Coronavirus: music festivals, big gigs, sports events and big gatherings - going ahead and cancelled

[A380]

This is something that occurred to me yesterday when talking about football - the way that the implication of this is that the various freedoms that people will be pushing for are likely to end up effectively in competition what's available. So it could come down what you allow - pubs v football v concerts v barbecues in the park v being able to go to the beach. It could get very messy very quickly...

You could let people drink in sight of the pitch again and afterwards Showwaddywaddy could come on and do a set whilst everyone ate a piece of undercooked chicken and some cheap coleslaw. Everyone’s happy.

 

[belboid]

Bloodstock has just cancelled.

The only surprising thing there being why they bothered to tell me about it.

 

[i_hate_beckham]

Nozstock has been cancelled.

 

[pesh]

Carl Cox and several other struggling DJs in a fantastic example of misreading the room have just tried to crowdfund their tour managers wages. it doesn't seem to be going brilliantly.

 

[editor]

Carl Cox and several other struggling DJs in a fantastic example of misreading the room have just tried to crowdfund their tour managers wages. it doesn't seem to be going brilliantly.

That is fucking outrageous,. as the guy says: why don't they pay for them themselves?

 

[Indeliblelink]

Don't worry William, Festivals have already restarted in Europe

European Cities Launch Drive-In Concert Series With Great Success [Video]

Cities in Denmark and Lithuania have utilized a loophole in their countries' quarantine restrictions by throwing live concerts set up like a drive-in movie.

liveforlivemusic.com

Germany doing drive-in raves.

The world's first drive-in raves are being held in Germany

They're being hosted by Club Index in Schüttorf and World Club Dome in Düsseldorf

mixmag.net

 

[pesh]

personal climate control and ecstasy together at last

 

[Teaboy]

That looks so shit.

 

[Sunray]

Terrible idea, might as well stick to zoom.

Unless you switch on recirculation, they are all sucking the air from outside, with cars so close together, its the exhaust from aircon of the cars closes to you. Only takes one....

 

[editor]

Terrible idea, might as well stick to zoom.

Unless you switch on recirculation, they are all sucking the air from outside, with cars so close together, its the exhaust from aircon of the cars closes to you. Only takes one....

Plus all the added pollution of all those individual cars.

 

[editor]

2020 = no fun

Why 2020 'is a write-off' for gigs and festivals

A top virologist, bioethicist, and music boss on the impact of Covid-19 on hosting big events.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Teaboy]

I've just filled in a questionnaire for a brewery who also run pubs. It was basically about what things you'd want to see in place to make sure you felt safe going back to pubs (when the government allows it).

One of the things was Plexiglas screens at the bar and that sent a shiver down my spine. It's weird, I know they are going up everywhere for very good reasons but the thought of one at a bar in a pub just seems wrong.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

One of the things was Plexiglas screens at the bar and that sent a shiver down my spine. It's weird, I know they are going up everywhere for very good reasons but the thought of one at a bar in a pub just seems wrong.

Yeah agreed. It's because you don't go to a pub just to buy a beer isn't it? If you go to Tesco or your corner shop to buy a few cans and they serve you from behind a screen then who cares, you're just taking your beers and going home. If you go to a pub though you want the atmosphere as well and you're not getting that if everyone is sealed off.

 

[Badgers]

Nice work by Standon Calling:

To show how much your support means to us, every 2020 adult weekend ticket holder that rolls over their ticket to 2021 will be entered into a prize draw to win 1 of 20 Adult Weekend Festival tickets for life or 1 of 50 £50 bar tabs for 2021. You will also receive exclusive access to a virtual edition of Standon Calling this summer and priority access to any smaller Standon Calling hosted events, should the circumstances allow

- Standon Calling

standon-calling.com

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Yeah agreed. It's because you don't go to a pub just to buy a beer isn't it? If you go to Tesco or your corner shop to buy a few cans and they serve you from behind a screen then who cares, you're just taking your beers and going home. If you go to a pub though you want the atmosphere as well and you're not getting that if everyone is sealed off.

Spoons will be OK for this, their app will also be good for it. But a real pub it will be shit.

 

[Badgers]

Carnival officially postponed

 

[Mation]

Germany doing drive-in raves.

The world's first drive-in raves are being held in Germany

They're being hosted by Club Index in Schüttorf and World Club Dome in Düsseldorf

mixmag.net

Autodisco is a brilliant name

Need roof-rack dancing platforms, though

 

[William of Walworth]

Nozstock has been cancelled.

We were planning on going to that (our rule in normal years is to go to at least one that's new to us).
And our friends in Bristol had already bought tickets.

But our surprise levels that it was cancelled were somewhere around zero ...... 2020 dates were going to be 23-26 July FFS!

 

[Supine]

 

[editor]

More depressing news

Supporters of live music fear the UK's scene will collapse without government support.

The lockdown has left 140,000 performers, agents, promoters and technicians without a steady income since the end of March.

About 82% of the UK's live venues are now at risk of closing before the end of the month, according to an industry survey.

Chief executive of UK Music Tom Kiehl said the effect was "catastrophic".

While major artists continue to make money through record sales and streaming during the lockdown, an estimated 100,000 musicians rely on extensive tours of smaller venues and festivals to provide their income.

A recent survey by the Music Venue Trust (MVT) has found 554 of its 670 member venues are under threat of "imminent closure" as a result of Covid-19.

Leading ticket site Ticketmaster shows more than 1,000 music gigs were cancelled in the first two weeks of May.

Live music circuit 'risks collapse within weeks'

Leaders in the grassroots music scene are calling on the government to help venue operators.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[ddraig]

Really worried about a few venues in Cardiff

 

[Supine]

Not good news for bars and clubs

 

[nogojones]

Really worried about a few venues in Cardiff

Was there any left before the virus?

 

[nyxx]

The green gathering seem to be planning to go ahead for 2020.
Recruiting for spoken word artists as recently as March 28th.
It’s still unconfirmed of course. There are queries from the past couple of days re. ticket refunds - the responses from the organisers account (this is on their Facebook event page) say that they’re waiting for more information before they decide.

I’m bemused.

 

[Badgers]

The green gathering seem to be planning to go ahead for 2020.
Recruiting for spoken word artists as recently as March 28th.
It’s still unconfirmed of course. There are queries from the past couple of days re. ticket refunds - the responses from the organisers account (this is on their Facebook event page) say that there’s waiting for more information before they decide.

I’m bemused.

Zero chance

 

[ddraig]

Was there any left before the virus?

a couple!

 

[ddraig]

The green gathering seem to be planning to go ahead for 2020.
Recruiting for spoken word artists as recently as March 28th.
It’s still unconfirmed of course. There are queries from the past couple of days re. ticket refunds - the responses from the organisers account (this is on their Facebook event page) say that they’re waiting for more information before they decide.

I’m bemused.

chancers

 

[belboid]

chancers

or deep green scum who think the virus has as much of a right to life as we do.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

The green gathering seem to be planning to go ahead for 2020.

It's not, they're idiots if they think it is.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Really worried about venues

Fixed