Concerts and the virus

Purchasing a ticket for a concert comes with abundant anticipation. However, concert-goers around Minnesota are saddened as Minnesota’s Governor Tim Walz’s announcement on Friday said that all music venues around the Twin Cities will be closed for the next two or three weeks, including First Avenue Nightclub and all its sister venues. On Friday, the carrying capacity of crowd sizes was reduced to 250 people to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. With this being said, many concerts like The Lumineers, Jason Aldean, Dan +Shay, and more, were rescheduled to later dates in August and September. One teenager concert-goer, Emma Zibble, shared “I was scheduled to go to all three and I am very sad by this action, but I completely understand and respect why. I feel as though the restrictions are necessary, even though I may not be affected by the virus it will help keep others safe.” As the Xcel center lost both of its biggest concerts scheduled this weekend, The Lumineers and Jason Aldean, the coronavirus starts to unplug much of the concert industry. People that purchased a ticket have the choice of getting a refund of their money or going to the rescheduled date of the show.