How Liverpool’s Covid pilot schemes will determine the future of the arts The Government has announced nine venues as part of their Covid pilot schemes for reopening, including a comedy club, cinema, and nightclub Luna cinema in Liverpool will be the first cinema to re-open Live events are back. Ahead of the lifting of all restrictions on June 21, nine venues are to stage trial events from in April and May with before-and-after Covid testing to see whether mass audiences can be brought back safely. The Events Research Programme (ERP), overseen by the government’s ERP Science Board, will include the FA Cup semi-finals and finals at Wembley Stadium, the Snooker World Championships at Sheffield Crucible Theatre and three 10k runs at Hatfield House in Hertfordshire.