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

[ddraig]

Live gigs are back - but social distancing poses problems

An Elton John tribute is one of the first acts to perform in front of an audience since lockdown.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[editor]

It's a strange new reality we're in

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

 

[editor]

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That is really shit - just as shit as a drive in gig would be.

 

[Supine]

Forget crappy cinema and cars. It's all about the rave these days

Thousands attend illegal rave at RAF Charmy Down near Bath

Police say they did not have the resources to halt the event which attracted more than 3,000 people.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[editor]

Forget crappy cinema and cars. It's all about the rave these days

Thousands attend illegal rave at RAF Charmy Down near Bath

Police say they did not have the resources to halt the event which attracted more than 3,000 people.

www.bbc.co.uk

That's at the other end of stupid, although I completely get why kids are going out and partying.

 

[Badgers]

That's at the other end of stupid, although I completely get why kids are going out and partying.

Had one near me at Letchworth last night in a motorway underpass (according to the feds) which led to closure of the motorway. Needless to say it was closed down pretty quickly.

 

[William of Walworth]

Kinnell, those 'ravers' can get away with anything ....

'These days'



But also ......

 

[Chilli.s]

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[ddraig]

Kinnell, those 'ravers' can get away with anything ....

'These days'



But also ......

Why the ?

 

[William of Walworth]

Why the ?

They can do what they want, but that was all about me being too old

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Had one near me at Letchworth last night in a motorway underpass (according to the feds) which led to closure of the motorway. Needless to say it was closed down pretty quickly.

Why close the motorway? We used to do one under the M40 where the Ridgeway path crossed it, never got stopped. Indeed there was a rig called Tunnel Crew who specialised in a certain kind of venue...

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

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This is where my car comes in to its own, it has TV screens in the back of the headrests, so just pop in to the back and stick on a DVD of the film you can't see. Piece of piss.

 

[Badgers]

Why close the motorway? We used to do one under the M40 where the Ridgeway path crossed it, never got stopped. Indeed there was a rig called Tunnel Crew who specialised in a certain kind of venue...

I think it was because a lot of eager ravers were crossing or wondering onto said motorway

 

[William of Walworth]

Talk of raves/parties/fests very close to motorways, reminds me of getting to the final Exodus festival in 2000!
(Well before Covid-19 had even been heard of!!! )

(I've only bothered to link [above] to the general Exodus Wiki page , but there's plenty more online about that one ).

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Talk of raves/parties/fests very close to motorways, reminds me of getting to the final Exodus festival in 2000!
(Well before Covid-19 had even been heard of!!! )

(I've only bothered to link [above] to the general Exodus Wiki page , but there's plenty more online about that one ).

Yeah they had their usual rig but limited all the others to 2k max

 

[William of Walworth]

Yeah they had their usual rig but limited all the others to 2k max

Detail that I didn't know about .... but whatever, I managed to get to several different gigs and parties at that event

 

[Yossarian]

They seem to have made a better effort here, looks like it could potentially have been somewhere slightly under 100% shit if you were in the first few rows, and there weren't these conditions:

When parked, guests aren’t to exit their cars unless going to the bathroom. The contactless experience includes concessions and merchandise that are available for online purchase and delivery straight to your car. Of note, the venue is alcohol-free. So there’s no booze on the menu.

Probably would have been 100 times better for anybody watching from behind the fence with a few cans.

 

[ddraig]

E2a the exodus one by side of motorway

That was weird that rave
Clearest memory was big blokes punching one of them punching fairground type machines and people with donation buckets in the underpass?

 

[Badgers]

MEN breaking: Manchester venues Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been saved from closure. Story to follow.

 

[killer b]

MEN breaking: Manchester venues Deaf Institute and Gorilla have been saved from closure. Story to follow.

They've been bought by another Manc venue group Tokyo Enterprises (A friend used to work for Tokyo and they seem to be ok)

 

[killer b]

...hopefully this means they'll finally get a decent PA for Gorilla.

 

[Supine]

Looks like Tramshed in Cardiff is moving along as a late night venue. Good news.

 

[ddraig]

Looks like Tramshed in Cardiff is moving along as a late night venue. Good news.

As long as it's not Craig "premixed" fucking Charles!

 

[Supine]

Looks like this year's Six Nations is officially dead. I've been asked if I want a refund or to donate my ticket cost to the WRU!

At £100 a pop I've obviously asked for my money back.

 

[William of Walworth]

Already posted by Riff in the Bearded Theory thread in Festivals forum.
This very belated but fully expected announcement is from today.

But no surprise, really.

Bearded Theory Announcement | Bearded Theory

Good Evening We hope you are safe and well. Thank you for your patience while we have been getting our house in order. We have been consulting with various industry bodies, Emergency Services and our own contractors prior to issuing this newsletter and we are pleased to confirm we will be...

beardedtheory.co.uk

 

[mx wcfc]

Already posted by Riff in the Bearded Theory thread in Festivals forum.
This very belated but fully expected announcement is from today.

And as posted in the Bearded thread, there are still two festies that I'm hanging onto,

Mayhem at Micks in late September looks dodgy. They are discussing things with the council, but it's not far from Leicester. It all 50/60 something old punks, so maybe best if it doesn't happen, but Eastfield are playing, so if it's on, I'm going.

The other is August bank Holiday weekend. More a mates' party, again, if it's on, I'm doing it.

Camping is OK. Outdoor music is OK. => DIY festivals are OK

 

[ddraig]

Vertical concerts?
Book into a hotel

 

[mx wcfc]

Not one I've been to, but this popped up on my fb feed just now.

 

[editor]

My North American tour has been moved yet again. It had been rescheduled three times to Aug 2020, then May 2021 and then August 2021, but then a few venues got in touch and said they don't think they'd be open then because the US is such an utter clusterfuck of Covid incompetence.

So now it's scheduled for October 2021, if I'm still alive then!