Jason Isbell Requiring Vaccinations To Attend His Concerts

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are currently on tour, and Jason reveals in a new MSNBC interview that they are requiring all concert goers to be vaccinated, or have a negative COVID test, whether their shows are indoors or outdoors. 

In sharing his interview he added, “If the venue won’t allow that, we won’t play.”

In the interview with Stephanie Ruhle, Jason says from the feedback he’s heard, venues and those who work at them support the decision, knowing that if the virus continues to spread they could possibly have to shut down completely. “They understand that we could go back to not working at all,” he says. “A lot of these smaller venues, they’re not going to be able to reopen if they go through another round of shutdowns.” 

Jason says venues are “getting so much pushback” from politicians in certain states who are trying “to make people think their freedom is being encroached upon.” Jason adds, “I’m all for freedom, but if you’re dead, you don’t have any freedoms at all. It’s probably important to stay alive before you start questioning your liberty.”

We’re now requiring proof of vaccination or a current negative test to attend all our shows, indoors or out. If the venue won’t allow that, we won’t play. https://t.co/KSYmsT5qAl

— Jason Isbell (@JasonIsbell) August 9, 2021

Source: Yahoo