Just last week, Live Nation announced a new COVID policy mandating that all US employees be vaccinated by October and allowing artists playing Live Nation shows to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test at the door. But now, Rolling Stone reports, the concert promoter has already updated its policy to take the onus off of the arti...

Eric Clapton has made his views on COVID, and on all the attempts to fight it, very clear. Last year, Clapton joined Van Morrison on the anti-lockdown protest song “Do You Want To Be A Slave?” More recently, Clapton claimed that he’d had a “disastrous” response to the AstraZeneca vaccine and prom...

Lollapalooza, which took place last week, required proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to enter. Starting next month, New York City will require proof of vaccination for all indoor concerts. And now Variety reports that Live Nation has announced new best practices in a companywide email, mandating that all US employees be vaccinated by...

Kindred spirits Steve Gunn and William Tyler played the first night of what was supposed to be a co-headlining tour at the Bell House in Brooklyn last night. BrooklynVegan reports that everyone at the gig — which included Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley — was required to provide proof of being fully vacc...

Whether appearing alongside Van Morrison on anti-lockdown anthems or describing his “disastrous” experience with the AstraZeneca vaccine, Eric Clapton has taken a loud stance against seemingly every effort to curb the spread of COVID-19. That continues today with a new statement declaring his refusal to play concerts where ti...