While we’ll won’t include any “I told you so” text in this article, we’re sure that each and every Headliner is currently thinking it in their head. After Pasquale Rotella (CEO of Insomniac) confirmed that the festival would move forward earlier this month, fans were unsurprisingly in disbelief considering that the United States full vaccination rate is still under 30%. Nevertheless, Rotella confirmed multiple times in April that the festival would move forward with its planned May dates. Just on Tuesday, Rotella headed to social media to announce that the May dates had been postponed and the new dates would be October 22-24, 2021.
“As we expected and were assured prior to announcing the festival for May, Nevada state officials announced they would lift social distancing requirements as of May 1, creating a path for EDC to happen with strict safety guidelines in place,” Rotella wrote on social media. “We just had a meeting in Las Vegas this past Friday with police, fire, medical, and other agencies involved with EDC to plan out details surrounding the event,” the statement continues. “However, today, Clark County (home of EDC & the Las Vegas Motor Speedway) passed a reopening plan that requires 60% of their residents to be vaccinated before restrictions over large scale gatherings such as EDC can be lifted. It might happen in time, it might not. Either way, we can’t take that risk.”
On Tuesday, the Clark County Commission approved a proposal that would increase capacity restrictions for public gatherings to 80% occupancy on May 1 and reduce social distance requirements from six to three feet. Capacity and social distancing requirements would be removed when 60% of the eligible population receives at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Masks would still be required.
Attendees with tickets for May would automatically be transferred to the October dates. Refunds can also be issued through Insomniac’s website.
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