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No indoor shows until after November when a target date will be set, so pretty certain the Rats 2020 tour won't take place

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jul/29/theatre-reopening-oliver-dowden

https://britishtheatre.com/no-date-for-full-theatre-reopening-before-november-says-dowden/

The culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, says it is likely to be November at the earliest before theatres are given a target date for reopening without social distancing.



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ArrGee wrote:

No indoor shows until after November when a target date will be set, so pretty certain the Rats 2020 tour won't take place

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jul/29/theatre-reopening-oliver-dowden

https://britishtheatre.com/no-date-for-full-theatre-reopening-before-november-says-dowden/

The culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, says it is likely to be November at the earliest before theatres are given a target date for reopening without social distancing.


 No surprise there 



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Mark L wrote:
ArrGee wrote:

No indoor shows until after November when a target date will be set, so pretty certain the Rats 2020 tour won't take place

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/jul/29/theatre-reopening-oliver-dowden

https://britishtheatre.com/no-date-for-full-theatre-reopening-before-november-says-dowden/

The culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, says it is likely to be November at the earliest before theatres are given a target date for reopening without social distancing.


 No surprise there 


The odd thing is that The Rats haven't been cancelled nor postponed (yet).  Kim Wilde, Sting and Dionne Warwick who were all due to play at the same time have postponed.

If it does get postponed again, I will hang onto ticket.  Looking back I should have gone to Minehead...

Incredibly Van Morrison on 23rd/24th September is still listed.  He will be 75 when he plays those gigs.  Seven years older than Geldof!

Listed by new performance dateTheatreStatusOld DateNew Date
Van MorrisonThe London PalladiumPostponedThu 26 March23/09/2020
Zeppelin Symphonic The Music of Led Zeppelin a Rock CelebrationThe London PalladiumPostponedSat 18 April04/10/2020
The Boomtown RatsThe London PalladiumPostponedFri 1 May06/10/2020
Welcome to Night ValeThe London PalladiumPostponedSat 2 May28/10/2020
An Audience with Arsène Wenger OBE and David Dein MBEThe London PalladiumPostponedMon 27 April09/11/2020
ClannadThe London PalladiumPostponedTue 17 March10/11/2020
Paul Heaton and Jacqui AbbottThe London PalladiumPostponedThu 30 April12/11/2020

https://lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/the-london-palladium/whats-on/



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Probably postpone until march - at the earliest. Plenty of time to re-release album with extra tracks - so some of us buy again.

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I cannot see the tour happening before March next year. I will hold on to my tickets but I would like to know soon as I have flights to book

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Van Morrison and The Rats still not cancelled.
Sparks have rescheduled a date in October to next May.

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London Palladium opening with 36% capacity. Possible Rats could play in October. Looking at ticket sales, could split audience over 2 nights.

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I asked Pete Briquette if I should book my flights to London for the concert in London, he replied no.

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I asked Pete Briquette if I should book my flights to London for the concert in London, he replied no.


What does he know?  smile  I would not book a flight until a week before at the earliest.

Amazingly still not cancelled.



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London still selling tickets...

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London still selling tickets...


Yes and still not postponed/cancelled. If there is one venue that may go ahead it is the London Palladium. https://lwtheatres.co.uk/latest-information-coronavirus/

Also football clubs are planning to let people in from 1st October.

Brighton Dome is also still selling tickets and possibly other venues.

 

 



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ArrGee wrote:
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London still selling tickets...


Yes and still not postponed/cancelled. If there is one venue that may go ahead it is the London Palladium. https://lwtheatres.co.uk/latest-information-coronavirus/

Also football clubs are planning to let people in from 1st October.

Brighton Dome is also still selling tickets and possibly other venues.

 

 


 There is about as much chance of any meaningful gigs this year as me flying through the air. 



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Now BoJo has decided no more than 6 people can gather together, no chance of anyone seeing The Rats unless they sack Darren and Alan so a couple of us can attend!

Dont understand how pubs and restaurants can stay open and have who knows how many inside, but I cant invite my sister and family around for drinks in the garden. Maybe we can baptise the kids.  Again!

 

  • Any gathering of more than six people in England will be illegal from Monday Sep 14th, unless it meets one of a limited list of exemptions
  • This applies to gatherings both indoors and outdoors
  • The new rule does not apply to households or bubbles of more than six, or gatherings for work or education
  • Weddings, funerals, and organised team sports carried out in a Covid-secure way are also exempt
  • People will at first be fined £100, but this will double on each further repeat offence up to £3,200
  • No longer voluntary, pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses must now legally collect customers' details to aid with contact tracing. 
  • Covid-secure 'marshalls' will be hired to monitor rules are being followed
  • Provisional plan to reopen stadiums and conference halls on Oct 1 will now be reviewed





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Now BoJo has decided no more than 6 people can gather together, no chance of anyone seeing The Rats unless they sack Darren and Alan so a couple of us can attend!

Dont understand how pubs and restaurants can stay open and have who knows how many inside, but I cant invite my sister and family around for drinks in the garden. Maybe we can baptise the kids.  Again!

 

  • Any gathering of more than six people in England will be illegal from Monday Sep 14th, unless it meets one of a limited list of exemptions
  • This applies to gatherings both indoors and outdoors
  • The new rule does not apply to households or bubbles of more than six, or gatherings for work or education
  • Weddings, funerals, and organised team sports carried out in a Covid-secure way are also exempt
  • People will at first be fined £100, but this will double on each further repeat offence up to £3,200
  • No longer voluntary, pubs, restaurants and other hospitality businesses must now legally collect customers' details to aid with contact tracing. 
  • Covid-secure 'marshalls' will be hired to monitor rules are being followed
  • Provisional plan to reopen stadiums and conference halls on Oct 1 will now be reviewed




 Wait till the sanctimonious, jobs-worth 'marshals' abuse their roles, which happens every time you give someone a high viz jacket and a bit of authority..... 



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ArrGee wrote:

The odd thing is that The Rats haven't been cancelled nor postponed (yet). 

Incredibly Van Morrison on 23rd/24th September is still listed.  He will be 75 when he plays those gigs.  Seven years older than Geldof!

Listed by new performance dateTheatreStatusOld DateNew Date 
Van MorrisonThe London PalladiumPostponedThu 26 March 202023/09/2020OFF SALE 
Zeppelin Symphonic The Music of Led Zeppelin a Rock CelebrationThe London PalladiumPostponedSat 18 April 2020

04/10/2020

13/02/2021

 
The Boomtown RatsThe London PalladiumPostponedFri 1 May 202006/10/2020 

https://lwtheatres.co.uk/theatres/the-london-palladium/whats-on/


Rats appear to be the next show available ignoring a couple of evenings with Graham Norton and Elizabeth Day which are book selling events.

Van Morrison gig not cancelled, just not on sale.



-- Edited by ArrGee on Friday 11th of September 2020 12:29:45 PM

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All over now.

I have tickets for Squeeze at The O2 on 5th December, but suspect there is near zero chance of that happening now. 

Glad I saw The Divine Comedy last month, could be last gig for a while.



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