On Saturday, Jan. 9 infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci weighed in on the state of the live music industry during a virtual event with the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, explaining that live music could find a new normal by the end of 2021.
Fauci noted, “If everything goes right, this is will occur some time in the fall of 2021, so that by the time we get to the early to mid-fall, you can have people feeling safe performing onstage as well as people in the audience… I think you can then start getting back to almost full capacity of seating. We’ll be back in the theaters — performers will be performing, audiences will be enjoying it. It will happen.”
The doctor was also quick to note that masks will be required for some time, even as larger events return. A similar conclusion was reached in Spain, where there’s already been an encouraging experiment studying how COVID-19 is (or isn’t) transmitted at live events.
“I think you can then start getting back to almost full capacity of seating,” Fauci said, reiterating the importance of both good air circulation and mask-wearing.
Read the entire report via The New York Times here.
29 Comments comments associated with this post
Tim
January 12, 2021 at 1:14 pmMAGA cult is a domestic terror organization that is loyal to their cult leader over their country.
phuckdat
January 12, 2021 at 12:56 pmI hope when the fire up the showers they grab all of you cucks in the first round up.
Hippie
January 12, 2021 at 12:45 pmJack,
Please do run red lights, we need less people like you on this earth.
Mao
January 12, 2021 at 12:12 amHow’s everybody’s free trial of communism going so far?
Jim
January 12, 2021 at 8:33 amFreedom? As if YOUR supposed freedom out weighs threats to others. Where is it written concerts are even a freedom or right? They are not, see all the places that block possible outside concerts. YOU scream elitist, but wanting only for YOURSELF isn’t?
bob p's sitting down
January 12, 2021 at 8:44 amIt’s spelled Fweedom, according to our soon to be President, Kamala Harris.
Were you aware her ancestors were the largest slave traders in Jamaica?
Jack
January 12, 2021 at 11:49 amRacist much? Please flag this poster. If you don’t understand why many Black Americans have some White DNA…. well, that’s scary.
Bob
January 12, 2021 at 10:21 amPlease get out of my country. You think you can impede my freedom because of a “possible threat” to you or your friends? Do you have any idea what precedent that sets?
“Where is it written that concerts are even a freedom?” Were you born, raised and educated in China or Russia from the back of a barn?
bob p's sitting down
January 12, 2021 at 10:32 amI was raised where censorship and eliminating the opposition voice is approved, San Fran, Half Moon Bay to be exact.
And I can’t wait until Obiden starts unleashing those Raytheon produced bombs on innocent Syrians. War-ren will then be happy.
me
January 12, 2021 at 1:09 pm@Bob… maybe you were raised in San Fran but clearly you failed yourself by ignoring your education. Based on your rantings, my guess is, like many others who read only far-right literature, you think you are informed when, in reality, you are being led around like a farm animal. You and a handful of others on this site really have no grasp on what this country is about, not one bit. You talk shit but know nothing. It’s sad to see just how many uneducated fools like you think you understand anything outside of your sad little world. You spout crap about Kamala Harris, yet the only “proof” you have is what you’ve been fed by the nuts on the far right. As with their inability to grasp science, they have limited ability to actually supply valid sources to their information. While it’s possible what you say about Kamala is true, there is no verifiable proof. Even if there were, what impact does that have on her? If someone was a serial killer, does that make their entire family tree bad? I’d bet your decedents will be embarrassed of you… just as many others will be of those who supported Trump like a rabid dog…
Dixie Lee
January 12, 2021 at 12:08 amHow’s everybody’s free trial of communism going so far?
Lame
January 11, 2021 at 10:29 pmFirst BLM gets to riot and burn the venue down because there’s not enough diversity on the jam scene. Then the feds fund a new venue, it is specially made for the music they choose for you to listen to. The first performance they pick is Phil Collins.
me
January 11, 2021 at 8:41 pmDr. Fauci is about the only government official still in office that has any credibility and can be trusted. I’d trust him WAY before clueless fools who post comments deriding him. That’s not to say he is 100% accurate 100% of the time but he is far more accurate than say, the President, or some of the ignorant people who posted above me here. As for the .03% odds of dying, I call BS. Please site your sources. That I know of, there is no such data because the data available is broken down by age ranges. So, if you want to do an average of all ages, then you’d be suggesting that there will be as many infants and 90+ year olds as there will be those in their 20s, 30s, etc. at any given show. To further make my point, ages at shows would vary… the average age would not be the same for the Rolling Stones in a stadium vs. Phish in a shed vs. The Disco Biscuits in a theater.
