Revised CDC Guidance / 2021 Telluride Bluegrass COVID protocols

[BillyBeru]

Gosh, I'm going to have to agree with Billy too

No guns or other coercion was used to solicit these confessions...

Hybrid plan of corrals and "GA tarps" would be awesome: a dirty hippie section for the rest of us!   

[BuckeyeDog]

Gosh, I'm going to have to agree with Billy too

No guns or other coercion was used to solicit these confessions...

Hybrid plan of corrals and "GA tarps" would be awesome: a dirty hippie section for the rest of us!   

Much of this would depend on how many corrals were actually sold. Since the corrals take up most of the space, where could you put the GA tarp sections? Maybe where the vendor stands usually are?
It's still a mystery to me how they are going to enforce keeping folks in the corrals anyway. 

[culasthewiz]

I received an e-mail from the Planet last night addressing these changes:

The 2021 Telluride Bluegrass Festival will still have a very intimate feel, but we are beginning to consider that these "corrals" could be reserved tarp seating, as opposed to the only space within the grounds that you're able to occupy. We envision a few potential changes with this new information.

1. Remove unsold corrals and push all remaining ones closer together. This means everyone gets a better view of the stage!

2. Open up general admission seating behind all existing corrals. This would include full weekend passes for individuals, but no single day access.

Through all the changes, we are positive of one thing: we will not be increasing our capacity. Telluride Bluegrass will continue to be capped at 2,500 per weekend. We are not interested in selling above the capacity we originally agreed upon with the town.

GA seating would be located behind all reserved seating, and be first come first serve every day. Your seats would not be impacted. We're talking about the ability to walk in 5 minutes before your favorite artist comes out without stressing about missing anything!

We have created another survey (yay!) to get a pulse on how we're all feeling about this. Please take a few moments to respond below. Your input is important, and will help to influence our decision making moving forward. Don't hesitate to give us a call with any additional thoughts, concerns, or questions.

We will be in touch again this week with more information as well as single-day lineups and a few artist additions!

[alexbarbosa42]

I received an e-mail from the Planet last night addressing these changes:

The 2021 Telluride Bluegrass Festival will still have a very intimate feel, but we are beginning to consider that these "corrals" could be reserved tarp seating, as opposed to the only space within the grounds that you're able to occupy. We envision a few potential changes with this new information.

1. Remove unsold corrals and push all remaining ones closer together. This means everyone gets a better view of the stage!

2. Open up general admission seating behind all existing corrals. This would include full weekend passes for individuals, but no single day access.

Through all the changes, we are positive of one thing: we will not be increasing our capacity. Telluride Bluegrass will continue to be capped at 2,500 per weekend. We are not interested in selling above the capacity we originally agreed upon with the town.

GA seating would be located behind all reserved seating, and be first come first serve every day. Your seats would not be impacted. We're talking about the ability to walk in 5 minutes before your favorite artist comes out without stressing about missing anything!

We have created another survey (yay!) to get a pulse on how we're all feeling about this. Please take a few moments to respond below. Your input is important, and will help to influence our decision making moving forward. Don't hesitate to give us a call with any additional thoughts, concerns, or questions.

We will be in touch again this week with more information as well as single-day lineups and a few artist additions!

Damn, I did not get that e-mail. Happy to see that though! Glad PB is going with the changes. They've been saying all along that they would loosen their restrictions as guidelines allowed. As I said a few weeks ago, 86ing the corrals will actually give us more space, assuming the cap. is not raised (which we now know it's not) on top of the fact that our tarps are pretty much "corrals" anyway.

What questions were on the survey?

[culasthewiz]

What questions were on the survey?

1. What amount of social distancing do you feel comfortable with between corrals?
1 foot
3 feet
6 feet

2. Are you willing to sacrifice some social distancing to have better festival seats?
Yes, I'd like better seats
No, I'd prefer more space between myself and others
I feel neutral

3. How do you feel about us releasing GA tickets (within our reduced capacity)?

4. Please enter the email addresses of any others within your corral that you would like to receive these emails (separated by a comma)

5. Any questions, concerns, etc. for our team?

6. If you'd like for us to contact you about this personally, please submit your email and phone number

[Darkhorse]

We share tarps at TBF, the community love and sharing is one of the best parts...maybe we won't be sharing tarps this year, but we sure will be sharing the love..so get vaccinated and get in on the love sharing.

[FaceOnMars]

Gosh, I'm going to have to agree with Billy too

No guns or other coercion was used to solicit these confessions...

 

[culasthewiz]

New update from the planet:

Dear Festivarians,

Thank you to everyone who took time to respond to the survey we sent out on Monday. We received great feedback that prompted some meaningful discussions within our team.

Of those who responded, the vast majority would prefer to sacrifice some distancing for better seats. In the responses from our survey last week, we found that the majority of all corrals are vaccinated (approximately 90% of respondents, not including children).

Based on this information, we have decided to move all seating closer to the stage! Every group in a reserved space will have three feet of distance between them and others. Your reserved space will remain the same all weekend.

Take a look at the updated field map below to get a better idea of how this change impacts your view. While there were some obstructed views originally, with this restructure, everyone will have a clear view of the stage!
We have added a dancing section which will be open to all those who are able to show proof that they're fully vaccinated. We will be checking vaccine cards at the entrance to this section. Please do not bring your physical card, a photo works great. Let's boogie!

You brought up some awesome points regarding a potential shift to GA ticketing, and we are taking some more time to ponder before making a final decision on that front. We will be sure to let you know as soon as we have any additional information.
Now that we've gotten the housekeeping out of the way, we can shift our attention to some wondermental news in the world of Telluride lineups.

We have added The Decemberists, as well as Richie & Rosie to the second weekend!

We are so excited to have these talented artists joining what is lined up to be a phenomenal second weekend of Bluegrass.

We know we're throwing a lot of info your way, and everyone has been incredibly patient throughout this process, so we figured we'd toss in a fun treat for ya.

Introducing... single day lineups (for both weekends)! Artists are listed in reverse performance order.

New map:


Lineups:

[alexbarbosa42]

Awesome. Love to see this! Keeping my fingers crossed that PB makes the move to go to GA ticketing.

[FaceOnMars]

[alexbarbosa42]

Looks like Planet Bluegrass has taken down the ticket link for both weekends. Wonder if this is the transition to GA?

[FaceOnMars]

Looks like Planet Bluegrass has taken down the ticket link for both weekends. Wonder if this is the transition to GA?

From PB on FB just now:


We’re doin a little dance over here at HQ because we have exciting Telluride news headed your way tomorrow afternoon.
Stay tuned 👀...

[TheLorax27]

Thank you all for these updates and keeping this forum relevant. I feel this is place is a critical piece to TBF. So much info and so many good intentions in here. Sad to hear the new Planet Bluegrass staff hasn't embraced it yet.

Also I met all of you and my wife through here so, a lil biased. 

Rock on friends!

 Listening to: Billy S

[bschultz]

Mavis!!!!!!
Sweet Sunday morning

 Listening to: Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

[alexbarbosa42]

Sheridan Opera House to host it's first indoor shows this weekend. First shows since the shutdown last March. Attendees will be required to show a COVID-19 vaccination card or a negative COVID test from within 72 hours prior to the show and may be maskless; those without one of these options will be required to wear a mask in the venue. For all future shows, the opera house will require proof of vaccination or a negative test; masks and pods will not be required.

Hot damn. I'm extremely doubtful any nightgrass will take place this year, but this is still welcome news.