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Gigs on wheels help drive the return of Melbourne’s music scene, but venues brace for a slow summer – ABC News

As they wait for clarity on what Victoria’s next step of restrictions will mean for live music, local artists jump on the backs of trucks to take their shows to…

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In 1976, rock legends AC/DC took to Swanston Street to film a blistering rendition of It’s a Long Way to the Top, from the back of a flatbed truck.
Key points:

  • After months without gigs, Melbourne musicians are performing on the back of a truck to distanced diners
  • Booking agent Sean Simmons says the pandemic has forced the industry to get more creative
  • But venues are calling for more certainty from the State Government so they can plan their comebacks

Almost 45 years later, local artists are gearing…

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