Authorities in Singapore have announced that the nightlife sector can reopen this month after two years of being shuttered. In January, the country allowed six music venues to stage pilot concerts at full capacity and with no social distancing.
Channel NewsAsia reported that Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry and Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the nightlife sector will be allowed to fully reopen on April 19.
After a year of raving from your living room, people are eager to hit the dancefloor and festival grounds. All signs point to yes for a safe return of music festivals and events in 2021. Curious as to how the return of music festivals and events will welcome its attendees in a post-pandemic era? Will vaccination cards and/or masks be required? Will there be on-site rapid testing? How will social distancing be enforced? Do you expect more and better from event organizers in this new era? Get ready to once again (patiently) wait your turn for the water bottle filling station and wrangle the lovely feeling of conflicting set times. Here’s what some boutique festivals and events recently delivered.
Earlier this summer EDM duo the Chainsmokers played a charity concert in Southampton, New York, alongside Goldman Sachs executive David M. Solomon (aka DJ D-Sol) which made headline for violating COVID-19 regulations.
Footage from the concert went viral, showing attendees rammed up against one another, not social distancing and not wearing masks. Shortly after video emerged, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo went on record and stated that the Department of Health would officially investigate the event.
There’s no running from Coronavirus (COVID-19) even as much as you try to avoid the media and news outlets. COVID-19 dominates conversations and headlines, but for U.K. electronic artist Steve Lawler COVID-19 hit a little too close to home. While he couldn’t be tested, Steve Lawler exhibited COVID-19 symptoms back in March and went into self-isolation before the U.K. government announced a national lockdown. “I was in lockdown three weeks before everyone else. […] I’m getting to spend more time with my children than I ever did,” says Lawler over the phone.
Now as some parts of the world are entering three months of social distancing, Steve Lawler sees how COVID-19 continues to impact the dance music industry: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting industries, businesses, families and individuals everywhere, and the entertainment industry has been one of the first sectors to be gravely affected by closures imposed to stop the spread of the novel virus. Due to COVID-19, industry professionals all over the world are now having to navigate the uncharted waters of mass cancelled shows and refunds.
