Swiss festival season gone as gov extends event ban
OpenAir St Gallen and SummerDays are among Swiss festivals to cancel as the govt follows the lead of its northern neighbours and outlaws large events until summer’s end
News By IQ | 30 April 2020
Following two weeks of deliberation, the Swiss government last night (29 April) declared that no events over 1,000 people will take place in the country until the end of August. The government states it will reassess the situation “before the summer holidays”.
The fate of events with fewer than 1,000 attendees will be decided on 27 May.
The decision follows criticism from festival organisers and the Swiss Music Promoters’ Association (SMPA) over the lack of clarity offered by the government to organisers of large-scale…
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