Back to the music in St Kilda.

Port Phillip Council unanimously voted in favour of a proposal from Live Nation Australasia to erect a purpose-built, COVID-safe outdoor music venue on the St Kilda Triangle car park during February - March 2022 and November – December 2022.

Council voted to provides provisional approval for an event permit for February/March 2022, pending permit requirements being met/required documentation being provided. Provisional approval for an event permit for November/December 2022, will depend on a review of the February/March 2022 events. Local businesses expressed have concerns that loss of car parking at the St Kilda triangle may adversely impact to their business during the busy November/ December period.

Live Nation are required to work closely with Council Officers between now and the event to ensure that any negative impact to local traders is mitigated as much as is possible. Live Nation who are the lease holders of the Palais Theatre to erect a purpose-built, COVID safe outdoor music venue on the St Kilda Triangle car park similar to the April Sun outdoor music venue held in 2021. This decision is welcomed by live music fans who have been starved of live events and the music industry which has been greatly impacted by the COVID pandemic.

Live Nation Australasia is a subsidiary of Live Nation Entertainment a US$19 billion multinational entertainment company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.