Clear your weekend plans, and help raise money for the Australian music scene from the comfort of your screen!

Introducing Isol-Aid, pitched as an 'Instagram Live Music Festival' and fundraising event featuring 72 of our country's finest.

Stella Donnelly, Julia Jacklin, Angie McMahon, Spacey Jane, Hayley Mary, Didirri, and more will be performing in an effort to give back to a scene that's suffering right now from the coronavirus shutdown.

Update: A second edition of Isol-Aid has been announced, feat. Middle Kids, Alex Lahey, Courtney Barnett, Montaigne, and 70 more artists. More info here and below.

The COVID-19 outbreak has put live music across the country to a standstill, leading to an epic list of cancelled events and an industry hurting from over $100 million income losses, all in a matter of weeks.

Isol-Aid is combating this crisis with a two-day live streaming event this weekend.

Here's how it works...

From 12 noon to 12 midnight on Saturday 21 March and Sunday 22 March artists "will play a 20-minute set streamed live on their Instagram accounts, and then tag-team the next artist to play, sending fans down a rabbit-hole of new music discovery."

They'll be performing live from wherever they're practising self-distancing - from bedrooms, bathrooms, studios, anywhere!

Viewers who tune in will be encouraged to donate to a fundraiser set up for Support Act, Australia's leading organisation that provides relief services for music industry workers facing mental health issues or financial hardship.

An Isol-Aid statement adds: "If they are in the financial position to do so, viewers are encouraged to buy music and merch from the artists’ Bandcamp and Patreon pages, [and] their websites."

Recap the key details and find the full line-up and playing times below

Isol-Aid: An Instagram Live Music Festival

Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 March

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The livestreaming festival is a neat substitute given that Splendour In The Grass is rescheduled, and Groovin The Moo Download, Ability Fest, and Bluesfest are all cancelled.

If you're wondering if an event you've got tickets to is still going ahead, we're working hard to keep the below list updated, and here's some ways you can help Aussie musicians dealing with the fallout from coronavirus right now.