Lollapalooza 2021 kicked off on July 29, 2021 and despite the sold out 4-day weekend, Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, says that there are “no unexpected findings” from the festival related to COVID-19 and there's "NO evidence" to label this a super-spreader event.
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Arwady took to Twitter with the update. "We are now 14 days past the first day of Lolla and we are continuing to investigate cases of COVID. There have been no unexpected findings at this point and NO evidence at this point of 'super-spreader' event or substantial impact to Chicago’s COVID-19 epidemiology."
She continued her point that ultimately, the COVID vaccine "is working." She wrote, "Of the estimated 385k attendees at Lolla, 90%+ were vax'd.
0.04% (4 in 10,000) of vaccinated attendees have reported testing positive.
0.16% (16 in 10,000) of unvaccinated attendees have reported testing positive. As of 8/11, no hospitalizations or deaths have been reported."
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As far as the exact number of positive cases are concerned, currently "there is a total of 203 cases identified with attendance at Lolla and symptom onset (or if asymptomatic, test date) on or after attendance." Most positive cases were non-Chicago Illinois residents.
AEG, one of the largest live entertainment presenters, announced that their upcoming events will require fans to display proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative COVID test from no more than 72 hours prior, in order to attend events at their US venues beginning October 1. Live Nation also revealed, recently, their plans to back artists that require concertgoers to be vaccinated or present negative COVID results.
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