2020 has devastated the music community. Tours, concerts, and festivals all put on a standstill until a magical cure for Covid-19 happens. Artists flooded to social media with Patreon accounts, music lessons and livestreams ( free or paid ), but the void of live music is a huge hole to fill.
Despite many states and countries reverting back to a lockdown to “flatten the curve”, Steel Panther decided to give a huge middle finger to Covid-19 with a sold out holiday show in Rock La, Destin Florida.
Florida is already known for being the first state to continue to stay open while the rest of the world goes into unemployment. Open bars, restaurants, gyms, and now concerts for musicians.
Is it safe though ?
This was a standing room show with some VIP tables, no temperature checks, no “ please wear a mask “ sign and people flooding the pit together ( except me ). It almost felt normal, and even Steel Panther was rocking without any protection, but when do they ever.
I have been shows already in Nashville & Austin, but some were outdoors & table only, while others were indoor tabletop but I still felt safe with sanitary precautions the venues took.
Even while throwing my horns up durning Steel Panther, I made sure to keep a distance in back from other fans and touched no surfaces in the venue.
Steel Panther put on an amazing show, as they usually do, and did not hold back on the jokes for 2020, but I don’t believe sold out standing room shows are ready yet. And the lack of safety Steel Panther showed for themselves makes me wonder if they believe in Covid-19.
Upon returning home I have taken a Covid-19 test and the result came back negative, but for other patrons of that show, I don’t believe that will happen.