Live Nation has updated its policy regarding concert and festival attendance amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as Rolling Stone points out. The company will now require all artists, crew members, and attendees to show proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test at their venues and festivals starting October 4. All Live Nation employees must also be vaccinated by October 4 to attend any of the company’s venues or events, or visit any of its offices. The company clarified that the mandate will be enforced where permitted by law.

“Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to shows,” Live Nation president and CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement to Rolling Stone. “As of October 4th we will be following the model we developed for Lollapalooza and requiring this for artists, fans and employees at Live Nation venues and festivals everywhere possible in the U.S.” Pitchfork has reached out to Live Nation representatives for more information.

Live Nation had previously revealed a policy that allowed artists to require audience vaccinations. The updated policy follows an announcement that Lollapalooza 2021 was not a super-spreader event. Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, made the announcement last week, stating that Chicago has tracked 203 total COVID-19 cases identified with Lollapalooza attendance, and that, as of August 11, no hospitalizations or deaths stemming from attendance have been reported. An estimated 385,000 people attended the event.

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