[Can’t find RATs? A Hillsong event is giving out free tests to attendees]
(https://happymag.tv/hillsong-rats/)
Ok. I'm so angry.
Ticketed events have been cancelled because of Omicron. The government banned singing and dancing at music festivals and in pubs and clubs.
But Hillsong? Big three day music event, no social distancing (you should see their Instagram) WITH SINGING AND DANCING. How is this fair to struggling artists? And small music venues? And to make matters more infuriating - THEY ALL GOT FREE RAT TESTS. Free RAT tests, when the rest of the general public are left to fend for themselves.
I'm so sick of these blatant double standards. Screw this government!
EDIT: Here's a link to the ABC article backing up my source. No, I'm not some innocent boomer who's fallen victim to the Betoota Advocate:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-13/hillsong-church-slammed-over-singing-dancing-summercamp/100747482
And on the RAT tests:
https://hillsong.com/australia/summer/summercamp-covid19-information/
EDIT: This blew up, and I want to clarify some things.
So what if Hillsong got these tests through the private sector. Shouldn't we all be outraged that the private sector is more organised than our government, and that our healthcare workers are going without? When we leave it to the free market, the poor miss out! The government has a responsibility to provide for the people!
Hillsong is a multi million dollar business masquerading as a church. Surely the Christian thing to do would be to cancel the festival and donate those RAT tests to hospitals. Ya know, because Jesus had the whole "let's give to the less fortunate" kinda vibe? They won't cancel, though, because all they care about is profit. This is just an ethical argument.
We've all become hung up on RATS. The local Sydney music scene has been decimated by COVID, and the lack of funding for the arts. So many awesome venues have been forced to close down, and now the government has banned singing and dancing at the venues that are left, whilst turning a blind eye to the Hillsong Summer camp. Millions of dollars have been lost due to cancelled festivals like Grapevine Gathering - the double standards should be the real outrage.
Go buy some merch from ya fave Aussie bands, and support the arts. If you don't want to go to a local gig, buy a ticket any way to support some struggling up and coming bands! Do the Aussie thing and help a mate out!
Link: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/astroworld-deaths-1.6239810
> Officials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and several others injured in a crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival.
> Officials transported 17 people to the hospital, including 11 who were in cardiac arrest, Pena said. Many people were also treated at the scene at NRG Park, where a field hospital had been set up.
> Approximately 50,000 people were in attendance at the festival, Pena said.
> It was not yet clear what caused the disaster.
During my first ever festival, I rushed over to a massive crowd of people gathered around a tent near to where I was camping.
Once I had fought my way to the front, I found a guy with his arm in a cast lying in a pool of mud fucking a watermelon with a hole in it, whilst wearing a sign around his neck reading “will do anything for food.”
Once he was finished, some lads threw a load of Jaffa Cakes at him as a reward.
I apologize for my ignorance in this area of the industry, however I’ve never had this happen before. Is this something I should expect compensation for since they’d be using it commercially? Pros and cons if I do release it for them to publish it? Thanks in advance.
https://purplesneakers.com.au/2022/01/news-hillsong-youth-festival-rat-test-all-attendees/?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-purple.sneakers&utm_content=later-23764738&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkin.bio
Link to article. The Hillsong youth Instagram has some great material to get your live music fix if perhaps a gig/festival you were planning on attending was cancelled!
Good Day good people of Memphis! I will be coming to your fair city this spring for the Beale Street Music Festival. I’m hoping you can share some dos and do not dos in your city. Staying at the Graceland RV park. Sorry if this is out of order, and if so mods please delete. Thank you all.
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I will never forget being alone at Southside Germany in 2017.(Not that it's bad to be alone) I was in line to buy beer when this German girl talked to me. She asked me if I was alone. She then took me to her friends and we partied till dawn. It wasn't just them I lost track of them the next day and another group took me in. It wasn't just this fest. It's almost overwhelming how many amazing caring people you met. I'm talking metal fests. EDC. It don't matter. I've never been to Bonnaroo but I here you are the kings of this. I can't wait for June. Also before anyone rolls there eyes and says I bet this is some good looking girl easy for her. (Edited to add it's not like girls have it easy. They have to worry that everyone is only using them or worse) Nope fat bald Mexican dude here. People at Fests are just awesome. One of the coolest things I saw was a guy with a Egyptian flag dance with a dude with a Israeli flag at EDC. What is your stranger PLUR story?
Hey guys I'll be visiting Miami for the first time let alone the US and as the title says I'll be riding solo. I'm from Melbourne, AUS and I'm a 28M.
I figured if i like dance festivals then how can I not attend Ultra. I've never been overseas solo or a music festival. It's a little bit nerve racking but I'm nice enough and music festivals are always a good time.
I'm just enquiring what the crowds are like at Ultra and if anyone else has tips for me on how to have the best possible time. Fuck I'm actually really excited. It's been too bloody long since I've attended one of these so yeah it was either Solo or don't go. And fuck not going lol
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