Madonna calls for gun control in the US to be treated like “the new vaccination”

Madonna has called for gun control in the US to be treated like “the new vaccination” following the recent deaths of Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright. Toledo, 13, was shot dead by a police officer in Chicago on March 29 after being chased down an alley by the officer. Wright, 20, was shot dead by …

Life Is Beautiful is the first festival to release lineup following vaccination roll-out

by: Sami Weisband Mar 11, 2021 Bolting into 2021 as the first festival returning in a hopeful post-pandemic society, Life Is Beautiful has just divulged its massive three-day lineup. As if the thought alone of going to a music festival wasn’t already making live music connoisseurs jump for joy, the lineup of the downtown Las …

British Festival Directors Want Government to Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Event Attendance

Tickets to live music events in Great Britain have sold like hotcakes since the British government’s recent rollout plan for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the plan is liable to change based on the assessment of its efficiency over time, fans are hopeful that normalized live music events will resume in June 2021.  British …

Goldenvoice in discussions to launch mass vaccination site – Dancing Astronaut

by: Jessica Mao Jan 27, 2021 Coachella organizer and promoter Goldenvoice may soon be lending a hand to the COVID-19 vaccination process. With live event efforts in 2020 shut down industrywide including Coachella itself and further postponement highly likely, the festival producer has struck up discussions with Riverside County to potentially create a mass vaccination …

Goldenvoice in Talks to Develop Mass Vaccination Site in Coachella Valley

As California’s Riverside Country struggles to mitigate the region’s surge in COVID-19 infections, Goldenvoice has stepped up to offer some assistance.  According to Palm Springs ABC affiliate station KESQ, Goldenvoice—the event promoter behind Coachella and Stagecoach—has offered to help create a mass vaccination site in the heart of Coachella Valley. The Department of Public Health in Riverside County currently has …

Ticketmaster Denies Reports of Mandated COVID-19 Vaccination Proof for Access to Concerts

Following a Billboard report that Ticketmaster planned to check the COVID-19 vaccination status of attendees prior to allowing them access to concerts, the ticketing giant has denied the news. “We are not forcing anyone to do anything,” Ticketmaster said in a statement provided to BBC News. Ticketmaster’s president, Mark Yovich, originally told Billboard that the company is exploring a plan …

Ticketmaster could require proof of COVID-19 vaccination for concerts

Ticketmaster are working on plans to verify fans’ coronavirus vaccination status before allowing admission to future concerts, according to comments from company president Mark Yovich. This week saw reports published regarding the first potentially effective COVID-19 vaccine – which is said to be able to prevent more than 90 per cent of people from catching …