The UK has announced they will begin holding indoor concerts again starting August 1. United Kingdom prime minster Boris Johnson said the current plan is to begin with indoor shows in August, and move to stadium shows and indoor business events in October.
"From 1 August, we will restart live indoor performances to a live audience subject to the success of pilots, and we will pilot larger gatherings, with a view to a wider reopening in the autumn," said Johnson. "From October, we intend to bring back audiences in stadia and to allow conferences and other business events to recommence. These changes have to be made in a covid-secure way subject to pilots."
"The UK's performing arts sector is renowned across the world and I am pleased that we are making real progress in getting its doors reopened to the public with social distancing," culture secretary Oliver Dowden. "From August indoor theatres, music venues and performance spaces will safely welcome audiences back across the country."
UK Music Acting CEO Tom Kiehl followed the Johnson's announcement, saying the industry still has quite a ways to go.
"It’s an important step to now have a date for reopening live performances with social distancing in indoor venues, but there is still a long road ahead for musicians, performers and the sector as a whole," said Kiehl. "The Government needs to continue to working with the industry as a whole so we can get back to live events and let the music play."
The UK overall has had 294,792 cases and 45,300.
Last week a major talent agent predicted shows won't return to the U.S. until 2022. A health expert at the beginning of the pandemic predicted fall 2021.
