Boasting “self-starter gigs” in five regional towns around the state, including Bega, Port Macquarie and Byron Bay, the event tour aims to “teach [local kids] all the parts involved in putting on a show, including promotion, marketing, sound checks, ticketing and venue liaison”.

The hands-on experience, Music NSW’s managing director Emily Collins said, often helps young adults considering a life of creating, crafting and operating live music shows take that final step into the business.

“It’s a push for young adults to get involved, meet each other and learn the skills necessary to run live gigs and events, we just want to offer that chance to them all,” she said.

“These kids get together and they meet each other and say ‘maybe we could run these events together’ and that’s what we’re looking for. We try to promote a culture of younger people setting up gigs, we’re trying to make sure there’s a community for all ages events.”

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Ms Collins believes “cultivating growing all-age music scenes in regional towns” are so important, and pointed out “no town with a really thriving live music scene doesn’t have a growing all-age community in it”.

“All age shows underpin all activity and development for live music, we’re not just providing young audiences with a chance to get to know music, but we’re training up people who can then put on a show,” she said.

“We are looking for people that love music, and love bands and songs and performing, and without investing in those young people that are passionate about the scene, the music industry won’t exist in the future.

“It’s fantastic that young people want to get involved, and we want to see as many young people getting involved and getting to do these things that they love.”

Alongside the teachings that local children earn with the Indent Tour, each town also invites an all-age band to perform at the gig as part of the promotion.

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Newcastle’s own Milky Thred was selected as the local band here in town, and lead singer Riley Gardiner – himself just 15 years old – couldn’t be more excited.

“It’s a great thing for Newy, it really helps to have people learning about all these kind of things,” he said.

“We’re just looking forward to getting on stage, we’re always keen for that. We have a few new tracks that we’re going to get out so people can look forward to that on Friday.”

The Newcastle leg of the Indent Tour will be hosted at The Small Ballroom on Friday, March 23.

Tickets are on sale at moshtix.com.au/v2/event/2018-indent-tour-newcastle-feat-the-vanns-with-support-from-the-nah/100703.