LN to require Covid-status certification for all US shows

Where it has the power to enforce it, artists will also be required to have had the vaccine or produce a negative test, LN CEO Michael Rapino has confirmed

Live Nation will build on the model it developed for Lollapalooza in Chicago © Shea Flynn/Lollapalooza

Live Nation will, from 4 October, require all artists, crew and fans to produce proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test to gain entry to its US venues and festivals.

The company’s CEO, Michael Rapino, had previously told Live Nation staff that it would be the artist’s choice as to whether they require concertgoers and venue staff to be vaccinated. However, in a statement released late on Friday (Saturday morning UK time), Rapino said artists would also be included in…

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