Groups including Australian Festivals Association, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Songlines, and youth organisation The Push will facilitate the gigs, which will present performers such as Kaiit, Baker Boy, Emma Donovan, The Putbacks, Isaiah Firebrace, Music in Exile, and Gordi.<\/p>\n Mr Pearson said On the Road Again<\/em> will activate regional Victorian \u201cbandrooms, front bars, back bars and beer gardens,\u201d nurturing the arts industry which has been squashed over the last 20 months, while boosting hospitality.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s about making sure live music can come back into our thriving and bustling regional and rural towns. We want more venues to come back to life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a joyous celebration. Victorians are entitled to great benefits for all the sacrifices they\u2019ve made, and we want this summer to be a summer like no other.\u201d<\/p>\n Radio and television personality Myf Warhurst hosted the launch event at The Eastern on Wednesday, where singer Kaiit also performed two of her songs.<\/p>\n \u201cGrowing up in a small town, I know having live music and performances brings so much to the area, and I can\u2019t wait to see how this will filter out to communities,\u201d Warhurst said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you have a live band performing and people going along having a great time, it supplements the local economy, and there\u2019s so much joy to be brought to communities through music.<\/p>\n \u201cGet on the road, go and see some local bands, enjoy live music, your local pubs, clubs, cafes, and support communities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE State Government is aiming to supporting live musicians as they jump back on the tour bus and head out to gigs across Victoria. Last week, Minister for Creative Industries Danny Pearson visited Ballarat venue The Eastern to launch On the Road Again, a new program of 300 live music events worth $5 million, which […]<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/12\/IMG_4736-300x200.jpg\")