While the craving for live concerts escalates, many are trying to figure out what we can do to ensure that the health of punters stays safe amid coronavirus.
The “new normal” is currently what everyone is trying to navigate through: standing 1.5 metres apart, plexiglass sneeze guards at every turn, and many people turning into downright recluses amid health scares.
The concert industry is no different in it’s approach to figure out how to press forward with live music. We’ve seen drive-in concerts rev their engines, socially distanced concerts that look even less impressive than watching a livestream at home spark up, and several kooky ideas including a space-like suit for punters to don.
As both concert promoters and punters alike are keen to see live music get its boots back on, many venues are trying to see how they’ll break even when it comes to reduced capacity orders.
As reported by The Mirror, the solution to concerts may be approaching the entrance differently, by setting up both temperature check stations as well as “disinfectant mist” stations to ensure that the virus is stopped at the door, similar to the ones that are being used around China.
Chief Executive Craig Hassall at the Royal Albert Hall in the United Kingdom stated that the idea sparked from a test case in Seoul, South Korea, “where a Phantom of the Opera production has continued running.”
The production has been able to continue by having “audience members walking through a light mist of disinfectant, having their temperature taken, and filling in a questionnaire about their symptoms and recent places they’ve visited.”
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Elaborating further, Hassall noted: “if we’re to find a solution, it is going to be a combination of numerous measures, from increased access points to hand sanitisers, Perspex screens and PPE for staff.”
Although there is no set date or method for the continuance of concerts, we can just wait in the wings and hope that a solution is implemented sooner rather than later, as we are all entirely over missing out on live music.
