Coronavirus: music festivals, big gigs, sports events and big gatherings - going ahead and cancelled
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How is that known for sure, though?
2hats
Dust.
FTFY.
Supine
Newt Member
I din’t think you can ever say for sure but this women probably has as good an idea as anyone
chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
Urban meet?see you there (from a distance)
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
"the honesty of some revellers" possibly has something to do with it; there were some anecdotal reports of people going to the footie final despite having positive testsIt's all anecdotal at the moment but Cornwall Live have been mopping up social media posts about Boardmasters. I wouldn't want to draw any conclusions from people's posts on Twitter tbf but it does sound like even being outdoors right next to a cliff didn't stop the spread!
Plea to Boardmasters festival-goers as positive test reports flood in
There are questions over the reliability of lateral flow tests for such events, or the honesty of some revellerswww.cornwalllive.com
the unreliability of LFTs is a given.
Supine
Newt Member
Urban meet?
If i told my mates i was going to meet someone called Chainsaw from the internet I’d never hear the end of it
at some point im going to wear a yellow tshirt with Get Vaccinated You Cunts on it. Say hi!
chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
Will do if I spot you
Voley
🐀
You don't actually need to do a test to get the message from the NHS, either, do you? Just order the lateral flow, report it as negative and you get a text from the NHS saying it's all good.
Also seen some internet chatter saying they went to Boardmasters and weren't asked to show proof, despite having done the test.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
Yep, it's entirely self reported.
PCR tests are not, they go to get tested.
wemakeyousoundb
hopefully not gimboid
but you could still fake a pcr sent to you that you need to post back though.
BigTom
Well-Known Member
You'd need to know someone else was negative and have them do the test for you wouldn't you?
If you sent back a swab without a sample, the test will be invalid.
It's there a known way to produce a negative pcr test?
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
Our little local festival a couple of weeks ago had only 1500 people and most of them were local.
There hasn't been a noticeable increase in cases since
There hasn't been a noticeable increase in cases since
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
It's all anecdotal at the moment but Cornwall Live have been mopping up social media posts about Boardmasters. I wouldn't want to draw any conclusions from people's posts on Twitter tbf but it does sound like even being outdoors right next to a cliff didn't stop the spread!
Plea to Boardmasters festival-goers as positive test reports flood in
There are questions over the reliability of lateral flow tests for such events, or the honesty of some revellers
Boardmasters being a teenage snogathon could well be a factor.
mx wcfc
Well-Known Member
Which is why I worry about the effect Reading and Leeds could have.
I don’t want to deny kids a bit of fun (I’ve been to Reading as a kid as has little ms Mx), but they are potentially super spreader events.
nogojones
spelling is overrated
Some friends got free tickets to Boardmasters. Ones all fucked up with covid right now and a second is getting a PCR in the morning as she's got some mild symptoms.Hearing about lots of positive cases at Boardmasters in Newquay and that was with everyone needing proof of vaccination/lateral flow tests etc.
Probably unrelated, as we're not yet 2 weeks from Boardmasters, but Newquay now has the highest Covid rates in England.
It doesn't bode well for the near future of events
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I’m still of the view that anyone going to a festival or large scale event/gig at the moment needs to seriously think twice about it.
Voley
🐀
Sorry to hear that.
50+ cases in Swansea linked to Boardmasters now.
Boardmasters: More than 50 Covid cases in Swansea Bay linked to festival - BBC News
At least 56 cases in a single health board are confirmed in people who attended the event.
www.bbc.co.uk
Bahnhof Strasse
Met up with Hannah Courtoy a week next Tuesday
No it wouldn’t as I have done just that, licked it and posted it and got a negative certificate back. That was following on from getting my sister to rub a lateral flow test behind her ear and that came up as negative too, rather than inconclusive. The whole thing’s a joke.
Covid-19 and sport: Government data shows mass participation events can happen 'safely'
Data from the UK government's Covid pilot scheme to test the return of big crowds to venues shows major events "can be conducted safely".
www.bbc.co.uk
It is fine lads
Supine
Newt Member
I’m at a festival at the moment. No social distancing required. No masks. No queues apart from for coffee. It’s normal here. It’s ducking brilliant
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
What sort of capacity?I’m at a festival at the moment. No social distancing required. No masks. No queues apart from for coffee. It’s normal here. It’s ducking brilliant
chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
It's 12,000 or so I think, maybe 15, different reports.
chainsawjob
Kipping in the dunes
I’m at a festival at the moment. No social distancing required. No masks. No queues apart from for coffee. It’s normal here. It’s ducking brilliant
Pretty much my experience of the same event Supine
Like this^^^
Predictably my social distancing intentions have not stayed the course. Maybe I should have had a harder think about attending, but... beesonthewhatnow, but I've done it now...
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Christ
Noooooo!
Am gutted.
By email:
Am gutted.
By email:
Heritage Live - David Rodigan & The Outlook Orchestra - Kenwood House |
| Hi there, This event has been rescheduled... The organisers have been in touch to let us know that the event on 22 August 2021 has been rescheduled and will no longer be taking place on this date. The following statement has been issued: "We’re devastated to announce that we have to postpone our two sold out concerts at Kenwood House this weekend. We’re so sorry to all those who wanted to come and enjoy live music, but we will be rescheduling these shows so please hold on to your tickets. The inclement weather over the past weeks has caused significant issues which our Health and Safety Advisors have deemed unsafe for the artists, crew and audience. Our team has been working tirelessly to find a solution but due to significant ground movement overnight, the structural engineers have advised that the staging is unsafe, meaning our two sold-out shows this weekend must be postponed and rescheduled. We are heartbroken about this and we know that this is going to upset so many of you who have travelled from all over. We are devastated too. Further information about the concerts will be relayed in due course so please keep hold of your tickets. Heritage Live." The event organisers are working hard to arrange a new date and as soon as we get any update on this, we'll be in touch to let you know. Your tickets will be valid for this new date. |
ska invita
back on the other side
not to piss on anyones chips , but worth being aware, Kenwood is surrounded by multimillionaire mansions and some arsehole complained about the noise from outdoor gigs and Kenwood now has one of the harshest noise limits, strictly imposed by the council. New speaker technology is better at stopping sound leak but a friend i know who has worked a lot of gigs at Kenwood says a lot of people complain about how quiet things are there
