1,300 dance fans go wild in Amsterdam, with permission from …

The largest concert hall in Amsterdam, Ziggo Dome, has opened its doors to the public for the first time in more than a year. With permission from the government. Dance event ‘Back to live’ was a controlled experiment to investigate whether large gatherings can be corona-proof.

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The 1,300 tickets were sold out in twenty minutes. 100,000 others were unsuccessfully on the waiting list. Back to live was a test case, but the dancing and partying was real. The atmosphere was very excited yesterday during the performances of DJs Sam Feldt and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, among others.

Despite the corona measures, the government gave its approval for the oversized party. Moreover, organizer Fieldlad is an initiative of the event industry and the government. Their aim is to find out whether and how we can safely come together in a group in the future while the corona virus and all its variants are around.

Fluorine in the saliva

Partygoers were only allowed in if they could present a recent negative corona test. Their temperature was measured and random rapid tests were carried out. The dance party was divided into five ‘bubbles’ of 250 people and a group of 50 people. Everyone was given instructions, some had to wear a mouth mask, others a face shield and still others were not allowed to cover their nose and mouth. One group was asked to keep five feet away, another was asked to dance close to each other. Some visitors had to drink a drink containing a harmless fluorescent substance so that the researchers could see how much their saliva was being spread, they were also instructed to sing along loudly and cheer. Everyone was given a motion sensor to check how much contact they had with each other.

In a few days, visitors will have to get tested again. We now have to wait for the results of the experiment. Test cases will follow this month: today André Hazes will perform in Ziggo Dome, on March 13 there is a dance festival in Biddinghuizen and on March 14 a pop festival.

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