In response to the catastrophic effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the live event industry, the Event Safety Alliance is making it easier to access our guidance, training, and membership programs to ensure that they remain available to everyone during this challenging period. These changes are as follows:
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LAS VEGAS – On March 15, Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group announced that, in addition to cancellations and postponements to numerous shows worldwide, its shows in Las Vegas, which had been reduced from a twice-daily to one-show-a-day schedule in the previous week, would temporarily go dark. The shows include Mystère, O, Zumanity, KÀ, The Beatles LOVE, Michael Jackson ONE and Blue Man Group.
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PETALUMA, CA — The team at Point Source Audio has grown once again with three new additions across the education and customer service teams. Joe… Read More »Point Source Audio Announces Three New Hires
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A piece regarding covid-19 and how it’s affecting the professional audio community.
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FLERO, Italy – From its base in Northern Italy, which “was put on lockdown even before the same limitations were applied to the whole of… Read More »Outline Issues Statement on Coronavirus
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FRANKFURT, Germany – Prolight + Sound, which had been originally set for March 31-April 3 this year, was postponed to May 26-29 earlier this month (March 4). But in response to subsequent restrictions on gatherings of more than 1,000 people, and uncertainty about when those new restrictions might be lifted, the organizers of Prolight + Sound, Messe Frankfurt, found it necessary to cancel all plans for a 2020 PL+S trade fair outright. They announced on March 13 that the next Prolight + Sound trade fair in Frankfurt will take place April 13-16, 2021.
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NEW YORK – One of the last big shows to take place at Madison Square Garden before the COVID-19 outbreak forced the closure of the venue in March was the March 10 concert featuring the final Allman Brothers Band lineup, dubbed “The Brothers.” They came together to mark the band’s half-century milestone (the original band was formed in 1969). The one-night show was powered by Meyer Sound solutions, including LEO and LYON linear line array loudspeakers, provided by rental partners UltraSound and PRG North America.
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EDINBURGH, Scotland – d&b audiotechnik noted that Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has been performing with the company’s KSL system this year. FOH engineer Andy Bush said that audio clarity and precision are very important with a vocalist like Lewis, who has a lot of nuance in his singing. The audio team strives for a fairly flat sound across the frequency range, with controlled and tight low end, clarity in the mid-range and sparkle and air in the high frequencies for this artist.
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WHITINSVILLE, MA – EAW issued a statement on its operations amid the Coronavirus pandemic. More details from EAW (www.eaw.com): At EAW we understand that the… Read More »EAW Issues Statement on Coronavirus and its Operations
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NEW YORK — Along with the postponement of all Broadway shows through at least April 12, major venue closures announced March 12 include Madison Square… Read More »Coronavirus Emergency Closes Major NYC Venues
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LOS ANGELES – Competitors Live Nation and AEG joined forces with top booking agencies to put the brakes on touring productions in North America and… Read More »Live Nation, AEG Postpone Artist Tours Until April
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NEW YORK – New York state governor Andrew Cuomo announced March 12 that Broadway shows in New York City will suspend all performances immediately in… Read More »Broadway Theatres to Suspend Performances Through April 12, 2020
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