UK 'Digital Health Passport' to Enable Live Music Return | Music News

Despite most of the UK still operating under stage 4 lockdown restrictions, a new app has been developed to help kickstart the live music economy. London-based start-up You Check has developed a software that aims to help the re-opening of live music venues across the UK as the sector plans its recovery using track and trace software.

Dubbed “digital health passport” – the software offers door staff a means to verify a punters name, age, ticket and prior test result in one place. It also strives to provide a communication link between promoters and their audiences beyond the primary ticket buyer. The system has developed a notification system to work alongside track and trace by connecting live music attendees to their accompanying test result data.

You Check developed the app alongside the Music Venue Trust (MVT), who released a study determining that over 400 grassroots music venues across the country are facing impending permanent closure.

Future concert-attendees will be directed to coronavirus test facilities, and their results will be loaded onto the app.

The trials will take place at 25% capacity shows at London’s 100 Club and Bristol’s 250 capacity venue Exchange in March.

Meanwhile, NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has revealed that some dancing and singing restrictions will be lifted in the coming weeks across NSW, following another new day of no local cases in the state.

Berejiklian was predicted to ease these restrictions today, as the state celebrates its 38th consecutive day without a new locally transmitted cases of COVID-19. This is the longest COVID free streak the state has achieved since the beginning of the pandemic….a year ago.

The new restrictions in NSW from Friday morning (February 26) being put in place are as follows:

Household gatherings can host up to 50 people.

30 people on the dancefloor at weddings, and doesn’t have to be the same 30 people.

A limit of 30 people can perform or sing at places of worship. Congregations who want to sing will have to wear masks and adhere to the one person-per-four-square-metre

Cinemas to operate at 100 per cent capacity

From Wednesday, March 17th, if all things go well, Berejiklian revealed that patrons will be allowed to stand up in indoor venues as well.

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