Maurice Mecca Posted August 3, 2021 Report Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) I attended ValleyFest at the weekend. A bloody lovely little festival (I think about 5-10K people) in a stunning location. Everyone there was in great spirits, the festival had done everything in its power to make it as COVID safe as possible; increased space, two main stages were open to the elements, plenty of toilets and sanitiser and vaccine checks on the way-in. Only saw a couple of people wearing masks all weekend and I am currently symptom free and LFT is clear. The music was pretty decent too with every band genuinely happy to be playing live (apart from The Snuts who had a bit of a chip on their shoulder!). Even saw the great man Michael Eavis on site! Very happy to be back and looking forward to BD in a few weeks now. Edited August 3, 2021 by Maurice Mecca 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Managed to pick up some cheap tickets for Moovin festival on bank holiday weekend. I should have been at Shambala then but it’s cancelled. shame them an bearded could have run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 2 hours ago, dotdash79 said: shame them an bearded could have run. Would rather Bearded did what they did and not risk the future of the festival tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incident Posted August 4, 2021 Report Share Posted August 4, 2021 Just now, Paul ™ said: Would rather Bearded did what they did and not risk the future of the festival tbh Think everyone can recognise that Bearded took the correct decision for them based on the information they had available. The fault here is with the Government actively refusing to provide guidance or any type of certainty to Bearded and other event organisers in a useful timescale. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kusy Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 https://www.iq-mag.net/2021/08/touring-now-possible-19-27-eu-countries-dcms/?fbclid=IwAR2X6nGH-AReApR-UdtsOzx1imgasiPmIYbsqZYLc2724ChpSqb3DJ0gx3E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Kusy said: https://www.iq-mag.net/2021/08/touring-now-possible-19-27-eu-countries-dcms/?fbclid=IwAR2X6nGH-AReApR-UdtsOzx1imgasiPmIYbsqZYLc2724ChpSqb3DJ0gx3E As the campaign spokesperson quote says, this is just spin. There is no new deal, our musicians remain in the same default position as any other non-EU countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyhana22 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Brave Sir Robin said: As the campaign spokesperson quote says, this is just spin. There is no new deal, our musicians remain in the same default position as any other non-EU countries. Heard an interview on LBC yesterday between Tory-apologist Iain Dale and a representative from the industry. Dale just could not, or would not allow himself to, acknowledge the other guy's constant, repeated position that (a) things are much worse for touring musicians to the EU since Brexit, (b) absolutely nothing has changed in the last few weeks, no negotiations have taken place and the pre-existing, significantly worse arrangements have been in place since January and (c) this is just blatant, disingenuous spun-lies from the Tories in an attempt to claim they have done something, whilst once again failing to own the shit show that their championing of Brexit has produced. Truly the most duplicitous, deceitful government of my lifetime. And I grew up with Thatcher in power. Ben Edited August 5, 2021 by bennyhana22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegday Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) If anyone fancies APE on Bank Holiday Monday (Foals/Bombay Bicycle Club/Caribou) - I’m selling our two tickets for £65 each. We ended up going to Latitude and can’t now justify travelling from Liverpool for it, cheers. Edited August 5, 2021 by mikegday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blisterpack Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Festevol on Saturday in Liverpool looks ace. Those two bookends of Kelly Lee Owens and Oranj Son are absolute highlights for the summer for me. Really can’t wait to see them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 17 hours ago, Paul ™ said: Would rather Bearded did what they did and not risk the future of the festival tbh Agree, hindsight is a wonderful thing but the risk was too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapple12345 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Good news but about 5 months too late 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotdash79 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, Chapple12345 said: Good news but about 5 months too late Runs until September next year. Will save lots of winter productions, tours and provide reassurance to festivals early next year. could have been set up a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Chapple12345 said: Good news but about 5 months too late 1 hour ago, dotdash79 said: Runs until September next year. Will save lots of winter productions, tours and provide reassurance to festivals early next year. could have been set up a few months ago. "The scheme doesn’t, however, cover a festival needing to reduce capacity or cancel due to social distancing restrictions being reintroduced, so it remains imperative that Government continues to work with the sector in areas such as COVID certification to try and avoid such an eventuality and ensure that organisers can plan with increased confidence for 2022.” hopefully just an oversight... Good to see steps in the right direction though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avalon_Fields Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 