers, loaders, riggers and everyone else who relied on live events for their income.

The vast majority of these workers are independent contractors who do not have the luxury of sick leave or annual leave.

Most live from tour to tour, or gig to gig and they have lost their ability to earn an income through no fault of their own. 

Today we have therefore launched the COVID19 Emergency Appeal to accept donations from all sections of the Australian community. The target for the Appeal is $20million and Support Act has contributed $100k from its limited reserves to kickstart the campaign.

To donate, please visit our dedicated appeal page or follow the links from our website: supportact.org.au.

We ask music lovers across the country to support this appeal where possible, to help us raise the funds that will be needed to meet the expected demand. This could be through a direct donation or by directing proceeds from your own fundraising activities. 

Please help us to support our music workers through this difficult period and help them be in a position to bounce back louder and prouder than ever once the pandemic has passed.