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

beesonthewhatnow said:
While Glasto will certainly survive until next year, it will be interesting to see if/which big name events don’t make it. I’ve long suspected the financial model of various outfits isn’t quite as robust as you’d imagine.
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Throw in Brexit on top with the probable vastly increased costs of bands/performers etc coming into the UK and it starts to look even shakier.
 
I'm 100% unsurprised about today's Glastonbury announcement -- I've been expecting it for a good while :(

Even before I was told this week by a friend (occasionally Urban too ;) ) that Chris Tofu of Continental Drifts (and SE Corner) had told him that this 'news' was very imminent.

So timing-wise, I had forewarning, at least it was no shock..

Otherwise, 'No further comment' possible from me right now :( :( .... too depressed and downhearted :(

(Moar later to come from me when I can face it :thumbsdown: )
 
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Bahnhof Strasse said:
Looks like the Tokyo Olympics is cancelled then...

IOC insist games will go ahead
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What mad nonsense; I like the bloke they quote who basically goes: The IOC is doing a Trump now, and completely ignoring reality.

It also seriously seems to misread the room. Is there anyone on this planet who is desperate for the Olympics to go ahead come hell or high water? Maybe some athletes, idk.

Wouldn't it be more in the Olympic spirit to get, say, vaccinations for all countries sorted, rather than facilitate a ginormous not just superspreading, but also super-global-variant-mixing event?

(I know they won't actually go ahead, but I couldn't resist the baitey headline).
 
Well, here's a tease:

Music festivals are "still possible" this summer, despite the cancellation of Glastonbury, says the head of the Association of Independent Festivals.
Paul Reed said Glastonbury "is a different beast to most festivals and most likely ran out of time due to the size and complexity of the event".
Smaller events could still happen if the government ensures organisers can access cancellation insurance, he said.
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www.bbc.co.uk

Festival season 'still possible' despite Glastonbury cancellation

Despite Glastonbury's cancellation, smaller festivals could still go ahead, experts say.
www.bbc.co.uk
 
I went to a socially distanced festival in mid September last year (Clockwork Orange), where you had to stay inside an individual roped off section with hay bales, with a maximum of 6 people. It didn't matter if you knew each other or you were from the same household etc, and you were free to walk to the bar and toilets and even change "pods'. Relatively speaking, it was a good day dancing gurned up in a sunny field to Dj's playing tunes, although there was a steady stream of people getting chucked out and lots of brawls between punters and security the more people got fucked and flouted the rules, however vague they were.

Given this second wave has come a few months earlier than the first, I can see these type of events with a few thousand people up and running by the height of summer. Obviously all depends on new variants etc, but with the vaccinations going full pelt, it may not be too much of a crazy thought?
 
jimbarkanoodle said:
I went to a socially distanced festival in mid September last year (Clockwork Orange), where you had to stay inside an individual roped off section with hay bales, with a maximum of 6 people. It didn't matter if you knew each other or you were from the same household etc, and you were free to walk to the bar and toilets and even change "pods'. Relatively speaking, it was a good day dancing gurned up in a sunny field to Dj's playing tunes, although there was a steady stream of people getting chucked out and lots of brawls between punters and security the more people got fucked and flouted the rules, however vague they were.

Given this second wave has come a few months earlier than the first, I can see these type of events with a few thousand people up and running by the height of summer. Obviously all depends on new variants etc, but with the vaccinations going full pelt, it may not be too much of a crazy thought?
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that sound a bit like a middling to super spreader event

I'm on free party group on facebook and whoever admins was complaining about the reports on the hackney squat party that got busted at the week end
selfish pricks
 
wemakeyousoundb said:
that sound a bit like a middling to super spreader event

I'm on free party group on facebook and whoever admins was complaining about the reports on the hackney squat party that got busted at the week end
selfish pricks
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I was in two minds about going to it, but the covid rates were very low at the time in London and in Hertfordshire where it was held (I haven't got the figures but im sure it was under 20 per 100k people, compared to over 1000 a couple of weeks ago). Back then it being all outdoors with the blessing of the council and authorities made it seem not a huge risk. The event has an older crowd and very active Facebook group and from what I gather there wasn't any kind of spread of infections after the event. Hard to tell for sure, of course.

