Grateful Get Down 2020

Newbn, I have no clue how you come up with shit like this but I love it. Keep it up.

Love me some Smos'z but yuck.

So, I take it you're a no-go, VinnieTheEel?

A part of me was thinking local authorities didn't even know about this and the fest was trying to happen under the radar.  I kinda wasn't going to believe this was happening until I heard my first note of music.  Your comment about being "cagey about attendance" lead me to believe that as well.  However, Cabinet just posted the below.  When I started reading it I was thinking "ok, here comes the cancellation announcement" however it looks like things are still on.  Bottom line is: this is being allowed to go on but everyone is rightfully a little apprehensive.  Its up to us to follow the rules so we can stay safe and we/others can do this again in a few weeks.  This is as much a social experiment as it is a festival.  The shutdowns happen because its simply impossible to get thousands of people to follow social distancing rules on their own volition.  Its easy enough to say "bars are open but go at your own risk and social distance when you're there", we now see the problem with that.  This however is a smaller and controlled community environment where in theory we should all be able to police ourselves for the greater good.  Anyway, from Cabinet:


Cabinet Family,

We have put a lot of thought into The Getdown. These past six months have certainly been challenging and have left us all with a lot of different feelings. Through all of this, we have been working together to navigate these times and prepare ourselves to once again make music for you in a live setting. We want to connect with you on our intentions for this year's gathering. Our collective goal, combined with your cooperation, is to gather together this weekend safely and respectfully so we can all enjoy our love of music and friendship.

In order to do so, we really need all in attendance to be as helpful, patient and understanding as possible, when it comes to how we interact with each other during this year’s Getdown. Cab Fam means so much to us as a band, and everyone’s safety will continue to be our first priority. We want you to know that we have your safety in mind. The amazing folks of Bears Picnic Productions have worked directly with local and state authorities, to ensure a way for the Getdown to happen this year, while incorporating a new level of safety and security.

With that safety in mind, we would like to offer the opportunity to PRE-ORDER merchandise. All pre-orders will be taken via our Big Cartel Site on a first come first serve basis but you WILL need to include a note with your order that you would like to pick up at the fest. All items that don’t include a note for pickup will be processed, packaged early next week. If you are attending the fest we ask that you take advantage of this opportunity and place your order (with note) to give our team enough time to get everything ready for pickup.

Our merch table will be set up for very limited hours for the weekend and all pre orders will be available for pickup at different times at a location TBD. We had some new items made up for the event so jump on it!

Can not wait to get down with the CabFam. It really fills our hearts so.

With love and respect,

Cabinet

It still kinda seems too good/ambitious to be true. But, having organizers that know what they're doing makes a world of difference. As a festival, you can do things to cut down on crowding in concessions/bathroom lines. You can spread campgrounds out and place a "two tents per site" limit to avoid huge campsites. The show field is your biggest hurdle and that's where personal behavior and community responsibility comes in.

You can order twice as many porto potties and spread them throughout the grounds to cut down on bathroom lines (wish every festival and live event did this anyway). For food/merchandise/shopping period I would expect to see some variation of the Cabinet merchandise model. Instead of standing in line at the stand you place an order through phone/text and they text you when its ready. Come show time (especially when it gets dark) there isn't much you can do to keep people apart though.

It will get annoying, but the best way to ensure cooperation is for band after band to mention it on stage. "thanks for coming out, we are X from small PA town Y, remember to wear your masks and keep your distance so we can do this again". Sort of like how every band at Lockn 2017 was required to mention the words "Charlottesville" and "love" during each set. SCI of course was under different rules where they were required to say those words in between every song.

Well said.  It's depressing enough and wearing me down; I ma not my best self no more. Then I just read two depressing but very valid articles that make it more hopeless.  But as Worf points out, the stress is sending even the careful to take chances.

Looks like I’ll be coming in low!

Settle down there, Mr. Halford.

I'd be down for that. I'm really not having much fun following this thread (FOMO, it's a thing) even though I'm (sort of) happy that you guys can pull it off. Disappointed that I have to miss any gatherings like this but oh well, sometimes adulting just blows. I was hoping that the wife would just say fuck it go without me but short of that I'm out.

Some small consolation is that we'll be at a local party (private)  featuring Bigfoot County our local GD tribute band with some good friends.

OK who's going to volunteer to stream those Cabinet sets (looking at you uʞɔo˥ewbn )...

No go as of now - the wife is not so enthused and can’t ditch her during this ridiculousness