I still say my idea of Līve having a "Love Lounge" on-stage seating area needs to happen.

Our football stadium (60,000 seat capacity) has been running at 50% for the past couple of months. There have been up to 30,000 people in the venue. Western Australia is in a good state - no community transmission of the virus for over 130 days. Life is as close to normal as you can get. Anybody coming into the state must remain in hotel quarantine for 14 days.
It's just to separate the crowd. You will only be able to associate with other fans in your zone. In the unlikely event that there is COVID transmission, only 1250 people will be possibly infected rather than the whole 5000.

Things are progressing well with the UTSS tour. All the bands have been granted approved entry to Australia according to a post on the UTSS Instagram.

UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS

Moves To April/May 2021

The Under The Southern Stars spectacular rock music concert series announces a further rescheduling of their February - March 2021 tour dates.

Unfortunately, 2020 has been anything but stable and while the organisers have done everything possible to ensure that the shows in February go ahead, there have been a myriad of ongoing developments and changes that have forced a further rescheduling

until late April and into May 2021.



Further information on the rescheduled dates will be made available in early January and of course all existing tickets will remain valid for the new shows.


The Under The Southern Stars team has advised these changes now so travel and accommodation plans for those attending can be revisited

in the new year without causing any added stress during the Holiday season.



***No action is required from ticket holders at this time other than to stay tuned for our big announcement in January 2021***



Andrew McManus, UTSS Promoter comments: 'The team at Under The Southern Stars are immensely proud of our achievement to be bringing to Australian audiences the first live concerts featuring international artists since the onset of Covid19 in March of this year. The Under Southern Stars music festival and all those that attend will effectively be a part of international music history and the worlds' eyes will be upon us all!



We wish to share with you that UTSS artists have been granted travel exemption to travel to and enter Australia for our tour by the Department of Home Affairs, Border Force Commissioner and we cannot wait to share our big announcement with you in the new year!

For now, we wish you all a truly excellent Christmas with your loved ones and a sensational NYE celebration and you'll be hearing from us in January 2021!'



Under The Southern Stars thank you for your patience and promise that this will be an event that is absolutely worth the wait!



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We will be following up with all ticket holders via email the week commencing 25th January, 2021 with information on how to request a refund or transfer if you're unable to attend the rescheduled date.



We hope you can make the new dates and strongly encourage everyone to #KeepYourTicket and show your support for our industry.



All 2020/2021 tour tickets already purchased are valid for the rescheduled

festival dates and no exchange is necessary, so just hold onto

your tickets and we'll see you next year!



#KeepYourTicket

#UTSS2021

Pollstar : Australia News - Under The Southern Stars (January 2021)



Australia News: Under The

Southern Stars

12:21 PM, Wednesday, 1/13/2021 By: Christie Eliezer

Under The Southern Stars Marks First International Touring

The 11-date Under the Southern Stars tour from late April will become the first in 2021 with international names. Approval was granted after promoter One World Entertainment’s proposal of stringent COVID-safe procedures was green-lighted by the Border Force Commissioner following feedback from state governments, health officials and police departments.

“Promoters have had to learn new tools and skills, quickly and on the run, and make sure that we dot the I’s with so many departments,” One World director Andrew McManus told Pollstar. “It’s a completely new world.”

McManus collected 105 letters of support including those from the premier of South Australia, the lord mayor of Brisbane and the environment minister of New South Wales. The One World proposal also addressed the tour’s economics, which had the musicians and their entourages classifed as “critical workers.” The tour will at each of the eleven stops create between 500 to 600 direct and indirect jobs, and pump an extra A$6 million ($4.63 million) into each local economy.

Under the proposal the overseas acts, which include Stone Temple Pilots and Bush, will be tested in the U.S. and must provide negative certificates before boarding the plane together in Los Angeles.

On arrival in Sydney, they quarantine for two weeks in a closed-off resort. “It’s a military style environment,” McManus said. “We move them as one, they all stay in the same hotel with blocked-off floors.” There are no backstage areas. The acts arrive in time for their set and leave immediately after. They stay separated from the Aussie supports.

Under the Southern Stars, initially postponed from 2020, has sold 30,000 tickets. McManus expected 60,000 stubs by tour start. Measures for crowds include a COVID marshal for every 200 attendees, and zigzag queues for bars and toilets for social distancing. “There has to be double the toilet blocks, no urinals because they are free-standing, and the toilets have to be with a flipper which has to be cleaned every 15 minutes.”

Received this email Under the Southern Stars. See bolded part. Live is not mentioned.
https://www.underthesouthernstars.com.au/po...4fe5c06c33b4b10
https://www.pollstar.com/article/australia-...ars-more-147134

Received this email Under the Southern Stars. See bolded part. Live is not mentioned.
https://www.underthesouthernstars.com.au/po...4fe5c06c33b4b10
https://www.pollstar.com/article/australia-...ars-more-147134

Hmmm only sold 30,000 tickets across 11 shows

Hmmm only sold 30,000 tickets across 11 shows but expects to get 60,000 and $6.4m for local economy. Fanciful figures! So how many trees have been planted?

That's a Covid issue that live events will face for years to come, can't place that on the bands.

You misinterpreted what I meant.

My point being how can you make a pitch to government etc on the back of figures/numbers (including economic value) that simply don't stack up.