{"id":83493,"date":"2021-02-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=83493"},"modified":"2021-02-05T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T12:36:12","slug":"music-venues-in-the-uk-to-trail-health-passports-in-an-effort-to-kickstart-live-music-events-safely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/music-venues-in-the-uk-to-trail-health-passports-in-an-effort-to-kickstart-live-music-events-safely\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Venues In The UK To Trail \u2018Health Passports\u2019 In An Effort To Kickstart Live Music Events Safely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The trials are to be held in London & Bristol in collaboration with You Check, Music Venue Trust and DCMS.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Music venues in the UK are set to trial a new system of digital \u201chealth passports\u201d as a way to reopen live gigs safely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we\u2019re all painfully aware, live music has been on an indefinite hiatus since the pandemic begun, bar a few social distanced shows outside of lockdowns. The industry and punters are eager to get back to the action but naturally it needs to be done safely. It has recently been announced that a start-up company called You Check will be trailing a new digital health passport app in collaboration with MVT (Music Venue Trust)<\/a>. The app and trials have been approved by the government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The apps original purpose was to be a ticket\/ID system that would combat tours, as well as a communication tool between show audiences and fans. However, now it has been adapted to connect with the test, track and track software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speaking to Events Industry News<\/a>, Fred Krefting, COO of You Check said: \u201cWe\u2019re working, not exclusively, with Innova in terms of testing \u2013 technology that looks for a viral load high enough to be contagious with 97 per cent plus accuracy.\u201d He continues, \u201cWith COVID the incubation period is two to five days. For the honeymoon phase after the test, it\u2019s the shorter the better, which means you\u2019re good to go to a show for 48 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The trials will take place at London\u2019s infamous 100 Club and Bristols The Exchange in March. Events will be at 25% capacity with two sets of tests on the same people. The plan would be to extend this trial to other parts of the country with a hope to expand capacity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou Check\u2019s identity first solution has a lot of potential to help venues and promoters manage risk,\u201d said Music Venue Trust<\/a> CEO Mark Davyd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt has a fast and thorough authentication process which enables health information to be stored against portable digital identity and Music Venue Trust is pleased to be working with You Check to explore how this technology might form part of a comprehensive process which enables us to reopen every venue safely and revive live.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check out our social distanced gig with King Creature<\/strong> here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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