How some of Australia's biggest live music shows were funded by a Ponzi scheme - a podcast by ABC Radio

The 2000s were a great time for Australian live music lovers with some of the biggest artists of the decade touring the nation.

It was also a time when many of these acts were financed by an elaborate Ponzi scheme.

With an exclusive interview with the man behind the fraud, Mario Christodoulou reveals the threats and behind-the-scenes deals that fans never get to see.

Welcome to the brutal and high risk world of concert promotion.

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