Anti-vax Foo Fighters fans rebuke band’s NYC show due to its vaccination requirements
Anti-vax fans of the Foo Fighters have rebuked the band’s forthcoming arena show at the Madison Square Garden due to its requirements.
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The Foo Fighters are set to perform at Madison Square Garden on 20 June at the iconic New York venue’s first full-capacity show. Attendees will have to show proof of vaccination in order to attend, and this was where some fans who hold anti-vaccination beliefs took issue.
Some went on social media to air their gripes. “Foo Fighters, a band I’ve long admired, just held a concert for the jabbed only,” one fan tweeted. “That’s every album and playlist with them on, consigned to the bin.”
Right Said Fred, the London-based band formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass, responded in support of the tweet: “Music is meant to build bridges, not destroy them.”
Music is meant to build bridges, not destroy them.
— Right Said Fred (@TheFreds) June 10, 2021
Stand-up comedian Josh Denny rebuked the forthcoming show, saying: “‘Vaccine mandatory’ is 2021’s ‘whites only.’”
“I’ll never buy another ticket to a Foo Fighters concert,” he continued. “Not all people that choose to NOT vaccinate are conspiracy theorists. Some people, very close to me, have autoimmune conditions that make the vaccine a high risk proposition.”
I’ll never buy another ticket to a @foofighters concert.
Not all people that choose to NOT vaccinate are conspiracy theorists. Some people, very close to me, have autoimmune conditions that make the vaccine a high risk proposition.
“Vaccine mandatory” is 2021’s “whites only.” https://t.co/LDuwzw140V
— Josh Denny (@JoshDenny) June 9, 2021
Other fans, however, have instead praised the show’s requirement to show proof of vaccination.
“Foo Fighters have said they’re going to play a gig but only for those who have been vaccinated,” one Twitter user wrote. “I genuinely don’t see a problem with this, and double bonus points for pissing off the anti-vax morons.”
Foo Fighters have said they’re going to play a gig but only for those who have been vaccinated. I genuinely don’t see a problem with this, and double bonus points for pissing off the anti-vax morons.
— Steve McHugh (@StevejMchugh) June 10, 2021
“I’m totally on board with requiring vacations,” another wrote. “A big thumbs up to my favourite band for doing this.”
@foofighters will be playing a full capacity concert at MSG on June 20th and attendees must be fully vaccinated. I’m totally on board with requiring vacations, a big thumbs up to my favorite band for doing this.
— Shawn W (@BiscuitsDad30) June 9, 2021
As vaccinations roll out in the US, its live music industry has seen a slow but steady return. On Tuesday (8 June) The Strokes announced they would be performing an in-person concert at Irving Plaza on 12 June in support of NYC democratic mayoral candidate Maya Wiley.
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