Live music’s return a success

MUSIC lovers from across the region and beyond were treated to a special night on Saturday, with Play On Victoria street party outside of Volta signalling the return of live music events.

With a capacity of 400 people, the event saw five regional Victorian musicians including Gareth Liddiard, Jess Ribeiro and Skyscraper Stan take to the stage in Field Street.

Booking agent at Volta Lachy Anderson said it was a great night, especially considering it was organised in under a week.

“To do something on that scale at a six-day turnaround was pretty awesome,” he said.

“It’s a bit surreal, usually the industry doesn’t work like that with a six-day turnaround. It was all systems go.”

Mr Anderson said there was a “lot of love in the air” as both musicians and attendees finally got the chance to celebrate live music.

“I think everyone was pretty nervous, this is their first big show back in 18 months,” he said.

“They were so excited to be around people, to be on stage and there was that nervous energy.”

The focus for Volta will be restoring the space into a top spot for musicians, with gigs on four to five nights of the week.

“There’s some massive bands coming through later in the year and next year so we’re pretty excited to start announcing those,” Mr Anderson said.

“We’re pretty excited to be like ‘alright what’s next’, certainly this won’t be the last one. We’ll be announcing some special stuff.”