"Large-scale events that bring in hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of strangers... [are] not in the cards" The Governor of California Gavin Newsom has suggested that live music shows may not be able to be held in the US state until a coronavirus vaccine has been developed.
Newsom’s comments follow on from the grim prediction for the live music industry that was made recently by the US public health expert Zeke Emanuel, who poured scorn on concert promoters who were rescheduling gigs and festivals for later this year. “Larger gatherings – conferences, concerts, sporting events – when people say they’re going to reschedule this conference or graduation event for October 2020, I have no idea how they think that’s a plausible possibility.