back in Dec. 2020<\/a>. Our crystal ball comes in handy, not that we have to make everything about us.<\/p>\nThe Health Pass mobile app basically connects I.D. verification, lab results and ticketing, so venues can say those entering have been vaccinated or tested negative for COVID.<\/p>\n
Sounds like fun!<\/p>\nBefore you get all indignant, use of apps and attendance at music festivals are both voluntary.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nGiven EDC’s plan was rejected by authorities, we honestly have no clue how organizers decided to move forward.<\/p>\n
It could be organizers go the O.K. to proceed with adjustments to its plan, or they decided, “Thank you for your input, but we’re holding our rave, anyway.”<\/p>\n
Given this is an outdoor event, and there’s relatively little serious risk for younger people (the vast majority of EDC attendees), we say full steam ahead, EDC.<\/p>\n
This huge gathering (EDC expects 200,000 people to attend), held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, is likely to do just what EDC says it will: It will be the first major live concert event in a year, and will symbolically “kick-start the event and hospitality industries” in Las Vegas and beyond.<\/p>\n
EDC says the event contributes $300 million to the Las Vegas economy, and those dollars will be welcome in a tourism-based town especially hard hit by the pandemic.<\/p>\n
There’s been some glorious drama behind the scenes with EDC, and we can’t wait to see how the saga unfolds.<\/p>\n
Update (4\/20\/21): EDC organizers have reversed course, announcing EDC will, indeed, be postponed until Oct. 2021. Told you it’s complicated.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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