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

[ddraig]

Will you just please!! stop derailing this thread with your utter pettiness?

Your completely random and stupidly gratuitous jibe at my supposed lack of feminist-awareness will almost certainly confuse others on his thread too I suspect.

And no, none of this 'exchange' is 'all' about me.
It's 100% or more about YOU -- just think about that a bit maybe

PS : also,, do you know anything about Gail and her festival stuff? I doubt it, not that it's important really ..... as isn't all this

Oh yes, congratulations!!!, you have pissed me off.

As you very clearly intended.

Well done -- it's you that;'s making it 'all about me', and as for ever on Urban, you've been brilliant with that on here. -- nice

Going off on one yet again! Well done on the derail and the usual MASSIVE overreaction!
It was a point about not referring to women as "she", why do you take that as a "random and stupidly gratuitous jibe at my supposed lack of feminist-awareness"??
Dramatic much

I already answered your sneering point about know the things they do.
Don't you think it's telling that you accuse someone of derailing whilst making 3, count em THREE, whiney posts in a row?
Try getting a grip and calming down eh, or just mutter whilst nursing your strong beer

 

[killer b]

Hang on, why shouldn't William refer to a woman as 'she'?

 

[William of Walworth]

(Edited away what I just posted)

Leave it, he's not worth it (suggestion to self )

 

[Mation]

Time for bed, ddraig?

 

[Spymaster]

Another typical poor wiwiam response
Do you what's unnecessary? you referring to them as "she"
aww you know them well done you, yes, yes I do so stick that in your whiney pipe

You really are a pestiferous little skidmark aren't you?

 

[Johnny Doe]

The only venue I buy a drink is the garage. It’s got more than cans of red stripe or Guinness for £6 which is getting s ridiculous.

It read this thinking you were talking about a 24 hr garage

 

[sojourner]

Hang on, why shouldn't William refer to a woman as 'she'?

This.

 

[Orang Utan]

Just got adverstised at by a festival asking for deposits for their even in August

 

[strung out]

Going off on one yet again! Well done on the derail and the usual MASSIVE overreaction!
It was a point about not referring to women as "she", why do you take that as a "random and stupidly gratuitous jibe at my supposed lack of feminist-awareness"??
Dramatic much

I already answered your sneering point about know the things they do.
Don't you think it's telling that you accuse someone of derailing whilst making 3, count em THREE, whiney posts in a row?
Try getting a grip and calming down eh, or just mutter whilst nursing your strong beer

Your weird beef with William is probably the most pathetic thing I've seen on this forum in ages. No idea why he shouldn't refer to a woman as 'she', but you'd do well to just put him on ignore if he winds you up so much, or better still, just refrain from posting at all.

 

[Pickman's model]

I can't be arsed to chase down why wow shouldn't call a woman she, but it's a rather peculiar thing to attack him for

 

[Sunray]

There’s just way too many “what ifs” yet. Anyone saying they have plans for this summer is very much making a bet.

This, lots of us want to have another camping thing again. I might ask about the availability of the field but you can't predict anything. If she does it without a deposit like last year then I might book it. I think august.

But on reflection, I don't think it matters too much about the number of people. I'm only talking about 50 people but none will be vaccinated. Potential for lots of people to get sick.

 

[editor]

Beautiful Days wisely holding back on a decision until April

Unlike some of our bigger friends we have a little bit more time before we have to make a decision as to whether we can, or cannot, go ahead this year. We are continuing to discuss and plan for 2021 and will be closely monitoring how things develop over the next few months. A decision will be made at the beginning of April.

Thank you to everyone who rolled ticket bookings over from 2020. If we’re able to go ahead this year then tickets will go back on sale in April and we will start announcing artists. We very much hope to see you all this Summer

In the meantime stay safe

 

[hash tag]

The saddest yet, HCVS London Brighton run. One of the first things to go into our diary.

 

[editor]

Festivals returning to the Netherlands:

Festivals in the Netherlands have started revealing plans for 2021 editions following the Dutch government announcing it aims to allow festivals from July 1, and will insure events planned after this date that are cancelled due to COVID-19.

Last month, a cancellation fund of at least €300 million was announced by the Dutch government to allow event organisers to plan for the second half of 2021 with security that they will be covered if the pandemic stops events going ahead for a second year running.

