Finally some good news.

Have you bought tickets to an upcoming gig or festival with an overarching feeling it’s probably gonna either be cancelled because of covid? It’s a shitty feeling that has clouded punters, artists and the entire music industry over the past two years. But now – and I’m hopefully not jinxing us all here – it’s looking like that cloud is lifting in New South Wales, with Premier Dom Perrottet announcing that restrictions that they’d plan to ease on the 28th will be easing tomorrow.

“There are very pleasing signs now in hospitals at the moment right across our state. And so as a result we are lifting a range of restrictions,” Perrottet said during a press conference. “These changes are measured and proportionate to the circumstances we find ourselves in and are particularly due can I say to the efforts of everybody across our state.”

The most noteworthy changes include no density limits, the return of singing and dancing in venues, and as of February 25th, the 20,000 person cap on music festivals will be lifted. It’s hopefully the first steps on the way to healing the music and hospitality industries that have taken an absolute battering in recent times.

Check out the full list of eased restrictions below and start dusting of your dancing shoes:

From tomorrow:

– Density limits removed.
– QR check-ins only required for nightclubs and festivals with more than 1000 attendees.
– Singing and dancing permitted everywhere except for music festivals (that will be allowed from Feb 25th).
– The work-from-home recommendation will be scrapped and left up to employer’s discretion.

From Feb 25th:

– You’ll only have to wear masks on public transport, planes, and indoors at airports, hospitals, aged and disability care facilities, corrections facilities and indoor music festivals with more than 1000 people.
– Masks encouraged for retail staff and indoor settings where a safe distance cannot be maintained.
– The 20,000 cap on music festivals will be lifted.