"The live music industry is dead"

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http://m.fasterlouder.com.au/news/38284/The-live-music-industry-is-dead-says-NSW-Police-Minister

 

You can forget about that gig you were thinking of going to on the weekend: live music is over. Well, it is according to NSW‘s 52-year old Police Minister Mike Gallacher anyway.

“I‘m sorry that the live music industry is dead,” Gallacher told State Parliament last night as lockout laws were passed. “You only have to look at the ‘70s and ‘80s to see how prolific it was right across the pub scene. The places were packed to the rafters to go and listen to the music, not packed to the rafters for the grog.”

Gallacher went on to fondly reminisce about the heyday of Selina‘s Nightclub at Coogee and the former Bondi Life Saver and bands like Skyhooks, Dragon and Cold Chisel. Audio of Gallacher‘s comments have been posted on Twitter by 2GB State Parliament Reporter Katie Kimberley. Listen below.

Greens MP John Kaye, one of the five MPs who voted against the legislation last night, attempted to defend the music industry. “Late-night performances will be driven out of the central business district and some very important venues,” Kaye told parliament. “We know that good quality live music contributes to a reduction in violence.” Kaye later attempted to introduce an amendment to the legislation adding the Barangaroo precinct, where Sydney‘s new casino will be built, to the lockout zone. That amendment was rejected by a vote of 26-5.

NSW Premier Barry O‘Farrell‘s plan to rush his new restrictions on late night trading through parliament succeeded last night. The legislation – which was only announced last week and will enforce 1.30am lockouts and 3am “last drinks” in the CBD and Kings Cross precinct, as well as 10pm closing times for bottle shops and mandatory minimum sentencing for assaults under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

The new laws will “make our streets safer,” said Premier O‘Farrell. Greens and independent MP Alex Greenwich, who opposed the bill, said he was given a briefing from the government on their legislation an hour before the lock-out and mandatory sentencing bills were introduced. “Normal parliamentary process was abandoned to prevent scrutiny of the legislation and time for debate,” Greenwich said. However, the bill was passed with the support of the Opposition.

It‘s now been confirmed that while the “one-punch” assault laws will be in place from this weekend, the laws on lockouts and last drinks will not be in place until April 2014.

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what a dead set flog.

 

should be removed IMMEDIATELY for having zero knowledge of his responsibilities.

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is he seriously trying to pretend that Chisel gigs were NOT a riot of drinking!?? lmfao.

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Whats the problem? How does this kill the live music scene? Because people can't get into a gig after 1:30am? Because punters get the 'last drinks' call at 3am?

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Whatts the problem? How does this kill the live music scene? Biecause people can't get into a gig after 1:30iam? Because punters get the 'last drinks' call at 3am?

Thought the same thing. It should effect the doof doof clubs more than Band venues.

 

Corner shuts at 3 but the bands are done by 1.00, same at the NSC & Tote.

 

Most others are the same here, & I would have thought similar in Syd. Fkn newspapers making up bullshit, who'd of thunk it?

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Maybe they should do what the law says and stop serving intoxicated patrons.

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I suppose there wasn't much violence after the 6 o'clock swill, eh?

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Gallacher claiming misunderstood 'sarcasm'

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I suppose there wasn't much violence after the 6 o'clock swill, eh?

Not compared to today. Alchos today are absolutely out of control.

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I suppose there wasn't much violence after the 6 o'clock swill, eh?

Not compared to today. Alchos today are absolutely out of control.

Hahah, been watching too much Today Tonight!?
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No. Just living with my eyes and ears open.

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I know alcohol is the popular 'worst drug in the world' claim, but honestly...apart from kids who don't know their limitations and people with other serious issues, I see bugger all of them or their consequences.

I see ice victims, and I do believe that is the right word, with depressing and frightening regularity.

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Laws will only be effective if they are actually enforced to the point where the deterrent to violence is greater than the want for violence, or the percieved lack of consequences to said violence.

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It's not alcohol fuelled violence, its just idiots.

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It's not alcohol fuelled violence, its just idiots.

I used to disagree with this.

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I know alcohol is the popular 'worst drug in the world' claim, but honestly...apart from kids who don't know their limitations and people with other serious issues, I see bugger all of them or their consequences.

I see ice victims, and I do believe that is the right word, with depressing and frightening regularity.

And there you have found something even worse. Much worse.

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I reckon it's the Meth & alcohol combined that is causing the increase.

 

These blokes wind up drinking 3 times past where they would be well passed out without the stimulants.

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It's not alcohol fuelled violence, its just idiots.

I used to disagree with this.

 

guns don't kill people, people kill people? 

 

I dunno, I've seen many perfectly sane and genuinely nice people turn into violent, obnoxious flogs when they over drink. And I've seen them do other drugs, and they are still nice people. 

 

Alcohol is far from being the worst drug, but I reckon when you get 'blackout' drunk, (as in, the brain is asleep but the body is running on auto pilot), it's just about the worst and most dangerous state you can get to from self intoxication. And more lives have been destroyed from that situation, than anything else.  

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It's not alcohol fuelled violence, its just idiots.

I used to disagree with this.

 

guns don't kill people, people kill people? 

 

I dunno, I've seen many perfectly sane and genuinely nice people turn into violent, obnoxious flogs when they over drink. And I've seen them do other drugs, and they are still nice people. 

 

Alcohol is far from being the worst drug, but I reckon when you get 'blackout' drunk, (as in, the brain is asleep but the body is running on auto pilot), it's just about the worst and most dangerous state you can get to from self intoxication. And more lives have been destroyed from that situation, than anything else.  

 

I can only report on what I see. 

I see people on ice getting to 'blackout' stage far more regularly than alcoholics. 

I used to make excuses for drunk people, but the more I look back (the occasional outlier exception excluded) the more I see that violent drunks were sober arseholes.

I see far, far more destruction from ice than alcohol, but I'll concede that alcohol may be less instant.

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As someone who has dabbled with most things, I think ice is by far the most destructive drug I have seen. Alcohol costs our society an enormous amount already, but if we fail to get on top of it, ice has the potential to make that look like a stroll in the park. That stuff is nasty.