Those planning to head to venues and festivals hosted by Live Nation will need to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test this fall.
The spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the United States after states dropped many of their mandates and restrictions, but the live event industry continues to push back in an effort to avoid another lockdown. Festivals like Lollapalooza have already shown that they can see success in reducing cases with proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for all attendees, and now more are following suit. AEG Presents recently announced that they will be requiring that everyone attending or working at their shows must be vaccinated after October 1, and Live Nation has also announced that they would be enforcing similar measures moving forward as well.
Starting on October 4, all artists, crew, and attendees at any Live Nation venue or festival will need to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test result, where permitted by law. This was previously left up to the artists performing at the show, but as cases continue to surge, so do the concerns. Further, this date aligns with the mandate from Live Nation for all employees of the company to be vaccinated as well, as they will not be permitted entry to their events, venues, or offices otherwise.
Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to shows, and as of October 4th we will be following the model we developed for Lollapalooza and requiring this for artists, fans, and employees at Live Nation venues and festivals everywhere possible in the US.
President and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment, Michael Rapino
Live Nation owns and operates a large offering of venues including the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington, Hollywood Palladium and Shoreline Amphitheatre in California, and House of Blues venues across the country. Additionally, festivals that fall under their umbrella range from Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits to Bonnaroo and Governors Ball.
Stay tuned for more coverage during festival season as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
H/T: NBC News
