Ban until August: organizers demand clarity

Lisa Vogel studied departmental journalism with a focus on medicine and biosciences at Ansbach University and deepened her journalistic knowledge in the master's degree in multimedia information and communication. This was followed by a traineeship in the editorial team. Since September 2020 she has been writing as a freelance journalist for

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The event industry demands clarity from politicians on how to proceed with concerts and other events.

The background to this is the agreement between the federal and state governments that all major events should remain prohibited until the end of August due to the corona crisis.

Only clear guidelines prevent damage

So far, it has only been clear in exceptional cases what is considered a major event by the federal states, criticized the managing president of the Federal Association of Concert and Event Visitors (BDKV), Jens Michow. We urge all state governments to provide clear guidelines. "This is the only way to avoid further damage to all those involved in the event."

Big summer festivals already canceled

According to the BDKV, all major summer festivals and many other events have already been canceled. "We urgently need to find out which of the many smaller events that have been planned for a long time for the coming months are allowed to take place and which hygiene requirements have to be created for this," explained Michow. Artists and cardholders cannot be expected to find out shortly beforehand whether something is happening or not.

"We by no means lack an understanding of the need to cancel events. But we ask for your understanding that we can only cancel events if there are clear and unambiguous official orders in every respect," he emphasized. According to its own statement, almost all German event companies belong to the BDKV.

Over 155,000 events postponed

More than 155,000 live events in Germany and Europe are currently being postponed, according to a request from Europe's leading ticket and live entertainment company Eventim on Saturday. With a six-month duration of the measures, according to current calculations, sales losses of more than five billion euros for the event industry can be expected, said a spokesman. (lv / dpa)

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