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Topi
Part of rescheduling to 2021 has to do with securing the venues.
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Part of rescheduling to 2021 has to do with securing the venues.
right – doing US shows next summer is highly unlikely
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Part of rescheduling to 2021 has to do with securing the venues.
right – doing US shows next summer is highly unlikely
Correct. But still we might see a similar rescheduling by the Stones, too - if for nothing else but to keep the venues under contract. It doesn't mean any actual shows will happen, given the situation with the psndemic in the US.
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Sounds like a science fiction/horror movie, but that's the reality we're living in until this virus is neutralized some how....
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Sounds like a science fiction/horror movie, but that's the reality we're living in until this virus is neutralized some how....
It's a big fuss about nothing, today we hear that in Britain 1 in 14 have had covid 19, get the calculator out, 70 million Britons divided by 14 = 5 million. Divide the 46 thousand deaths by 5 million who have had the virus, gives you a death rate of 0.0092
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Big Al
As face-masks are to be worn when safely socially-distancing isn’t possible, couldn’t concerts start-up again? Couldn’t there just be a strict face-covering policy?
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Big Al
As face-masks are to be worn when safely socially-distancing isn’t possible, couldn’t concerts start-up again? Couldn’t there just be a strict face-covering policy?
Presicely, if we are told face masks stop the spread of the virus then surely to do as you suggest makes perfect sence, but as we know the way Covid 19 has been dealt with has nothing to do with facts.
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Hairball
I think Axl is in the high risk range with his obesity, plus Slash and Duff's past history with heavy duty substance abuse might put them in the high risk category also.
Aside from that, seriously doubt any insurance company will be willing to take the risk considering all of the variables and uncertainties.
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I think Axl is in the high risk range with his obesity, plus Slash and Duff's past history with heavy duty substance abuse might put them in the high risk category also.
Aside from that, seriously doubt any insurance company will be willing to take the risk considering all of the variables and uncertainties.
Let's all just roll over and give in because the government tell us too.
Just do a few gigs at a time, I'm sure the Stones are rich enough to refund a few concerts if needs be, how many shows have they sold out in a lifetime, I'm sure that can take a chance on doing some modest venues next year before it's too late for them, if they want to of course.
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Hairball
One concert promoter recently said that professional sports will set the standard as to how to go forward, and once they have numerous fans in attendance in massive settings successfully, only then will large concert gatherings be considered.
That said, Major League Baseball has recently resumed (without fans in attendance), yet at least one team has been bombarded with coronavirus even with all of the precuations set in place.
19 Marlins have tested positive for COVID-19 as MLB investigates team’s past behavior
If professional sports are to set the standard, doesn't look like it's off to a good start...at least as far as professional baseball goes. The *NBA started last night in a "bubble" ( NBA Bubble 2020 ) which might work,
but then there's the upcoming NFL season which by most accounts might be a recipe for disaster for a variety of reasons - it's a close contact sport, teams playing in their own stadiums, the traveling involved, etc., etc., etc..
*While the "bubble" concept might work for the NBA, obviously this doesn't apply to any sort of rock and roll "tour".
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The insurance companies won't touch stadium tours by the likes of G&R, the Stones etc unfortunately and you can't blame them. It's just too big a risk...
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The insurance companies won't touch stadium tours by the likes of G&R, the Stones etc unfortunately and you can't blame them. It's just too big a risk...
GNR just rescheduled 2020 to 2021 (that's the subject of this very thread) so somebody probably did insure them.
(The Stones may well be another matter.)
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Big Al
As face-masks are to be worn when safely socially-distancing isn’t possible, couldn’t concerts start-up again? Couldn’t there just be a strict face-covering policy?
Presicely, if we are told face masks stop the spread of the virus then surely to do as you suggest makes perfect sence, but as we know the way Covid 19 has been dealt with has nothing to do with facts.
The insurance companies won't touch stadium tours by the likes of G&R, the Stones etc unfortunately and you can't blame them. It's just too big a risk. And the Stones already had relatively expensive insurance anyway because of Ronnie & Mick's recent scares.
The best we can hope for is small venue more informal gigs returning at some stage, with limited capacity, social distancing and masks required by the audience. The big key is the universal availability of a reliable vaccine, which hopefully will come.
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Hairball
Sounds like a science fiction/horror movie, but that's the reality we're living in until this virus is neutralized some how....
It's a big fuss about nothing, today we hear that in Britain 1 in 14 have had covid 19, get the calculator out, 70 million Britons divided by 14 = 5 million. Divide the 46 thousand deaths by 5 million who have had the virus, gives you a death rate of 0.0092
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Hairball
Sounds like a science fiction/horror movie, but that's the reality we're living in until this virus is neutralized some how....
It's a big fuss about nothing, today we hear that in Britain 1 in 14 have had covid 19, get the calculator out, 70 million Britons divided by 14 = 5 million. Divide the 46 thousand deaths by 5 million who have had the virus, gives you a death rate of 0.0092
This is the new math. 46,000 deaths = nothing. Certainly nothing worth the inconvenience of a mask, right?
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Hairball
Sounds like a science fiction/horror movie, but that's the reality we're living in until this virus is neutralized some how....
It's a big fuss about nothing, today we hear that in Britain 1 in 14 have had covid 19, get the calculator out, 70 million Britons divided by 14 = 5 million. Divide the 46 thousand deaths by 5 million who have had the virus, gives you a death rate of 0.0092
This is the new math. 46,000 deaths = nothing. Certainly nothing worth the inconvenience of a mask, right?