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Sneake
The Answer Man
Posts: 4,122
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Shakey Graves
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by Sneake on Nov 11, 2020 15:27:07 GMT -5
www.billboard.com/articles/business/touring/9481166/ticketmaster-vaccine-check-concerts-plan/
Not really sure how I feel about all this. Seems like a financial hurdle to a lot of people
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smosey wales
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
Posts: 14,266
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Nov 11, 2020 15:59:30 GMT -5
Great. Now I have to get a "smart" phone.
Expect a "safety fee" added to the ticket: over/under $25 anyone?
What worries me about these types of plans and fixes is that they won't be just temporary to address the pandemic, but will remain in place in some form afterwards. Think about the closed workplaces and work-from-home that will remain that way after we are cured "because they can."
I also find it a bit offensive that one has to qualify to attend a public event*. They better give you your money back if you flunk. This also means you can't sell or give your tickets away, and I'm not talking about scalping. If i buy tickets for my family I have to register each family member (so much for group trips like a company trip to the ball game).
*Although an entertainment event is a private enterprise, there is a level of open access required by various public accommodation and anti-discrimination laws.
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Ticketmaster's new plan for Covid
Nov 11, 2020 17:19:25 GMT -5
Sneake, buddy74, and 3 more like this
Post by grumbly-one on Nov 11, 2020 17:19:25 GMT -5
Right, because ticketmaster has done so much to build up trust in itself as a company of course I'd trust them with my health information.
They double pinky swear not to store or sell it!
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thelizard
Old Head
This is so much FUN!!
Posts: 1,796
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Neil Young
Number of LOCKNs attended: 7
Post by thelizard on Nov 11, 2020 18:05:19 GMT -5
I feel like it's a big NO for me.www.billboard.com/articles/business/touring/9481166/ticketmaster-vaccine-check-concerts-plan/
Not really sure how I feel about all this. Seems like a financial hurdle to a lot of people
I'm not signing this!
suebhunny
Old Head
Posts: 2,052
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Give me TTB or give me death!
Number of LOCKNs attended: 3
Post by suebhunny on Nov 12, 2020 15:19:35 GMT -5
As if Ticketmaster fees themselves were not a financial hurdle.www.billboard.com/articles/business/touring/9481166/ticketmaster-vaccine-check-concerts-plan/
Not really sure how I feel about all this. Seems like a financial hurdle to a lot of people
I'm thinking the vaccine will be free once it's available...so that should be the poor man's way into the concert.
smosey wales
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
Posts: 14,266
If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
Number of LOCKNs attended: 6
Post by smosey wales on Nov 12, 2020 16:37:08 GMT -5
The people who refuse to be vaccinated, including some who have good reason, will demand access, and may be able successfully to sue their way in. This would first be for a sporting event, more likely, than a concert.
Under some of the current mask rules, people who (say they) have health reasons not to wear one can merely state that, and are not required either to prove/verify it or say what the health reason is. If the same policy applies regarding vaccination, the screening process will be as ineffective as temperature checks, and the burden will fall on the responsible among us who will comply.
BTW my sister Sara calls those who disregard or disbelieve the pandemic "rat lickers" after the people who, during the Plague, would lick rats to "prove" it was all a hoax. I find that label rather apt.
Too late to die young
Feb 12 Billy Strings NFK
Feb 18 Marshall Tucker Band Philly
Feb 25 Marcus King Band NFK
April 6 Rosanne Cash NFK
April 15 James McMurtry NFK
April 20 Little Feat VaBeach
April 21 Blackberry Smoke NFK
July 2 Last Fair Deal w/John K VaB
July 23 Dave Mathews Band VaB
July 26 Robert Earl Keen C'ville
July 28-31 Floyd Fest BFE
Sept 24 Southern Culture on the Skids VaB
Nov 19 Dark Star Norva
Dec 3 Sky Dog VaB
