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Socially-Distanced Nü-Metal Fest Actually Took Place This Weekend
A few weeks ago, the festival formerly known as Herd Immunity announced that it would be taking place July 16-18 in rural Wisconsin. Despite some bands dropping off the bill, the festival featuring Static-X, Saving Abel and ’90s rockers Sponge actually happened. “Things are going GREAT people are being very respectful. Bet all the BS media won’t be writing stories about this. […] NOTICE the social distancing proving that LIVE MUSIC can be done during times like these,” a statement on the fest’s Facebook page read. See some of the photos of the “socially-distanced” fest below. Things appear to have gone alright for now, something Sponge frontman Vin Dombroski said to the Oakland Press. “If we were gonna do anything like this, it felt like the safest bet I’d seen so far. ...
Wisconsin Nü Metal Festival to Take Place Next Month Despite Expert Warnings
A 2,500-person music festival is set to take place in Wisconsin next month, giving fans “the choice and ability to social distance” despite local health department warnings to not attend large gatherings. The Ringle-based music festival — originally promoted as COVID Herd Immunity Fest — is set to take place from July 16-18 despite social-distancing regulations. The venue-labeled “mini-fest” is said to be the first in Wisconsin and one of the first in the U.S. since the coronavirus lockdown began in March. Organizers told WFRV Local 5 that the event would take in roughly 20% capacity at the Q&Z Expo Center. “For the record the venue’s land can accommodate up to 10,000 occupancy,” a post on the venue’s Facebook page read. “This is an OUTDOOR EVENT for 3 Days. We are only ...
