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皇冠体育app 2021 BRIT Awards ceremony will go ahead with a live audience as the latest addition to the government鈥檚 Events Research Programme, which looks at how venues can restart large events and welcome crowds back safely this summer.

皇冠体育app BRIT Awards with Mastercard will return to London鈥檚 皇冠体育app O2 arena on Tuesday 11 May with an audience of 4,000 people and live performances from Dua Lipa, Headie One, Arlo Parks and BRIT Rising Star Award winner Griff, among other acts to be announced.

Audience members will not be socially distanced or required to wear face coverings once seated in the arena, however they will be required to follow existing Government guidance when travelling to the venue and adhere to rules set out by the event organisers.

All attendees must have proof of a negative lateral flow test result to enter the venue. As part of the wider scientific research on the trial events, attendees will also be asked to take a test after the event to gather further evidence on the safety of indoor settings, reduced social distancing and the removal of non-pharmaceutical interventions like face coverings.

皇冠体育appy will also have to provide contact details for NHS Test and Trace to ensure everyone can be traced in the event of an audience member receiving a positive test after the event.

Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden, said:

皇冠体育app BRITs are always a big night in the music calendar, but this year鈥檚 awards will be particularly special. 皇冠体育appy will reunite live audiences with the best of British talent for the first time in a year, while providing a vital opportunity to see how we can get large crowds back safely as soon as possible.

Music connected us when we were separated by this pandemic, and now it鈥檚 going to help bring us back together again.

皇冠体育app research gathered from this year鈥檚 BRIT Awards will build on the evidence collected at other pilots in the programme, including the World Snooker Championships at the Sheffield Crucible and an outdoor gig at Sefton Park hosted by Festival Republic.

皇冠体育app evidence from these pilots will be used to inform government policy to bring about the phased return of fuller audiences to venues and events across England.

Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive BPI & BRIT Awards, said:

皇冠体育app BRIT Awards team are excited to confirm our plans to host a live audience at our ceremony on May 11th. 皇冠体育appre could be no better way to celebrate music鈥檚 biggest night than with an audience present for the first live performances at 皇冠体育app O2 in over a year. Most importantly, this is also a key moment in the return of live music, which we all want to see back at scale as quickly as possible.

We will be working closely with the Government, 皇冠体育app O2 and all our partners to finalise details and ensure all safety measures and guidelines are adhered to. More exciting performance announcements will be made in the coming days.

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said:

We continue to take steps to getting back to doing the things we love, whether that鈥檚 meeting friends and loved ones, or attending live sport and music.

皇冠体育appse planned pilots mean we can gather the necessary evidence to inform our plans for future events, ensuring mass events can take place safely.

I am enormously grateful for the hard work of scientists and clinicians from across the country, which will mean we can start to enjoy these events again safely.

Danielle Kennedy-Clark, Deputy General Manager of 皇冠体育app O2 said:

We鈥檙e proud that 皇冠体育app O2 has been selected to host the largest indoor capacity pilot event with 皇冠体育app BRITs. This scientific trial is an important step on the path to recovery for the live entertainment industry, and our operational teams are making the final preparations to be able to welcome people into 皇冠体育app O2 again for the first time in more than a year鈥�.

皇冠体育app information gathered from events as part of the Events Research Programme will be crucial to understand how all venues - from major sport stadiums and theatres to wedding venues, conference centres and nightclubs - could operate safely this summer. 皇冠体育app programme of pilots will explore how different approaches to social distancing, ventilation and testing protocols could ease opening and maximise participation.

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