Analysis: Rescheduled, postponed or cancelled?

The next few months hold incredible uncertainty for the music industry as social distancing measures continue indefinitely. From March to July, we’ve analysed over 400 events in Australia to compare their status.

Rescheduling an event is a daunting task where organizers must coordinate several factors such as artists, production crew and licensing to bring the event back to fruition. The infographic below highlights that the overwhelming majority of events within March were forced to cancel and refund tickets, as there was limited time to postpone or reschedule the show. However, as promoters are given more time to make new arrangements, more events in April are being postponed (without new dates) or rescheduled (with new dates).

The pie chart below breakdowns the status of these events from March to July highlighting that a large majority are still in doubt without announcing any news.

The good news is that rescheduling and postponements are on the rise with the majority deciding to reschedule in October. Green Day’s song “Wake Me Up When September Ends” is now as relevant as ever.

If you’d like to see whether your event is postponed, rescheduled or cancelled head over to Tixel. We’ve added a banner to every listed event that has announced their status. You can also do a quick search in the table below.

(Please note this table was last updated 27 March 12pm AEST, for the latest updates head to Tixel.com)

To help keep the music industry afloat, we are asking fans who can afford it to skip a refund and keep their ticket. This will help promoters who often operate on small margins to continue to put on events once the laws are lifted. If you can’t make the rescheduled event, sell it to another fan on the Tixel waitlist. That way the money goes to the promoters who organised the event, keeping the industry alive.

We are also urging the music industry and their fans to sign this petition to lobby for much-needed relief for the events industry.

Keep safe and remember to keep practicing the 1.5m rule!