I have a good friend who is on a ventilator at this very moment. While he is overweight, he is 38 years old and otherwise very healthy. Many in this country have become way too self-absorbed rather than thinking and caring about each other. Everyone is a tough guy until things affect their lives and then they cry about how they didn’t realize how bad it was. Toughen up a bit, this will be behind us before we know it. And for those of you who only care about your own health and safety, maybe you might want to care about your grandmother, or someone else important in your life who is more at risk for dying should they catch it because their tool of a grandchild cared more about dancing to Phish than they do about them…
Adolf H
January 11, 2021 at 9:32 pmGo fuck yourself! I don’t care what you think of Fauci or anyone. I am sick and tired of pretentious, entitled elitists like you.
You think you know better than everyone else? Your safety or wanting to feel safer gives you no right to tell other people what to do?
Your safety or your grandmothers safety is more important than my freedom? You’re the selfish one!
jack
January 12, 2021 at 11:47 amYes, their safety is more important than your “freedom.”
me
January 12, 2021 at 12:50 pm@Adolph… I’m hoping you are attempting to be funny given the name you used but, should you be serious, then how about instead of taking the time to reply to this, instead you use the time to really study the definition of freedom? All of the low functioning fools who are crying about their freedom still have their freedom, they are just to ignorant to realize it. If they weren’t so self-absorbed, they just might realize that others have freedoms too… as in the freedom to choose NOT to risk their fans lives, along with the rest of their fellow citizens… so they choose to listen to science rather than the knuckle dragging morons who are too stupid to accept science.
Adolf
January 12, 2021 at 2:20 pm@ME
I align with the non-agression principle, I hope you are familiar with it. I don’t subscribe to the parison divisiveness.
Please just leave me alone.
Please don’t use the force of government to push your worldview on me and I promise to do the same for you!
Good luck in life!
me
January 12, 2021 at 5:08 pm@Adolph… First, I wholeheartedly agree with you regarding the partisan divisiveness. I’ll take a stand on any topic I feel is worth taking a stand on but not along any party line, only based on facts, common sense and logical reasoning. As for your NAP alignment, please explain where you or your property has been fucked with? Tell me who has not left you alone? You are welcome to sit on your property and do pretty much whatever the fuck you want. That is FREEDOM. However, when you step out into society, though you still have your freedom, there are some rules to abide by. Even at this point, no one has taken anything from you… don’t get the vaccine, don’t wear a mask but at least understand how your guiding principle is applied. No one is forcing anything on you unless you want to be part of society, where rules/laws will ALWAYS be a part of the norm. This pandemic is the PERFECT example as to why that is the case… because you and I see things differently, therefore, when we step out in to common areas there has to be a certain level of expectation for/from each of us. If you cannot accept that, then stay on your property and no one will bother you. Generally speaking, that is how this country operates and if you don’t like even that level of what you refer to as interference, then find a country that is more aligned with your views. You do not get to dictate the rules for everyone else… thanks, and good luck in life to you as well.
Free American
January 11, 2021 at 7:44 pmDr. Fauci can go screw himself. How about we decide for ourselves whether to go to a concert or arrange one. I don’t need his permission or advice.
And for those of you concerned about my safety or my free will, stay at home!
Bring on summer tour and life in general.
april
January 11, 2021 at 9:49 pmMaga on jambands.com? life is going down the tubes folks 🙁
Bob
January 11, 2021 at 10:09 pmI love how the concept of people wanting to be free and make their own choices in life is somehow political to you.
onenitemike
January 12, 2021 at 12:27 amThe great Fauci has spoken and hes full of it as usual. I’m 60 yo and had a real good life. If covid kills me , so be it. Pro tip- we all die, so how bout we enjoy our self while we are here. This is a crock i don’t believe this carrot he is dangling again is the one we will get to eat.
Jim
January 12, 2021 at 8:28 amThen go die somewhere. Many don’t want to die or put family in danger. We all will die so lets all go over Niagara falls in barrel. YOU do realize large gatherings put others in danger. I am going to die so why stop me driving 120mph on the highway?
Liberal Hypocrite
January 12, 2021 at 10:06 amJim, stay home and leave the rest of us alone! Your desire to feel safe is not more important than other people’s lives or freedoms!
jack
January 12, 2021 at 11:46 amAgreed! I’ll be running red lights for FREEDUMB! If you don’t like my driving, tell your grandkids to stay off the roads and crosswalks! FREEDUMB!
Gaëtan Dugas
January 11, 2021 at 6:03 pmIsn’t this the same DR who AIDS patients were trying to kill in the 80s?? Sounds like he is a YES MAN..
Dr. Fauch
January 11, 2021 at 5:09 pmOutdoor concerts should have been happening last summer. The odds of getting covid at an outdoor event are insanely low. Hell, the odds of dying of covid once contracted are 0.03% If you are immune compromised, stay home.
Jack straw
January 12, 2021 at 11:44 amAgain, for the 10 millionth time, it’s NOT ABOUT YOU. It’s about the people we all then infect that overrun the hospital system, particularly service industry workers who don’t get health care or sick time, and have no savings.
David Rubin
January 11, 2021 at 3:56 pmSo much for any summer tours. Better safe than dead or sick.