The music industry icon, who passed away last week aged 68, will have a state memorial at Rod Laver Arena on March 24.Further details on the public event are expected to be released this week.As well as his family, today’s service – which is not open to the public – is expected to see artists Gudinski worked with over the past 50 years and more paying their respects.Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is likely to be a no-show after a fall yesterday which saw him in hospital. The two men were close friends who would have late night phone calls to help get the Victorian music industry back on track after it was ravaged by COVID.COVID restrictions have kept the guest list at around 200 guests, with a video link set up for those interstate and overseas.Rod Laver Arena is expected to be able to have around 6000 guests, pending COVID capacity restrictions.Street posters have surfaced across Australia in the past week, paying tribute to Gudinski, whose legacy includes starting the Mushroom record label and the Frontier touring company, which toured everyone from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen to Ed Sheeran.In the last year as COVID saw live music shut down, Gudinski launched online show The State of Music as well as the ABC series The Sound, which featured artists across all genres and generations.Gudinski was believed to be working on a sequel to last year’s Anzac Day concert Music From the Home Front to take place in 2021.



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