Brace yourself: We may need to settle on Instagram concerts and shows at drive-ins for the next 18 months.
Live music executive Marc Geiger said last week in a podcast, (quote) “It’s going to be 2022. It will take that long before the ‘germaphobic economy’ is slowly killed off and replaced by the ‘claustrophobia economy.’ That’s when people want to get out: dinner, festivals and shows.”
The co-founder of Lollapalooza warned “super-spreader events — sports, concerts, festivals — aren’t going to do too well when the virus is this present.”
Live concerts face several obstacles before musicians can tour again. It’s just not about limiting capacity. Nor filtering recycled air and disinfecting air with UV light. But also insurance and liability could be a serious roadblock. (Consequence of Sound)
The Star claims Britney Spears is struggling while in quarantine. A source tells the magazine, “It’s no secret Britney’s a bit wacky and out there, but she’s finding quarantine difficult to adapt to. Part of it is due to the limited contact she has with her sons — she’s only seen them a couple of times over the past few months — and because she’s lonely and doesn’t have many friends. She spends hours making selfie videos because she’s so bored.”
In related claims, fans of Britney’s Instagram account claim that she is sending signs in her videos that she is in need of help. TMZ reports that obsessed followers see hints in things like a photo with Brit crossing her arms in an “X” and in some of her comments before her dance videos. But the site talked to a lot of people who say that the cocktail of medications that Britney takes to stabilize her mental health has become less efficient over time and that recently she’s been “struggling.”
