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Earlier this week, Harry Styles announced that the North American leg of his Love on Tour will go as planned – but with strict mask and vaccination requirements in place. Now, Jay-Z’s Made in America festival has teamed up with the biometric identification company Clear to verify the immunization status of participants and “speed up entry into the festival grounds”.
Made in America and Clear – part of which is owned by United Airlines – recently unveiled plans to check the vaccination status of festival-goers through the 11-year-old company’s app. Scheduled to kick off next Saturday, September 4, Philadelphia’s Made in America has booked artists such as Justin Bieber, Lil Baby, Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat.
Regarding COVID precautions, Live Nation Product Made in America should require that all pass holders show that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or tested negative for the virus in the 48 hours preceding the event. . Additionally, like the aforementioned Harry Styles indoor concerts, but unlike next month’s Bonnaroo, “all attendees at the festival grounds will also be required to wear masks,” senior Made in America officials said.
Regarding the initially noted Clear partnership, Health Pass, “a free mobile experience” on the entity’s app, “securely connects a person’s verified identity to multiple layers of COVID-related information. -19, including proof of vaccination and test results, to reduce public health risks and get people back to what they love, ”according to the statement announcing the partnership.
Coincidentally, the World Series of Poker today revealed that it has reached a deal with Clear, requiring “proof of full COVID-19 vaccination before first registration” from those wishing to participate in its 2021 edition.
Returning to Made in America, however, “every attendee must register with” Health Pass prior to the event, festival officials also said, noting that users can outfit their profile with negative COVID tests as well as a proof of vaccination. These people will then be eligible to use the ‘clear fast lanes’ over the two days, presumably making it easier (and faster) for staff to verify proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test.
Notwithstanding organizers’ clear preference for using the Health Pass, Made in America said employees would accept physical vaccination cards and printed COVID-19 test results “if you are under 18 or not. smartphone ”, with this latter classification seems well suited to pass holders who choose to forgo using the app or forget to do so. To be sure, after downloading an immunization card or a test, “it can usually take between 1 and 2 hours for the status to be verified”.
A recent study found that the vast majority of live music fans strongly oppose the establishment of a “certified double vaccination as the only mandatory entry requirement” for shows, and “vaccine passports” have emerged. turned out to be a hot topic throughout the musical space as of late. In an interview with CNBC, however, Clear CEO Caryn Seidman Becker appeared to object to the idea of her company’s Health Pass being considered a vaccine passport.
“When we named it last March, we named it Health Pass. In fact, only 40% of Americans have a passport, so we are not talking about a vaccination passport. What we are talking about is giving people control and access to their health information, which was happening before.
“So many trends have accelerated in 2020, and we see that as an important and, you know, lasting trend that people should have access to and control their information. We think trust is crucial, and we’re, you know, huge fanatics – we don’t sell or share information, that people should control their information, ”she said.
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