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How did you first hear about the restrictions and what your initial reaction to having to postpone Under the Southern Stars last year due to Covid?

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I was actually in London at ILMC, as a collective, no one understood how severe the impact was going to be. It was relatively easy considering the UK and US are far worse off than us, the likelihood of playing in either country in the near future is increasing unlikely, so thankfully thigs fell into place quite easily. Cheap Trick has been announced as the third headline act, replacing Live, how did this come about as their such a different style of music and have a generation gap to the other bands headlining?

They always deliver, so that was the first point, the other part of the equation was securing an artists who understood the parameters of Quarantine, something that was not as easy as it sounds. What has been the reaction of ticket holders to the Cheap Trick announcement? Very positive, they have their own very loyal following and will definitely add to the overall attraction.

Are their plans to bring Live to Australia at a later date to satisfy their huge following here? Definitely keen to, when the time suits and fits for the band to come to Australia we have our hand up to continue the relationship. Unfortunately, some cities have had their show cancelled for example Perth, is this due to the boarder restrictions in place or were there other factors involved?

Yes, it was a hard decision to drop Perth but the recent closures to most if not all other States by WA Premier and what appears as a less liberal Not as in party approach to closures, we decided to refund all Perth sales and remain mostly east coast and Adelaide — take our medicine early, add another Qld date and look at safety first.