Dan Andrews has come under fire for promoting an international act while Aussie artists are still struggling to get back on their feet after the pandemic.
The Victorian Premier said the live event, the first to be held at Geelong’s GMHBA Stadium, would be “the biggest celebration of live music anywhere in Australia”.While his excitement for the act, fronted by Dave Grohl, was obvious, Amy Shark took issue with his silence on a performance she has scheduled for the same night at Rod Laver Arena.
She also called on Mr Andrews to “share the love” with homegrown acts in her reply, highlighting the disastrous affect of the pandemic on the local entertainment industry. “Foo Fighters are great and all, but there should be recognition for artists who have sold out shows almost everywhere and who have come as far as you have in such a short amount of time,” another said.The Premier did mention Aussie artists in a subsequent tweet including Amyl and The Sniffers and The Meanies, which will support to Foo Fighters next week.
“I also hate the differentiation between sport and arts in Australia. As the artistic community, we will draw the line in the sand now and say, ‘No more of your double standards now’,” she continued. The script is based on a story by Grohl who recently revealed the devastating toll his decades of performing has had on his hearing.he was practically “f***ing deaf” and had been predominantly relying on lip reading for the past 20 years.
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