Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFestivalgoers pack a Red Line subway train at the Harrison station after the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiThe Flaming Lips lead single Wayne Coyne pushes his child in a stroller near the artists village during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 29, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiNjomza performs at the Grubhub stage during the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr./baiduhaiKoozie performs at Solana x Perry's stage during the third day of Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiJake Wesley Rogers performs at the BMI stage during the second day of Lollapalooza.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiJoy Oladokun performs at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiOrville Peck performs on the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza, July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiKatie Kyle, of Madison, Wisc., lifts her daughter Raya, 4, over her head as they approach a stage to watch Joy Oladokun perform at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiPeople arrive for the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago's Grant Park on July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiSean McCarthy and Emma Crumpton rest on a tree trunk while listening to Joy Oladokun perform at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiRoshanda Ricozat, of New Buffalo, Mich., center right, cools off in front of a fan while dancing at a hydration station during Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiTired concertgoers sit in a CTA Blue Line train after attending Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiYoung Thug performs at the Bud Light Seltzer stage during the final day of Lollapalooza on Aug. 1, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiChicago police officers patrol during the second day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiA concertgoer dances to the music of Joy Oladokun at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFestivalgoers cheer as Roddy Ricch performs at the T-Mobile stage during the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiTyler, the Creator performs at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiJoy Oladokun, center right, performs at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiAn attendee smokes cannabis near the T-Mobile stage while Orville Peck performs during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 29, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiOrville Peck performs on the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiJack Harlow performs at the Lake Shore stage during the second day of Lollapalooza, July 30, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiFans watch Miley Cyrus perform at the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza on July 29, 2021.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiJenna Tomaszewski, 26, and Alex Turner, 28, both of Tennessee, show their COVID-19 vaccination cards as they arrive for the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago's Grant Park on July 29, 2021. A vaccination card or negative COVID-19 test is required for entry to Lollapalooza this year.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiPeople walk along Columbus Drive at Lollapalooza, July 29, 2021, at Grant Park.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiNjomza performs at the Grubhub stage during the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiMusic in the Key of Chicago performs on the Bud Light stage during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiA fan is helped over the barricade after being called up by Toosii as he performs on the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiTwo friends talk closely at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiPolo G to performs at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiJimmy Eat World performs at the Bud Light Seltzer stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 29, 2021.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiPeople arrive on the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago's Grant Park on July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiJaus performs electronic dance music at Lollapalooza, July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiJack Harlow performs at the Lake Shore stage during the second day of Lollapalooza.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiThe Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower is illuminated with the words, "Vacc to Lolla" to promote COVID-19 vaccination, at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiPrincess Nokia performs on the T-Mobile stage during the final day of Lollapalooza on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago. (Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhai)
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFans of Young Thug watch as he performs at the Bud Light Seltzer stage during the final day of Lollapalooza on Aug. 1, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFestivalgoers pack the CTA Red Line Harrison station after the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiPeople watch Orville Peck perform on the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiA concertgoer pauses before picking up a friend on a wheelchair ramp at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiConcertgoers high-five one another at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiMusic in the Key of Chicago performs on the Bud Light stage during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiAn attendee takes a photo while watching Kaytranada perform at the Bud Light Seltzer stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiA cluster of soap bubbles shaped like a heart floats above the Lollapalooza festival grounds on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiPyrotechnics explore as Tyler, the Creator performs at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiRoddy Ricch performs at the T-Mobile stage during the second day of Lollapalooza, July 30, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiGiveon performs at the T-Mobile stage during the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiDJ Mike P performs on the Bud Light stage during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA mask sits among trash on the ground near the Solana x Perry stage after the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 29, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiPolice officers stand at Buckingham Fountain during Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiA concertgoer stands at attention after walking through a metal detector at the entrance to Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiJoy Oladokun tunes her guitar while performing at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiEva Adams waves a cowboy hat as fans cheer Orville Peck at the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza, July 29, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiMiley Cyrus performs at the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 29, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiA concertgoer expressers her view on vaccines on her midriff at Lollapalooza July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiAttendees watch Kaytranada perform at the Bud Light Seltzer stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 29, 2021.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiPeople arrive at Lollapalooza, July 29, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiWhile sitting on the ground Dlaina Jackson hugs Jamie Rudisill as the two greet each other during the first day of Lollapalooza on July 29, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFestivalgoers dance in a mosh pit as Dabin performs on the Solana x Perry's stage during the second day of Lollapalooza.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiPost Malone performs at the T-Mobile stage during the third day of Lollapalooza, July 31, 2021, at Grant Park.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiTwo attendees dance near the Solana x Perry stage after the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiTyler, the Creator performs atop a pleasure boat on stage at Lollapalooza Friday, July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiTwo women dance while sitting atop shoulders at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiFerran Yagcier-Rodriguez rests his head on Tanner Gardner's lap, both 21, near the T-Mobile stage while Orville Peck performs during the first day of Lollapalooza.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiPolo G to performs at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago
