London’s historic Alexandra Palace will be the site of new virtual reality concerts as it looks to mitigate the damage of the COVID-19 shutdown.
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The United Kingdom’s Music Venue Trust has removed 140 U.K. grassroots music venues from its “critical list” since initiating the #saveourvenues campaign at the beginning of the month.
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Representatives of the lighting industry were scheduled to meet in France in May 2021. (Getty Images) Citing recovery time for industry, conference looks to 2022 Nomadic lighting conference Showlight announced its 2021 edition won’t take place because of the uncertainty surrounding the lifting of government-imposed restrictions resulting from the threat of COVID-19. The next edition of the quadrennial event would have taken place May 22-25 in Fontainebleau, France. Even if the restrictions are lifted soon and would technically allow for an event such as Showlight, which attracts 400 professionals from the lighting industries, to go ahead, organizers anticipate companies and individuals across the industry will require a recovery period in the coming months. VenuesNow reached out to Julie Harper, PR and marketing consultant for Showlight, to inquire more about this decision, which runs counter to what many in the industry have been doing: waiting until the last moment, until there… Continue Reading Showlight Takes a Long-Term View
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Front cam activated at scan point for contactless access control Vivendi-owned See Tickets has developed contactless access control technology to provide event organizers with a way to manage entry now that restrictions are slowly lifting but distancing orders remain in place. The tool uses a standalone scanning point that requires no contact from staff or customers and triggers instant and clear results. Event staff can view these results from a safe distance. A rep for the company, based in Nottingham, England, explained the system to VenuesNow: “Previously the app used the rear camera only, whereas event organizers can now use the front facing camera with barcodes positioned in a way that both the customer and staff can see results clearly. We have made the scan results easier to read from a distance, so supervisors can clearly see any failed scans. See Tickets North American CEO Boris Patronoff talks NIVA support,… Continue Reading See Tickets Upgrades Entry Process
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The Music Venue Trust has identified 556 venues across the U.K. that are in dire straits as long as they’re not allowed to open their doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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