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Aspiring Aussie musicians considering a career change as COVID recovery lags, survey finds

Sunshine Coast-based band To The Skies say local music's post-COVID recovery has been slow going. (Supplied)

Major festival and tour cancellations made many a headline since the pandemic halted travel and gatherings, but Australia's local live acts have been impacted so heavily, almost three-quarters of them are considering ditching music altogether.

Vocalist and guitarist Lockie Farr's band To The Skies was on the rise, with the Sunshine Coast-based three-piece releasing new original music and preparing for a capital city tour — then 2020 reared its ugly head.

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