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Wimbledon to scrap the tournament’s middle Sunday rest day from 2022 April 27 2021, 4.16pm The All England Club is confident the grass can hold up to 14 days of play (Adam Davy/PA) Wimbledon is taking the unusual step of breaking with tradition by scrapping its day of rest on the middle Sunday of the tournament from 2022. Wimbledon is currently the only grand slam that has a day off during the fortnight but this provides scheduling challenges, particularly when there is bad weather in the fi...

23 April 2021 - Submitted by Martin Fullard Submitted by Martin Fullard on 23 April 2021 Trade associations, organisers and operators from across the events industry have signed an open letter confirming that they would welcome a blanket introduction of ‘Covid-status certification’ to get events running without mitigation measures after 21 June in England. The signatories, which include the Association of Event Organisers, Meetings Indust...

Line Up & Performers Oops, no artists have been added to this event as yet! As soon as we have more information on the lineup well show it here. The First Dance History and Biography Circus presents The First Dance is an official trial event that forms part of the Government’s Event Research Programme (ERP) relating to COVID-19. Attendees will play a vital role in this science-led research that will provide key data to support the reopening of live events and venues. There will be no social d...

Circus presents The First Dance is an official trial event that forms part of the Government’s Event Research Programme (ERP) relating to COVID-19....

UK Government confirms further details for Event Research Programme The UK Government has revealed finer details regarding the Event Research Programme – the series of pilot events which will determine the manner of which events will be allowed to operate in the UK post 21 June. Spectators are attending a series of scientific pilot events as part of the Government’s plan to get big crowds back this summer, with a single pilot business event taking place at ACC Liverpool on 28 April. The ...

The pilots have been designed in a scientifically controlled way, with special consideration to reduce risk of transmission. The events are exempt from the wider coronavirus regulations, including the rule of six and social distancing. The Government has made it clear that for the purposes of the pilot events, there will be no need for any form of vaccination certificate. However, this does not mean that they won’t be introduced at a later date. The programme is being overseen by an industr...

Blossoms have been announced as the headliners of a gig at Sefton Park in Liverpool which will test the return of crowds to live events in the UK.

Sefton Park to host facemask-free Blossoms gig Only people living in the Liverpool City Region with proof of a negative Covid-19 test result can buy tickets Updated Blossoms to headline Sefton Park Pilot ©Festival Republic Music lovers will get the chance to enjoy an old-fashioned gig free from social distancing as part of a pilot event. The live concert at Sefton Park on May 2 will not require the audience to be socially distanced, but attendees will have to provide proof of a coronavirus ne...

Festival Republic joins Government pilot programme with a live gig to trial the safe return of fans On Sunday 2 May, Festival Republic will host an outdoor gig at Sefton Park, Liverpool, as the latest event to join the government’s Events Research Programme to get large audiences back to live events safely this summer. From: 18 April 2021 Festival Republic joins Government pilot programme with a live gig to trial the safe return of fans The Sefton Park Pilot, in partnership with C...

Fans watch Blossoms at Glastonbury, 2017. The Liverpool gig crowd will not be socially distanced. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Fans watch Blossoms at Glastonbury, 2017. The Liverpool gig crowd will not be socially distanced. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA Sun 18 Apr 2021 12.52 EDT Last modified on Sun 18 Apr 2021 13.01 EDT The first “near-normal” mass-attended music gig this year is to take place outdoors in Liverpool next month, headlined by the Stockport band, Blossoms. Fans will not ha...