It covers events that attract a minimum of 3,000 visitors from July 1 through to the end of the year, with Dutch culture minister Ingrid van Engelshoven saying it is not “reasonable” to expect “masses can stand close together on a field” before that time.

She added: “[This fund] is a dot on the horizon for festival organizers. They can fall back on the guarantee fund in which at least €300m has been reserved. The event industry has long come to a standstill due to Corona. Guarantee is needed to get it back on track.”

Dutch government plans to allow festivals from July

A cancellation insurance fund will cover festivals aiming to take place in the second half of 2021

www.mixmag.net

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

The important bit there being that insurance fund... That’s what’s needed here. I’m not going to hold my breath though.

 

[Sunray]

The Boomtown organisers together with other festivals were presenting their case some months ago, asking for Gov backed insurance exactly like the one supplied by the Dutch.

Covered here

Government stalls on insurance scheme for UK music festivals

Culture minister claims getting start date for events is first step, but organisers say festival planning is impossible without cover, as offered to the film and TV sector

www.theguardian.com

The Tory Gov is being short-sighted as they always are. Their own incompetence has got us to this point, yet they don't see it like this. As far as the government are concerned, what's the point of insuring events when many if not all of them will be cancelled.
This is a £5 billion industry, generates a lot of foreign tourisim and provides lots of jobs. Supporting it in some way is an investment for when times are better.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

A year ago today the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was cancelled. That was the canary in the coal mine...

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

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[Mogden]

Sarah Millican has today shifted her 2021 dates to next year and stand up is one of those things you'd think could be within guidelines, not necessarily safely mind, with a smaller audience.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Sarah Millican has today shifted her 2021 dates to next year and stand up is one of those things you'd think could be within guidelines, not necessarily safely mind, with a smaller audience.

When had they been scheduled in 2021?

 

[Mogden]

When had they been scheduled in 2021?

Pretty early on. May/June.

 

[Elpenor]

Stone Roses tribute band gig delayed by 2 years from 2020 to 2022

life echoing art, a wait to rival The Second Coming

(edited because the quote wasn’t working)

 

[William of Walworth]

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Three!! postponements may well be a record so far, in the Covid-caused delay stakes??

(I speculate -- I have no idea whether any other events have been put off like that any more than twice!!)

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Women’s Tour postponed due to uncertainty around the pandemic

Organiser Sweetspot is confident the race can happen and has applied for the six-day race to be held in October

www.cyclingweekly.com

Women's Tour cycling event moved from June to October.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Reopened festivals and stadiums in England could be used for mass Covid testing

Public events could be way of monitoring infection levels after the population is vaccinated

www.theguardian.com

The rapid testing idea being floated again but by government this time. Can't quite imagine the logistics of testing everyone getting into a club would work tbh.

 

[Elpenor]

A lot of running races are postponing to 2022, these might involve as an example - use of police to close roads, portaloos, event stewarding, st johns ambulance etc

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

A lot of running races are postponing to 2022, these might involve as an example - use of police to close roads, portaloos, event stewarding, st johns ambulance etc

Are they? The big closed road type events are mostly still planning on running in autumn from what I've seen. I've only noticed one or two smaller ones being put back to next year at this point.

 

[Elpenor]

Are they? The big closed road type events are mostly still planning on running in autumn from what I've seen. I've only noticed one or two smaller ones being put back to next year at this point.

I'm talking club organised races, e.g. The Grizzly, Terminator - these are mainly offroad in Devon and Wiltshire respectively. I don't do big closed road events.

 

[ddraig]

Three!! postponements may well be a record so far, in the Covid-caused delay stakes??

(I speculate -- I have no idea whether any other events have been put off like that any more than twice!!)

Think a Warmduscher gig I have tickets for has been moved 3 times, now also in 2022, meh

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I'm talking club organised races, e.g. The Grizzly, Terminator - these are mainly offroad in Devon and Wiltshire respectively. I don't do big closed road events.

Fair enough. I've seen one or two being cancelled too and I can see events relying on volunteer organisers can do without the uncertainty. I'd still say races are probably more likely than a lot of other large events to be on though, fingers crossed.