New Possibilities & Concepts
France:”FRANCE RELAXES SOCIAL DISTANCING AT EVENTS WITH UNDER 5,000 PEOPLE”
France is now allowing indoor gigs and events with under 5,000 people in attendance to go ahead without social distancing measures in place, said France’s Prime Minister Jean Castex in a recent interview with France Inter. The only exception is départements designated as ‘red-zones’ where cases are spiking, including cities..Read More...
UK:”UK nightclubs propose bouncer patrols and face masks to reopen”
Originally published in The Guardian, Rob Davies examines how in the UK dancing in face masks, temperature checks at the door and bouncers patrolling the dance floor to enforce social distancing could be the future of clubbing during a pandemic, according to plans put forward by venues desperate to reopen...Read More...
Malysia:”124 MALAYSIAN DJS ATTEMPT 228 HOURS OF NON-STOP LIVE STREAMING OVER 11 DAYS”
A record breaking attempt for a live stream called Independence 2020, that intends to last 228 hours with 124 DJs, starts today. The event is being recognised by the Malaysian Book of Records, from today (August 21) until August 31 2020, 124 Malaysian DJs will showcase their sets seamlessly, without..Read More...
Japan, Tokyo:”TOKYO’S TEAMLAB TAKES ITS DIGITAL WONDERLAND TO CHINA WITH AN IMMERSIVE CLUBBING EXPERIENCE”
China, Wuhan:”THOUSANDS ATTEND A MUSIC FESTIVAL AT A WATER PARK IN WUHAN”
Wuhan, the Chinese city where COVID-19 first emerged last December, hosted a music festival in a water park at the weekend. A local case of the virus has not been recorded since mid-May. The HOHA Water Electrical Musical Festival at Wuhan Maya Beach Water Park attracted thousands of people, with..Read More...
England: ”1,300 jobs saved as nightclub owner bought out of administration”
Some 1,300 jobs have been saved after Nordic nightlife group REKOM swooped for stricken British nightclub owner Deltic. Newly-formed REKOM UK will buy up 42 Deltic bars and clubs across the country. The company, which owns the Pryzm nightclubs in Nottingham and Birmingham, Atik in Tamworth, Fiction in Hanley, Unique..Read More...
Spain, Barcelona: ”PRIMAVERA SOUNDS HAILS SUCCESSFUL RAPID COVID TESTING TRIAL EVENT”
Primavera Sound festival has held a trial event utilising rapid COVID testing. The event, named PRIMACOV, hosted 1,042 people in the 1,600-capacity Sala Apolo venue in Barcelona, with local DJs playing. Rapid tests that deliver results in 15 minutes took place before attendees were granted entry, with everyone required to..Read More...
Australia: “MELBOURNE’S LGBTIQ+ NIGHTLIFE IS DOWN BUT NOT OUT”
Germany, Berlin:”BERGHAIN IS REOPENING – AS AN ART GALLERY”
Berghain is reopening – as an art gallery. On September 9 the legendary Berghain nightclub will open its doors to the public for the first time since March. Visitors will be able to view an exhibition featuring 85 Berlin-based artists including Wolfgang Tillmans, Sandra Mujinga, Tacita Dean, Christine Sun Kim,..Read More...
UK:”MUSIC VENUES IN ENGLAND CAN REOPEN THIS WEEKEND”
Music venues in England can reopen from Saturday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will also greenlight the reopening of theatres and the trial of sports events with socially distanced spectators. The news comes at the end of a week where more than 300 venues took place in protests against the government’s..Read More...