The future of live music is now, its hand forced impossibly early and against all odds by COVID-19 and the Coronavirus. Couch tour is now the only tour and, wherever possible, let’s do our level best to support musicians and those whose incomes are derived wholly from touring and live performances — lighting directors, tour managers, promoters, booking agents, media managers, crew, roadies, venue personnel, sound technicians, bartenders, security, photographers, and the list goes on, interminably and depressingly. Many will feel the crunch, in a way that many can’t yet even fathom or are willing to face. Personally, there will be a big void in my life. For others, there will be far worse than an emotional hole. Thankfully, technology is in place to partially fill that void in more ways than one.