So, with the reported go ahead of government-backed insurance for festivals 2022 should be safe for festivals to plan and operate, although too late to have much effect this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simsy Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 6 hours ago, efcfanwirral said: "The scheme doesn’t, however, cover a festival needing to reduce capacity or cancel due to social distancing restrictions being reintroduced, so it remains imperative that Government continues to work with the sector in areas such as COVID certification to try and avoid such an eventuality and ensure that organisers can plan with increased confidence for 2022.” hopefully just an oversight... Good to see steps in the right direction though So what does it cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan1984 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 8 hours ago, dotdash79 said: Runs until September next year. Will save lots of winter productions, tours and provide reassurance to festivals early next year. could have been set up a few months ago. *should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big durbs Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 oooh , can we have a pilton party now ?????? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahidf Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 7 hours ago, efcfanwirral said: "The scheme doesn’t, however, cover a festival needing to reduce capacity or cancel due to social distancing restrictions being reintroduced, so it remains imperative that Government continues to work with the sector in areas such as COVID certification to try and avoid such an eventuality and ensure that organisers can plan with increased confidence for 2022.” hopefully just an oversight... Good to see steps in the right direction though If the govt basically bans all festival or gig because of high infections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisco Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Richard Ashcroft has pulled out of Victorious Festival now. He’s doesn’t like those rules! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efcfanwirral Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, zahidf said: If the govt basically bans all festival or gig because of high infections. But not "restrictions" on them - so my interpretation from what the industry people said on that quote is that none post mid-May would have been covered because technically they COULD have happened, they just needed to have less people and keep them 2 metres apart. Impossible, but they weren't mandated to cancel Not one festival this year was actually banned, they just had severe restrictions that made them unviable. The small print could be pretty important here. And actually even if we have winter restrictions, you'd expect them lifted to similar levels as mid May by the time any festival would happen anyway so sounds like it needs that tightening up Edited August 6, 2021 by efcfanwirral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pothead pixie Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 17 hours ago, Chapple12345 said: Good news but about 5 months too late This news is boiling my piss over in Ireland here, this is the incentive we get from the Irish government toward live entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lycra Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 17 hours ago, efcfanwirral said: "The scheme doesn’t, however, cover a festival needing to reduce capacity or cancel due to social distancing restrictions being reintroduced, so it remains imperative that Government continues to work with the sector in areas such as COVID certification to try and avoid such an eventuality and ensure that organisers can plan with increased confidence for 2022.” hopefully just an oversight... Good to see steps in the right direction though So government have produced an insurance scheme that will protect festival organisers in the event they have to cancel due to a general lockdown being imposed but it doesn't help when unlocked with restrictions still imposed, e.g. social distancing, attendance limits, additional testing etc. Provides clarity but there is still a large element of risk being carried by organisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul ™ Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 2 hours ago, Lycra said: So government have produced an insurance scheme that will protect festival organisers in the event they have to cancel due to a general lockdown being imposed but it doesn't help when unlocked with restrictions still imposed, e.g. social distancing, attendance limits, additional testing etc. Provides clarity but there is still a large element of risk being carried by organisers. Exactly! Its a token gesture, 6 months too late and inadequate for what it is required for. Typical of the Tories to hail this as doing the live events sector a favour... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suprefan Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 live Nation finally thinking about their money https://variety.com/2021/music/news/live-nation-vaccination-best-practices-concerts-1235036359/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigMichaelRoach Posted August 7, 2021 Report Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 8/5/2021 at 9:24 AM, mikegday said: If anyone fancies APE on Bank Holiday Monday (Foals/Bombay Bicycle Club/Caribou) - I’m selling our two tickets for £65 each. We ended up going to Latitude and can’t now justify travelling from Liverpool for it, cheers. Hey - keen if these are still available! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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