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- The GoodLuck band has come under fire for its performance at La Parada in Constantia Nek, Cape Town, where Covid-19 regulations were flouted.
- The band apologized for their participation in the event and said there was no performance in the last three minutes of their final song.
- The city of Cape Town says it is shocking that people continue to ignore regulations, despite a second wave of infections.
The City of Cape Town has condemned an event that took place at La Parada in Constantia Nek, Cape Town, where the GoodLuck band was performing, with clients apparently not adhering to Covid-19 regulations.
In a video circulating on social media, a large crowd is seen without masks or observing physical distancing while singer Juliet Harding was performing.
The band has since apologized for the event, which was organized by La Parada, adding that they had also decided to cancel their upcoming Get Lucky Summer concerts.
Cape Town Health MMC Zahid Badroodien told News24: “It is unacceptable and also shocking that people decide to continue attending events where there are too many people against the regulations that have been enacted. The city sees this from one extremely light serious way. ”
Badroodien said additional resources would be deployed to enforce and clamp down on facilities that ignore regulations.
He added that environmental health professionals would also be monitoring the establishments where there were events.
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The band explained, however, that the event complied with the regulations for outdoor gatherings and 155 seated tickets were sold. He added that customers were examined and disinfected before entering and were also advised to wear their masks at all times except when they were eating and drinking, saying:
“We were informed that customers were supposed to stay at the tables and not move throughout the event. These rules were largely enforced until the last three minutes … of our show, where during this song everyone got very excited and They started to jump between the tables as seen in the video.
“We should have stopped the music and ordered everyone back to their tables, but we were right at the end of the show in the middle of the song, but the moment slipped away. For this, we sincerely apologize.”
Cancellation
La Parada is a franchise owned by the Life and Brand group, which owns dozens of iconic restaurants across the country. A company representative contacted by phone on Monday said the group would not comment on the incident at this time.
Goodluck said he had been in contact with La Parada about the event, and that they had apologized for lowering their security guard during that “short period of time” in which regulations were not followed.
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The band said it would work to ensure that a similar incident did not occur in the future.
Juliet Harding from GoodLuck.
Photo: Supplied / GoodLuck
He added: “Live music has been an extremely challenging space to navigate over the past few months. We have done everything we can to keep the live performance industry alive, while remaining committed to the safety of our fans and the public. .
Cancel
“With this in mind, we have decided to cancel our Get Lucky Summer concerts that were scheduled to take place in December. We will post an official announcement about the ticket return process tomorrow.
The La Parada event isn’t the first possible super spreader event to be the center of attention.
All Rage festivals were recently postponed after a Covid-19 outbreak after Ballito Rage. Plett Rage was later canceled.
