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The gap persists in the modern era: from 2015 to 2025, the Northern Territory saw 19 international shows, or 75 per million residents, compared with 335 per million in South Australia and 328 in the Australian Capital Territory.<\/p>\n<h2>Capital Cities Capture the Bulk of Performances<\/h2>\n<p>Raw show counts underscore the concentration. Sydney led with 7,783 international performances, followed by Melbourne with 6,836. Brisbane ranked third at 3,676, less than half Sydney&#8217;s total. Outside the major capitals, numbers dropped sharply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Newcastle<\/strong>: 601 shows<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wollongong<\/strong>: 286 shows<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hobart<\/strong>: 270 shows<\/li>\n<li><strong>Launceston<\/strong>: 79 shows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Queensland, despite a population exceeding 5.5 million, ranked near the bottom in per-capita terms. While Brisbane and the Gold Coast attract regular visits, the state&#8217;s large regional population remains comparatively underserved.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/4-types-of-music-festivals\/\">Festivals as Regional Gateways<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>The data highlights the critical role festivals play in bringing international acts to smaller communities. Every documented international performance in Busselton, Western Australia, was tied to a festival, as were all shows in Woodford (Queensland), Maitland and Ulladulla (New South Wales). Busselton&#8217;s 49 appearances were all linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Southbound_(festival)\">Southbound Festival<\/a>, while Woodford&#8217;s 41 came through the Woodford Folk Festival.<\/p>\n<p>Tasmania received 26.1% of its historical international shows through festivals, the highest share of any state or territory. The finding reinforces the argument that festivals function as de facto touring infrastructure for regions that would otherwise be bypassed.<\/p>\n<h2>Data Limitations<\/h2>\n<p>The dataset, drawn from a community-maintained concert database, is not an official government record. Cities with no documented activity may have hosted unrecorded events. 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