#VAXTHENATION campaign muddied by Guy Sebastian

An alliance of artists and live entertainment industry bodies has launched a nation-wide campaign to encourage vaccination.
The #VAXTHENATION campaign is urging Australians to get the jab in order to speed the return of live performance. Image: Shutterstock.

More than 400 artists and entertainers including Archie Roach, Tim Minchin, Courtney Barnett, Amyl & The Sniffers, Hilltop Hoods, Nazeem Hussain, Marcia Hines, Midnight Oil and Judith Lucy, have thrown their support behind a national campaign to encourage Australians to get vaccinated as quickly as possible.

The campaign is spearheaded by the newly established Live Industry Venues + Entertainment (LIVE) Alliance, which includes representatives from the Association of Artist Managers (AAM), Australian Music Industry Network (AMIN), Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), Frontier Touring/Mushroom Group, Live Performance Australia (LPA) and more.

Unlock Padlock Icon

Unlock this content?

Access this content and more

Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts