Live Nation Will Require Vaccines or Negative Covid Tests From Artists, Customers

“Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to shows," said Michael Rapino, president and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment

Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Citi Imagine Dragons perform at Citi and Live Nation exclusively for Citi cardmembers and broadcast in VR via NextVR at The Belasco on June 15, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Live Nation Entertainment, one of the country's largest concert and ticketing companies, said it would require artists and fans at its venues and festivals to be fully vaccinated against Covid or show a negative test, a spokesperson said Friday.

“Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to shows, and 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 US," said Michael Rapino, president and CEO of Live Nation Entertainment.

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The rules will go into effect Oct. 4 "where permitted by law," Live Nation said.

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