Vax Live concert in Los Angeles celebrates coronavirus campaign in US and abroad
- Selena Gomez will host the event, chaired by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, with performances from Jennifer Lopez and Foo Fighters
- The audience will be made up of fully vaccinated health care staff and other essential workers
A star-studded concert at SoFi Stadium on Sunday in Inglewood will be one of the first major in-person events in Los Angeles County since the Covid-19 pandemic forced a pause on such large gatherings.
Vax Live kicks off at 6pm pacific time and will be hosted by Selena Gomez, chaired by Prince Harry and Meghan, and features performances by Jennifer Lopez, Eddie Vedder, Foo Fighters, J Balvin, and H.E.R., according to event organiser Global Citizen, an anti-poverty non-profit organisation.
The event is intended to celebrate the US vaccination campaign as well as help ensure people in other countries get vaccines. The audience will be made up of fully vaccinated health care and other essential workers, and they’ll be required to show proof of vaccination, according to the organisers.
Global Citizen representatives say they have worked with county and state public health authorities to ensure multiple layers of safety precautions. Attendees are required to wear double-layered disposable or cloth masks when they are not eating or drinking. Neck gaiters and bandanas will not be permitted, and security guards will enforce masking rules, organisers say.
Capacity will be limited, and people will be assigned a seat after going through security. Current county public health guidelines limit outdoor events to 67 per cent of a venue’s maximum occupancy, if admission is limited to fully vaccinated people. SoFi Stadium has about 70,000 seats and can be expanded to seat 100,000.
There will be handwashing and sanitising stations, and crews will follow robust cleaning protocols put in place by the stadium.
Other measures include temperature checks and on-site rapid testing for crew members, who also underwent regular testing before the concert, according to Global Citizen. Crew members, performers and Global Citizen staff will be restricted from general audience areas to minimise social interactions during the concert, organisers said.
Though the concert will be recorded on Sunday night, it will not be broadcast until May 8 on ABC, CBS, Fox, YouTube and iHeartMedia broadcast radio stations.
