Entertainment and music experts are weighing in on what the future of concert venues and music festivals will look like following the COVID-19 pandemic.
BUT HOW SOON CAN WE DO THAT?TONIGHT WE ARE LOOKING INTO HOWAND WHEN EVENTS COULD COME BACKTO LIFE!
IN MANY WAYS, LASVEGAS IS SETTING THE STAGE FORTHIS MUSIC REBOUND!13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER AUSTINCARTER IS LIVE OUTSIDE T-MOBILEARENA..HE;S BEEN LOOKING INTO THEFUTURE OF CONCERTS AND LIVEEVENTS.T MOBILE - HERE - ONE OF THEVENUES THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTEDBY ALL THE CANCELATIONS - SOMEOF THE BIGGEST CONCERTS THISYEAR IN VEGAS FOR THATMATTER - SO WHEN THE DOORSFINALLY REOPEN WHAT CHANGESCOULD WE SEE?
WE ASKEDBILLBOARD MUSIC...JUST THAT...T MOBILE - HERE - ONE OF THEVENUES THAT HAS BEEN EFFECTEDBY ALL THE CANCELATIONS - SOMEOF THE BIGGEST CONCERTS THISYEAR IN VEGAS FOR THAT MATTER -SO WHEN THE DOORS FINALLYREOPEN WHAT CHANGES COULD WESEE?
WE ASKED BILLBOARDMUSIC...JUST THAT...LAS VEGAS RESIDENCIES LIKE LADYGAGA -TO KELLY CLARKSON TOBRUNO MARS - CANCELLED.LIKE MUCH OF THE STRIP -POPULAR CONCERT VENUES - PARKMGM - THE COLISEUM AT CAESARSPALACE AND PLANET HOLLYWOOD -ARE A GHOST TOWN.((SOT)) DAVE BROOKS DIRECTOR OFLIVE MUSIC, BILLBOARD "I THINKIT COULD BE A WHILE BEFORE ITCOMES BACK TO NORMAL"BILLBOARD'S DIRECTOR OF LIVEMUSIC DAVE BROOKS EXPECTSCONCERTS COULD BE AT 10 TO 15PERCENT OF WHAT THEIR NORMALCAPACITY WOULD BE IN THEFUTURE.((SOT)) DAVE BROOKS DIRECTOR OFLIVE MUSIC, BILLBOARD "THATCOULD BE KIND OF ENFORCED BYDRAWING BOXES ON THE FLOOR" THEMYSTERY - IS EXACTLY WHAT NEWMEASURES WILL BE TAKEN AT EACHVENUE.SOME - MORE STRICT THANOTHERS.((SOT)) DAVE BROOKS DIRECTOR OFLIVE MUSIC, BILLBOARD' "WE'REGOING TO SEE ARTISTS PLAYING ATPRETTY BIG VENUES AND MAYBETHEY'LL HAVE NO FANS IN THEM" AOUTDOOR EVENTS.HALF WANT SOCIAL DISTANCINGENFORCED THROUGH SEATING AND35 PERCENT WANT TEMPERATURECHECKS.BUT THE ADJUSTMENT TO THE NEWTECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION INTHE CONCERT BUSINESS.((SOT)) DAVE BROOKS DIRECTOR OFLIVE MUSIC, BILLBOARD' "THAT'SWHERE THE RESIDENCY SHOW MODELSTARTED" BROOKS ALSO SAYS DRIVEIN CONCERTS COULD BE AN OPTIONON IT RIGHT NOW CALLED MIXHALO.THE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS YOU TOLISTEN TO THE CLEAR CONCERTAUDIO USING YOUR PHONE!
ANDIT'S NOT JUST RESIDENCIESADAPTING - BUT MUSIC FESTIVALSTOO.EDC LAS VEGAS WAS SET TO HAPPENTHIS MONTH -- BUT HAS BEENRESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER.THE VIVA LAS VEGAS ROCKABILLYWEEKEND HAD TO CANCEL THISYEAR - 100 BANDS FROM DIFFERENTCOUNTRIES WERE SLATED TOPERFORM.TOM INGRAM PROMOTES THEFESTIVAL - AND SAYS WHILEVIRTUAL CONCERTS COULD BE ANOPTION NOTHING CAN COMPARETO THE IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE.((SOT)) TOM INGRAM - VIVA LASVEGAS ROCKABILLY WEEKEND"PEOPLE GO TO EVENTS JUST ASMUCH TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE ASTHEY DO FOR SEEING THEENTERTAINMENT.SO IF YOU TAKE THAT AWAY FORMTHE EVENT, YOU HAVE NO EVENT."NOT FAR FROM T-MOBILE THERE ISTHE BRAND NEW ALLEGIANTSTADIUM...WITH THE BIG FIRSTCONCERT -- GARTH BROOKS.ITS SET FOR AUGUST.THE FUTURE OF THAT SHOW ISSTILL UP IN THE AIR.IF YOU HAD A TICKET TO ANY OFTHE CANCELED OR POSTPONED SHOWSYOU CAN EXPECT AN EMAIL FROMTHE TICKET SELLER OR THE SHOWPROMOTER TELLIING YOU HOW TOGET YOUR MONEY.
AC 13 AN.BOTH CAESARS AND MGM SAY LIVEENTERTAINMENT WILL BE THE LASTPART OFTHEIR REOPENING PLANS.THE PANDEMIC ALSO HAVING ANIMPACT ON MAJOR MUSICFESTIVALS.COACHELLA DREW ALMOST A HUNDREDTHOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY LAST YEARAND ITS COUNTRY MUSIC COUSIN,STAGECOACH, DREW 75 THOUSAND.BOTH ARE POSTPONING THEIRANNUAL EVENTS TO THE FALL.TO GET INTO A CONCERT V
With large crowds not recommended (or downright illegal) to prevent further COVID-19 outbreaks, the future of music festivals hangs..
