How Ticketmaster Plans to Check Your Vaccine Status for Concerts: Exclusive

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  • cutz
    cutz Posts: 12,376
    on2legs said:
    There is definitely personal and health information that I wouldn’t share with Ticketmaster but simply demonstrating that I got a vaccine is not an issue to me.  Not really different than the vaccination paperwork we have to submit to send our kids to school.  They’re not asking for DNA, biometrics, or blood types. 
    I think I'm with you.
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    Seems like a solid plan, let's get it done so we can save our venues and see our bands again!
    Jason P said:
    I'd sell any remaining LiveNation and Ticketmaster stock right now if this is the plan.
    Why? This is the first good news I've seen about the possibility of shows returning.
    JeBurkhardt said:
    I don't think this will be Ticketmaster only. My guess is that you will see this for all sorts of events from cruises to flights to sporting events and amusement parks.   
    Right, this is going to be the norm for all mass gatherings until we have wide vaccine distribution and more data about the long term effectiveness.
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  • WesC
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    I guess I've seen my last show.  IMO anyone who agrees to this is a mindless fool.
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  • on2legs
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    WesC said:
    I guess I've seen my last show.  IMO anyone who agrees to this is a mindless fool.
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  • droptheleash9
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    WesC said:
    I guess I've seen my last show.  IMO anyone who agrees to this is a mindless fool.
    I’m not attacking your view point but I’m curious why you feel this way. I don’t want Ticketmaster harvesting information about me but isn’t it as simple as providing proof of a vaccination? They’re hardly gathering social security numbers or other personal identifiable information. Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion but seems odd that folks are comfortable storing their credit card info on that site but are not comfortable checking yes/no on a vaccination box. Perhaps I’m oversimplifying it all.
  • YourDirtisMyfood
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  • darthvedder
    darthvedder Posts: 2,693
    There's the Ticketmaster we all know and love. When I read the article, my immediate reaction was "that makes zero business sense."
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 42,224
    Guess who won't be spending money on concerts any time soon?

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  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,506
    Maybe they'll just follow the local law, require disclaimer and be done.
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    This is a tricky one for me.  I'm eager to get back to shows, but I'm not in favor of more "big brother" data collecting.  I'll have to look at it when I know all the facts as far as how vaccination is proved, how the information is stored, who it is shared with, etc.  At face value, I'm not a fan of it.
  • PP193448
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    There will be a new added COVID surcharge fee on top of the other bullshit service and handling fee...
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,397
    Absolutely 100% opposed to this BS. COVID-1984. 
  • Merkin Baller
    Merkin Baller Posts: 12,796
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    I agree that in the next year or two there are going to be many industries asking you to agree to their terms and prove vaccination status. I feel like it's almost the only way we'll get things like concerts back in the short term.

    & if you agree to disclose it, isn't hipaa out the window?

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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    I don’t think we’re having large concerts again until well into 2022 & when it happens, it won’t be like it was before 2020, probably for a very, very long time. PJ should look at what Foo Fighters & Metallica are doing. All the bitching about shipping prices and merch, bet they have a killer CenturyLink internet package powering PJ HQ. 
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  • Zod
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    2-feign-reluctance said:
    I don’t think we’re having large concerts again until well into 2022 & when it happens, it won’t be like it was before 2020, probably for a very, very long time. PJ should look at what Foo Fighters & Metallica are doing. All the bitching about shipping prices and merch, bet they have a killer CenturyLink internet package powering PJ HQ. 

    I think I'm a little more optomisic.  You might have enough people vaccinated to slowly startup the concert industry in the back half of 2021, but a la the screening people who test negative or have a vaccine to attend.

    I have to assume once we get deep into 2022 that most people that want to be vaccinated will be vaccinated.  At that point what's going to look different at concerts?  I assume it's going to be a little weird going to to something with that many people after spending a few years social distancing.. but I like to think we'll get back in the full swing of it?
  • TA243471
    TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,253
    Since I have trusted science to tell me to wear a mask, and that made everything better, I think I will trust science,and the band, and ticketmaster to tell me whether or not to get the vaccine to see one of their shows.  It only makes sense.
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  • Zod
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    TA243471 said:
    Since I have trusted science to tell me to wear a mask, and that made everything better, I think I will trust science,and the band, and ticketmaster to tell me whether or not to get the vaccine to see one of their shows.  It only makes sense.
    The mask thing was to slow down the spread of the virus, not eliminate it.  All it does is reduces how far out you spew fluids when you talk/breathe.

    I'm of the opposite mind.  There's no chance I go to a concert unless I've had a vaccine and/or I already had Covid19.  The last thing I want to do is go to something where it could spread like wildfire.
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,461
    Zod said:
    TA243471 said:
    Since I have trusted science to tell me to wear a mask, and that made everything better, I think I will trust science,and the band, and ticketmaster to tell me whether or not to get the vaccine to see one of their shows.  It only makes sense.
    The mask thing was to slow down the spread of the virus, not eliminate it.  All it does is reduces how far out you spew fluids when you talk/breathe.

    I'm of the opposite mind.  There's no chance I go to a concert unless I've had a vaccine and/or I already had Covid19.  The last thing I want to do is go to something where it could spread like wildfire.

    Ah, like the Philly Pflu back in 2009?
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  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,985
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Zod said:
    TA243471 said:
    Since I have trusted science to tell me to wear a mask, and that made everything better, I think I will trust science,and the band, and ticketmaster to tell me whether or not to get the vaccine to see one of their shows.  It only makes sense.
    The mask thing was to slow down the spread of the virus, not eliminate it.  All it does is reduces how far out you spew fluids when you talk/breathe.

    I'm of the opposite mind.  There's no chance I go to a concert unless I've had a vaccine and/or I already had Covid19.  The last thing I want to do is go to something where it could spread like wildfire.

    Ah, like the Philly Pflu back in 2009?
    Actually the last really bad cold I had I got from the Pemberton '16 show.   I often refer to it as the Pemberton Plague :)

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