By Katie On The X
Jan 27, 2021
Check out this open letter from presenters and live music orgs addressed to President Biden yesterday. Venues and event centers across the country are offering their spaces to expedite the vaccine rollout - a considerate proposal for a process that remains at a crawl.
“Dear Mr. President,
Congratulations to you and Vice President Harris on an inauguration signifying the unity and hope necessary to move America forward. As you set about achieving the ambitious goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in 100 days, we wish to offer the full support and resources of the live event industry. We share your vision of expedient, equitable, and widespread vaccine distribution. It is our duty, as businesses rooted in communities across the nation, to do our part to set America on a positive path during this time of crisis. We stand ready to work with Federal and State governments to save lives and get America back to work and school.
NAMM, NITO, NIVA, OVG, and We Make Events Partner in Support of Public Health
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In a letter to President Biden today AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Oak View Group (OVG), and We Make Events formally offered their venues, staff, and expertise to the COVID-19 vaccination effort. The live event industry is in a unique position to help – the pandemic has fully shuttered operations, leaving venues empty and the furloughed crowd-management oriented staff who operate them eager to help out and get back to work.
Live-Event Industry Offers COVID-19 Vaccination Infrastructure, Venues and Staff in Letter to President Biden
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letter to President Biden on Tuesday, major live-entertainment organizations AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Oak View Group (OVG), and We Make Events formally offered their venues, staff, and expertise to the COVID-19 vaccination effort. As noted by the announcement, the live event industry is in a unique position to help: the pandemic has fully shuttered operations, leaving venues empty and the furloughed crowd-management oriented staff who operate them eager to help out and get back to work.
President of Live Entertainment, Danny Wimmer Presents
In terms of scale and impact, how would you describe 2020 and the
current crisis, its impact on your business and the biggest challenge
(or challenges) our industry faces?
2020 has been devastating for all
of the obvious reasons. No business owner or executive ever wants to be in a position of drastically diminished revenue and company layoffs,
not to mention the health and safety implications and tremendous
loss-of-life brought on by a pandemic. But like every other business in this industry, DWP has had to face it head on. Given that we were
completely vested in the festival business prior to the COVID outbreak,