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New look for Montreux Jazz Festival
The organiser of the Montreux Jazz Festival has unveiled a new layout for its 58th edition , to be held from 5 – 20 July 2024 . Changes have been made due to construction work on the Convention Centre , which usually hosts the festival ’ s main shows . The new-look event will include a new main stage constructed on top of Lake Geneva , and a return to the Casino where the event started in 1967 . The festival will also involve other new lakeside stages , many of them free-to-attend , with an expected attendance of 250,000 across the event .
AUSTRALIA Always Live returns to Victoria
The Always Live initiative , originally created to give Victoria ’ s live music industry a post-pandemic boost , has returned for a second year . Around 60 events are being staged across 17 days to 10 December . The shows include Christina Aguilera at Flemington Racecourse , The Cat Empire and The Veronicas at Mornington Park , and Mushroom 50 Live ; a concert at Melbourne ’ s Rod Laver Arena celebrating the 50th anniversary of Mushroom Records , whose founder Michael Gudinski came up with the concept of Always Live .
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