wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
So, outdoor gigs/events with small attendance and social distancing can start from Saturday, and there will be some small indoor test events.
Coronavirus: music festivals, big gigs, sports events and big gatherings - going ahead and cancelled
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beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Still no idea how these things will be financially viable.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
I realise this and can't see myself mixing any bands for the foreseeable, but hey, look: another positive announcement from our blond saviours team.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
Postponed until autumn 2021...
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Every single Live Nation drive in event - both gigs and cinema/sports showings - has just been cancelled.
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Apparently they are feared of the localised lockdowns. Unpredictable innit.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
"The Live From The Drive In concert series will no longer proceed as planned this summer. We received huge support from artists, the live music production contractors, our headline sponsor Utilita along with our other partners, and of course you, the fans.
"However the latest developments regarding localised lockdowns mean it has become impossible for us to continue with the series with any confidence.
"We thank everyone for their support and eagerly await a time when we can watch live music together again."
Live at the Drive In concert tour cancelled over local lockdown fears
SIX the Musical, Gary Numan, The Streets and Dizzee Rascal were due to perform at the event at the University of Bolton Stadium
"The Live From The Drive In concert series will no longer proceed as planned this summer. We received huge support from artists, the live music production contractors, our headline sponsor Utilita along with our other partners, and of course you, the fans.
"However the latest developments regarding localised lockdowns mean it has become impossible for us to continue with the series with any confidence.
"We thank everyone for their support and eagerly await a time when we can watch live music together again."
Presumably with the new outdoor gig rules they could organise things that aren't so weird and shit instead? Or - crucially - someone else could have organised things that are less weird and shit, and people would have gone to them instead of the weird and shit drive in things.
ska invita
back on the other side
there was this too
Black Lives Matter protests have not led to a spike in coronavirus cases, research says
'Furthermore, we find no evidence that urban protests reignited Covid-19 case growth during the more than three weeks following protest onset'
www.independent.co.uk
Black Lives Matter protests have not led to a spike in coronavirus cases, research says | CNN
Despite warnings from public health officials, new research suggests Black Lives Matter protests across the country have not led to a jump in coronavirus cases.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Rumours in various crew forums are that the issue is at the stage end, not the audience.
Sure, but I bet what's made those issues suddenly insurmountable is the fact that something much more like a normal outdoor concert is now possible. Why bother carrying on trying to force a square peg into a round hole when an oval peg has just been handed to you?
Expect that is the case.
Saw that the NSTAAF podcast were planning a 'drive in podcast' recording. Had a look at the prices and (from memory) it was nearly £50 for a car with two people. Might have paid that for a band but not for an advertising funded 45 minute podcast recording.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Possibly, but the problems are apparently around basic stage logistics.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Manchester's Deaf Institute and Gorilla music venues are closing
The institutions will not reopen as a result of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown
Fuck
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Welly and Polar Bear close for good 'as firm enters administration'
They are two of the city's most popular venues
Fuck 2
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Town Hall and Symphony Hall announce mass job cuts with half of staff at risk
The period of closure in the wake of the unprecedented health crisis has already resulted in huge losses and it is still unclear as to when it may be possible to re-open.
Fuck 3
This really ain’t funny anymore.
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hiraethified
Good. Fuck car-centric "gigs."
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hiraethified
Damn, That is a shame. My band had a show there in May that was cancelled and now I'll never get to play there - and I've always heard good things about the place.Manchester's Deaf Institute and Gorilla music venues are closing
The institutions will not reopen as a result of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown
Fuck
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Less good for my friends who’ve just been told their summer financial lifeline has been taken away.
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hiraethified
But better for the environment. I'm out of a job too, you know. All my gigs have been cancelled but I'll be fucked if that justifies encouraging more cars on the road, more pollution and roads clogged up those lucky enough to own cars being able to drive miles and miles to wildly expensive gigs run by mega-promoters. They really aren't the solution to anything. Plus they look absolutely fucking shit.
Better to go and see your local band playing acoustically in the park.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Nobody is likely to claim anything other than drive in gigs would be totally crap. But if putting them on meant people I’m friends with can feed their fucking kids then forgive me for thinking they’d have been worth doing. At this point, fuck the environment, the minuscule additional impact these things would have had is utterly irrelevant.
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hiraethified
I'm not going to agree with you, so let's leave it.
Yossarian
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Yep - drive-in movie theaters were already a thing, as is driving to the shops etc. so I don't know why people lose their shit over the prospect of drive-in concerts being a temporary thing that helps people cling to their jobs during a pandemic, don't thousands of people already drive to concerts and festivals?
A place near me is starting these up soon, capacity limited to 200 cars, that's probably more than a thousand less vehicles than would be in the area for a traditional summertime outdoor concert. I won't be attending, however, as I think the taxi cost would be prohibitive.
ska invita
back on the other side
this is a disaster unfolding
the venues may not necessarily be lost though, no? its the companies managing them. obviously the buildings will be under threat, but hopefully in at least some cases someone else will take them over at some point
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the venues may not necessarily be lost though, no? its the companies managing them. obviously the buildings will be under threat, but hopefully in at least some cases someone else will take them over at some point
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hiraethified
I'm not "losing my shit," I'm just opposed to the idea of big corporates hosting car-only exclusive events.Yep - drive-in movie theaters were already a thing, as is driving to the shops etc. so I don't know why people lose their shit over the prospect of drive-in concerts being a temporary thing that helps people cling to their jobs during a pandemic, don't thousands of people already drive to concerts and festivals?
A place near me is starting these up soon, capacity limited to 200 cars, that's probably more than a thousand less vehicles than would be in the area for a traditional summertime outdoor concert. I won't be attending, however, as I think the taxi cost would be prohibitive.
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hiraethified
Absolutely.
pesh
Well-Known Member
Better for the environment
