Live Nation Entertainment, one of the largest concert and ticket companies globally, would require artists and fans at its venues and festivals to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or show negative test, a spokesperson said, according to reports. from the NBC News portal.
“Vaccinations will be your ticket back to the shows and, starting October 4, we will follow the model we developed for Lollapalooza and demand it from artists, fans and employees at Live Nation venues and festivals in every possible location. in the United States, “said Michael Rapino, President and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment.
The rules will go into effect on October 4 “where permitted by law,” Live Nation said. Employees will need to be vaccinated and will not get a pass with a negative test result, Live Nation said.
“After October 4, all of our employees will also need to be vaccinated in order to visit one of our events, locations or offices,” the company said.
With these measures they also hope to contribute to an increase in vaccination, as happened with 90 percent of those attending Lollapalooza in Chicago.
“12 percent of fans said that Lolla was actually their reason for getting vaccinated, which is a huge number with 400,000 in attendance over the weekend,” the spokesperson said in an email.
The mandate comes as the Delta variant drives an increase in cases in the United States. On Thursday, AEG Presents made a similar announcement, but allowed an exemption from the vaccine mandate for those under 12 because they are not yet authorized to receive the injection. AEG will not require performers to be vaccinated.
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