New York City Celebrates Victory Over COVID-19 Pandemic With Massive Concert In Central Park
'07.06.2021'
Olga Derkach
New York authorities decided to celebrate the victory over the COVID-19 pandemic with a concert for 60 thousand people in Central Park. It will take place on August 21st. Writes about it Gazeta.Ru.
Most tickets will be free, although there will be VIP seats. The event is expected to have dedicated sectors for those vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who opted out, but 70% of the tickets will go to those vaccinated.
The three-hour event will also be televised. Its working title is "The Official Return of New York in Central Park."
The producer is Clive Davis, 89, who has worked with Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston. The Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, agreed with Davis on cooperation. The list of artists has not yet been announced, writes New York Times.
“I can't think of a better place than the big lawn of Central Park to be the place where New York will reopen,” Davis said.
The large lawn has been the site of concerts and other major social events since the 1970s. Carol King serenaded 70 people there in 000. Elton John played in 1973 - in a duck costume and other costumes - and the following year Simon and Garfunkel reunited for an estimated 1980 people. Diana Ross performed in 400, Luciano Pavarotti in 000 and Dave Matthews' band in 1983.
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Each summer, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra plays on the lawn as part of its city park tour, and since 2012, the Global Citizen Festival has hosted regular events there with star-studded line-ups including Beyoncé, Metallica, Neil Young and Coldplay.
The mayor said the concert will be part of a whole week of events to celebrate the victory over the coronavirus.
Get ready, New York City, because #NYCHomecoming is on the way!
This August, join us in Central Park to celebrate our rebirth with a massive concert to show the world what we've always known: there's #NoStoppingNewYork. pic.twitter.com/koFMaXwQw7
- Major Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) June 7, 2021
“This concert will be a unique opportunity. There will be an amazing cast of performers here. This entire week will be unlike anything you've ever seen in New York, ”said de Blasio.
De Blasio said he has been to concerts on the Great Lawn, including seeing Stevie Wonder at the Global Citizen festival several years ago.
“This is an absolutely amazing concert venue,” he said. It makes you feel a deep connection to New York. "
Davis said he sees the central message of the event as simple and upbeat.
“There is a mental attitude that I think we are all looking forward to,” he said. "This is a bright and healthy future for this country, for the world and for New York."
