The Albanese Labor Government is backing the next generation of music fans, artists, and industry workers with new support for youth music events and career development opportunities across the country.
The Push - Australia's music charity for young people - will receive $400,244 through the Revive Live Program to deliver its high school tour and careers workshops, building on two highly successful events in the Australian Capital Territory and Victoria in March 2026.
The program will now expand nationally, reaching up to 12,000 students through six high school music events across New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Tasmania and South Australia.
The expansion will ensure every state and territory hosts a dedicated high school youth music event.
The six careers workshops will feature established artists and give young people the opportunity to build their music industry skills.
Delivered in partnership with national youth broadcaster, triple J, the events will take place in early 2027.
To date, the Australian Government has provided $19.3 million in grant funding to support 221 live music businesses, including 121 music festival-based activities and 100 live music venues.
The funding helps keep music venues and festivals open and accessible to audiences, while growing participation across the live music industry.
Quotes attributed to Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke:
"The future of Australian music depends on young people having the chance to discover it, experience it and, importantly, see themselves in it."
"Programs like these don't just put great Australian music in front of young audiences-they create pathways for young people who want to be part of the industry, on stage, behind the scenes or among the audience."
"This investment will help that work reach even more schools and communities around the country."
"When we talk about supporting live music, it's about more than venues and festivals. We want to back the next generation of artists and bands, create new audiences and support a skilled music industry workforce for the future."
"Through Revive Live, we're making sure Australians can continue to experience live music wherever they live, while creating more opportunities for Australian artists and the industry that supports them."
