Dutch live industry furious about indoor capacity limit

The sector has slammed the Dutch government for imposing a 75%-capacity limit on indoor standing events from 25 September

Amsterdam Music Festival was cancelled yesterday
Amsterdam Music Festival was cancelled yesterday © AMF

Key figures from the Netherlands’ live sector say the new 75%-capacity limit for indoor standing events is “unsubstantiated, arbitrary and extremely harmful”.

The measure was announced yesterday (14 September) by the Dutch government as part of a wider rollback of restrictions, planned for 25 September.

The live industry, which recently galvanised more than 150,000 residents to protest restrictions on live entertainment, has hit back at the government for delaying a full reopening.

“As a sector, we have really done everything we can to…

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