Coachella music festival returns after three-year hiatus
Subscribers can listen to this articleThe popular Coachella festival is making its return this weekend for the first time since the pandemic started.No social distancing or the wearing of masks will be mandated, but Covid-19 testing sites will be available.
As it returns after a three-year hiatus, Coachella is considered a bellwether for the multi-billion-dollar touring industry that's still on shaky ground after persistent pandemic setbacks. "Any time you have large groups of people gathering in public settings there's some issues there - but we're hoping that more people will be vaccinated...and that more people will wear masks anyway," he told AFP.
Nationwide, Covid-19 cases are down sharply from where they were in January but recently have started ticking up, with the United States averaging approximately 38,000 cases a day, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Travis Scott pulled out after a deadly concert stampeding tragedy at his Astroworld show in Houston last year, while 2020's anticipated headliner Frank Ocean is set to return to the desert in 2023.
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