Following a press conference today by Deputy Prime Minister Chris Fearne and Superintendent for Public Health Charmaine Gauci, event organisers took to social media to express their disappointment due to events still not allowed to have standing audiences. Despite the amount of event attendees being upped to 300 by the 16th of August and then to 500 by the 30th, people still need to remain seated due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Amongst those who expressed their disappointment was DJ Pocci who exclaimed that there was clear indication that standing events were going to take place in August. Due to the latest updates however, Pocci revealed that the events he is helping organise have to be changed to seated events. Many, like Pocci, expected standing events to make a comeback this month, but it seems it will take longer than expected and sitting events will have to do for the time being.
Glitch Club Series also posted to Instagram expressing the disappointment. They stated that this was not the news they were expecting and could not comprehend how 100 fully vaccinated people in an event are a threat to society. With ticket holders receiving refunds for the events, the organisers exclaimed they are as distraught and as let down as they are.
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