In regards to Hackney- There's no excuse organising and going to a party in the last month with upto 70k infections reported per day. Its just a massive fuck you to everybody suffering during this awful second wave.
 
editor said:
That's two festivals booked in for Brockwell Park in September

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Cross The Tracks festival returns to Brockwell Park, Sun 5th Sept 2021

Billed as “Brixton’s jazz, funk and soul feast,” the Cross The Tracks festival will be returning to Brockwell Park on Sun 5th Sept 2021 – the day after the Mighty Hoopla fes…
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Well, their ticket allocation and refund policies sound ok, but I'd like some of what they're having please, on the ridiculous levels of optimism front :thumbs:
 
I think we'll get a lot of 'drive in' type stuff over the summer, but I'm not sure arse-all else is happening events wise this year - or at least it probably shouldn't, much as I'd like it to be otherwise. Too much possibility of disastrous miscalculation.
 
US news - Coachella and Stagecoach (a huge country music festival I hadn't heard of), both planned for April, both cancelled: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/festivals/9518452/coachella-canceled-april-2021

You'd think they would have pulled these already given they were meant to be in April.

edit: was cancelled by the local health authority: California's Coachella music festival canceled for third time
giving the benefit of the doubt, the festival might well have needed this to happen in order to claim insurance, they might not have been able to choose to cancel the event themselves and still get payouts.
 
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zora said:
What mad nonsense; I like the bloke they quote who basically goes: The IOC is doing a Trump now, and completely ignoring reality.

It also seriously seems to misread the room. Is there anyone on this planet who is desperate for the Olympics to go ahead come hell or high water? Maybe some athletes, idk.

Wouldn't it be more in the Olympic spirit to get, say, vaccinations for all countries sorted, rather than facilitate a ginormous not just superspreading, but also super-global-variant-mixing event?

(I know they won't actually go ahead, but I couldn't resist the baitey headline).
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The Olympic money could always be better spent on something else. Vaccinations vs soon to be redundant stadia and bodies crushed by drugs and over extension.
 
souljacker said:
Me and a mate have just booked tickets for bicep at the Brixton academy in September. Cross fingers it will happen but I'm not that confident.
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I work at Brixton Academy sometimes and really miss the place...its been nearly a year. But I honestly wonder how gigs continue (assuming distancing is still needed) if the whole of the downstairs is standing, in an enclosed space? Thats just one technicality. Then again, maybe that's what 02 have been brainstorming on over the last several months.
 
Rebellion is still alleged to be going ahead in August.
Ten thousand people from all over the world, for four fourteen hour days of sweaty dancing inside in August. Can't see it myself.
 
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Espresso said:
Rebellion is still alleged to be going ahead in August.
Ten thousand people from all over the world, for four fourteen hour days of sweaty dancing inside in August. Can't see it myself.
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Just checked the Rebellion site ......

They've even announced early names for the 2021 line-up! :eek:

But I agree -- reality surely dictates** it won't happen ..... unless they assume that almost all of their elderly punk audience are over a certain (vaccinated!) age ... :eek: ;)

*Don't Dictate', etc ;)

ETA : I've never actually been to Blackpool for this, :oops:, but moose has, and she and other friends have recommended it ...... I can see me joining other elderlies ;) for this in some future year! :)
 
beesonthewhatnow said:
I have a feeling that will be the final nail in it’s coffin :(
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Was always popular and presumably quite profitable for the organising company so I would think that even if "RideLondon" goes, someone will be back in 2022 or 2023 to put on a similar event.
I think we'll see a lot of this - an existing event ceases but someone else starts something which is basically the same thing once things are back to normal
 
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