John J. Kim / baiduhaiA woman is carried away from the crowd during a performance by Polo G at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiMarvin Jackson, 35, picks up trash on the ground near the Solana x Perry stage after the first day of Lollapalooza on July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiA concertgoer holds an inflatable arm-waiving balloon at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiA festivalgoer wears a face mask during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021, in Grant Park.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiTwo concertgoers wear colorful patterns at Lollapalooza, July 30, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiFans watch Miley Cyrus perform at the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim / baiduhaiHarsh Thakkar, 19, of Vernon Hills, has glitter put on his cheeks by Ria Kumari, 19, of Lake Zurich, at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiMichael Kportufe, center, dances to electronic dance music at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiTyler, the Creator performs at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiMiley Cyrus performs with Billy Idol at the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza on July 29, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiA concertgoer rests on a dirt field at Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, in Chicago.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiAllison Raniere, of Kent, Wash., uses a fan to cool off at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Erin Hooley / baiduhaiSigns alert people to COVID restrictions on the first day of the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago's Grant Park on July 29, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiAn attendee jumps over a puddle near a garage can during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, July 29, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr./baiduhaiFestival goers cheer as Post Malone performs at the T-Mobile stage during the third day of Lollapalooza, July 31, 2021, at Grant Park.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiYoung Thug performs at the Bud Light Seltzer stage during the final day of Lollapalooza on Aug. 1, 2021.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA Chicago Police vehicle drives along South Columbus Drive during the first day of Lollapalooza on July 29, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiToosii performs on the Lake Shore stage during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiA festivalgoer wearing a face mask walks on South Columbus Drive during the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiKyla Narayan rests on a patch of dried grass at Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFestivalgoers wait at the front barricade of the Bud Light stage early during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiMegan Thee Stallion waves to people from inside of a vehicle after performing at the T-Mobile stage during the third day of Lollapalooza, July 31, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiTwo fans take photos with Toosii as he performs during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021, in Grant Park.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiA golf cart drives past a Lollapalooza sign outside an entrance near East Ida B. Wells Drive and South Michigan Avenue on July 27, 2021, in Chicago. The four-day festival starts Thursday.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiFestivalgoers dance in a mosh pit as Dabin performs on the Solana x Perry's stage during the second day of Lollapalooza on July 30, 2021, at Grant Park.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiThe Aquadolls perform on the Grubhub stage during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021, in Grant Park.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiKofi the Kyd, center, dances in a mosh pit as Dabin performs on the Solana x Perry's stage during the second day of Lollapalooza.
John J. Kim/baiduhaiConcertgoers dance to electronic dance music during Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, in Chicago.
Armando L. Sanchez / baiduhaiAttendees walk past a Lollapalooza sign during the first day of the music festival in Grant Park on July 29, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr. / baiduhaiG Herbo performs at the T-Mobile stage during the final day of Lollapalooza, Aug. 1, 2021.
Vashon Jordan Jr./baiduhaiA concertgoer displays her vaccination information for entry to the third day of Lollapalooza on July 31, 2021, at Grant Park in Chicago.
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No vax or test, no tix. Anyone attending, performing or working at most Live Nation events or venues will have to show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test starting in October, the live entertainment giant confirmed over the weekend.
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The California-based company, which runs numerous festivals and concerts, said the mandate will be enforced at all shows and locations where such a requirement is legally permitted. The mandate was tested just days ago at Lollapalooza, one of Live Nation’s biggest festivals through its concert company C3 Presents.
“Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to shows, and as of October 4 we will be following the model we developed for Lollapalooza and requiring this for artists, fans and employees at Live Nation venues and festivals everywhere possible in the US,” company president and CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement.
Lollapalooza drew about 385,000 attendees over four days, but the Chicago festival did not appear to be a coronavirus superspreader event. Live Nation venues in Chicago include Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island, House of Blues Chicago and Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom. Upcoming Chicago-area concerts include Pitbull on Aug. 22 in Tinley Park and Maroon 5 on Aug. 30 at Wrigley Field. After the policy date is J. Cole with 21 Savage on Oct. 7 at the United Center.
Live Nation’s announcement comes just days after the company said it would leave it up to the artists to decide on vaccine requirements. The company did not immediately return a request for more information Monday, but it appears that Lollapalooza’s low rate of infections helped spark the change.
All Live Nation employees at the company’s venues, events and offices must also be vaccinated by early October.
The baiduhai contributed to this report.