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Australia, whose weekly average number of COVID cases has been in the single-digit range since January, is, along with its neighbor New Zealand, the first country in the world to host large legal and safe live music events after the pandemic.
For example, Tame Impala was able to play two sold-out shows in their hometown of Perth, Australia, on the first weekend in March, while the country is slowly returning to normal after the coronavirus.
On the evening of March 5th, Kevin Parker performed in Metro City to a full, maskless audience and returned the next night for another show. However, with two members of the band stuck overseas due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Parker played with Jay Watson and Dominic Simper under the name “Tame Impala Sound System” and swapped the traditional live band setup for a DJ-oriented spectacle .
The sound system was seen at the band’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert for NPR last year, as well as a session for BBC Radio 1’s Annie Mac.
Live music for emotional wellbeing
Australia seems to be doing a lot right when it comes to COVID, with 20,000 people attending a concert by the kiwi rock band Six60 in Waitangi, New Zealand in January, the largest concert on the planet since the coronavirus outbreak.
Described in an article for the NME Six60 front man Matiu Walters the feeling of playing the only stadium tour in the world: “I think last year we all learned that there will never be a substitute for live music. Live shows are so important to musicians because not only do we make money with them, they are also so important to our mental health. This also applies to music fans, they need gigs for their own wellbeing. “
There is a proposed lockdown timetable in the UK that says June 21 is the expected date when major live events are scheduled to resume with no distance rules. When this will be possible again in Germany remains to be seen.