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Coachella Drops All COVID-19 Restrictions

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival Announced WebsiteThis week, it announced that attendees will no longer be required to provide vaccination cards or masks to access its outdoor music festival. The two-weekend event takes place in April. This announcement ends a string of Coachella policies that were never practical due to low outdoor COVID-19 transmission rates.

Coachella was on the a two-year hiatusSeit dem Frühjahr 2020. Anschutz Entertainment Group, which is the owner of this festival, published a StatementIn August 2021, the government announced a mandate to immunize all live music events. Coachella stunned the public in October 2021 by performing. rescindingThe vaccination mandate, and declaring it would require proof of complete vaccination or a negative covid-19 test 72 hours prior to the event. All restrictions have been lifted.

Same goes for Stagecoach Festival which is a country music festival that falls under the AEG umbrella. Which AnnoucedIt announced on its website it was dropping COVID-related safety precautions. Because country music appeals more to conservative audiences, it was important to cancel the mandate to boost attendance. This is especially true after Travis Tritt’s death last October. Cancelled eventsYou must show proof that you have been vaccinated or used masks.

COVID-19 Case ratesAcross the nation, they are falling. According to data from, virus positivity rates fell by 68 percent over the last 14 days. The New York Times.

Lollapalooza hosted its annual festival last summer. FestivalAlthough there were concerns about an outbreak, it did not cause an epidemic of COVID-19. There was no outbreak. This should have come as no surprise, given that data has shown that COVID-19 is resistant to spreading easily. outdoor settings.

Coachella’s announcement can be celebrated, particularly by Americans looking for relief from unscientific and excessive limitations on their lives.

The January Take a pollEchelon Insights revealed that COVID-19 is a persistent emergency and should therefore be treated as an endemic. It would be possible to continue living life as normal without fear of the events taking place.