New Possibilities & Concepts
Global: “Venues Open Doors As Demand For Hospital Beds Grows”
Hospital beds are installed at Ifema Madrid. Various large scale venues across the globe are being restructured in order to accommodate for coronavirus. In Madrid, Ifema, the 31.2m sqft conference hall and exhibition centre, is now the largest ‘hospital’ in Spain. In New York, New York’s Javits Convention Center, is..Read More...
Europe: “Beatport is hosting a 24 hour fundraiser livestream on Friday in partnership with TWITCH”
ReConnect. A Global Music Series brings 24 artists including Carl Cox, Bonobo, Nina Kraviz, Griz, RÜFÜS DU SOL (DJ set), A-Trak, Nicole Moudaber, Chris Liebing and Nora En Pure, will be performing from their homes or studios around the globe. Beatport will be providing track IDs as songs are played..Read More...
Germany: “Berlin’s United We Stream has nearly raised 1m for nightclubs and artists”
Australia: “Musicians turn to live stream gigs to survive corona crisis”
A Melbourne musician is hoping paid live streams could help performers salvage some of the income lost to the coronavirus crisis. Michael MacManus has had to cancel his Melbourne Guitar Festival, axing over 60 planned concerts and losing “hundreds of thousands” in potential revenue. Instead he will charge for live..Read More...
EU, USA, Australia: “Clubs try new chessboard layout for social distancing”
As Covid-19 shuts venues around the world, could seating attendees in a staggered chequerboard pattern be a safe alternative to wholesale closures? Several entertainment and leisure venues in Europe, North America and Australasia have begun to experiment with so-called ‘chequerboard’ seating – a formation some believe could present a safe..Read More...
Germany: “United We Stream: Berlin’s Clubs Continue Party Online”
Berlin’s vibrant underground club scene has come to a complete standstill. To absorb at least some of the damage COVID-19 has had on their businesses, the city’s clubs have launched a digital club, in conjuncture with several media partners, that will be streamed online. With the whole world quarantined, the..Read More...
Asia: ”Chinese rock bands are taking moshpits online under lockdown”
HONG KONG — There hasn’t been a live music show in China since late January. Venues across the country have shuttered in the wake of the COVID-19 “coronavirus” outbreak, from large rock halls like Shanghai’s Modern Sky Lab to underground nightclubs like Beijing’s Zhaodai. With businesses indefinitely extending the spring festival holidays, and local..Read More...
Japan: ”Japan’s oldest nightclub launches a survival campaign after 30 years of operations”
Asia: ”Welcome to Jadetopia, the first all Asian virtual music festival”
The rise of racism, the lack of support for the local scene…the recent COVID-19 outbreak has highlighted a lot of dysfunctions in our society, especially those targeting Asian communities. In trying to find a solution, Asian DJs and EDMTunes came together to create JadeTopia, the first virtual and charitable festival..Read More...