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SINGAPORE: A two-night live concert with Benjamin Kheng of Sam Willows and other Singapore artists will be held at the Sands Theater in Marina Bay Sands (MBS) on December 18 and 19, with up to 500 people allowed to attend each night.
This is the first performance at the Sands Theater since it was closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The two-day pilot concert will also be Singapore’s largest live music event since the “circuit breaker,” MBS said in a press release.
Concert goers will be required to take COVID-19 tests, which will be provided free of charge.
The Back to Live concert is also headlined by Singapore Idol winner Sezairi Sezali and singer-songwriter Charlie Lim, with special guest appearances by local artists Narelle, KEYANA, Aisyah Aziz, THELIONCITYBOY and Linying.
Local artists KEYANA, Sezairi Sezali, Linying and THELIONCITYBOY. (Photos: MBS)
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COVID-19 TEST REQUIRED
Back To Live is part of the Ministry of Health pilot program for pre-event testing.
Ticket holders will need a valid rapid negative antigen test (ART) to enter and must adhere to safe handling measures.
Antigen tests can give results in half an hour, compared to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests that take at least a day. PCR testing is currently considered the “definitive test” to confirm COVID-19 cases.
MBS is partnering with AEG and Collective Minds for the concert. Additional information can be found at www.collectiveminds.asia.
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Paul Town, Senior Vice President of Resort Operations at Marina Bay Sands, said: “This event is a great step towards the gradual return to live entertainment in Singapore, and we are privileged to have been the only venue chosen for an event of this nature.
“By reopening our entertainment venues responsibly, we hope to instill confidence to welcome concert goers as they experience the best performances in this renovated environment.
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Those attending the concert will be divided into zones of up to 50 people. These zones will be admitted to the theater at staggered hours to avoid mixing.
The groups within each zone will sit 1 m apart and the zones will be separated by a distance of 3 m.
Marina Bay Sands will also deploy safe distance ambassadors, and all attendees will need to check-in for SafeEntry through the TraceTogether app or token.
The overall density of people in enclosed areas will also be limited and infection control measures will be implemented before and after each event, MBS said.
The integrated complex said it has increased the frequency of cleaning and disinfecting all common areas and high-touch surfaces, and all seats in the theater are sprayed with disinfectant on a regular basis.
Tickets for the Back to Live concert are priced at S $ 55 per day or S $ 98 for a two-day pass (excluding ticket sales fee) and are available for purchase through www.collectiveminds. asia and www.marinabaysands.com/ticketing.
“The outcome of such pilots will be critical to our ongoing efforts to enable larger-scale events to resume safely and sustainably,” said Ms Jean Ng, Executive Director, Attractions, Entertainment and Tourism Concept Development. of the Singapore Tourism Board. .
Other events in Singapore that have been held as pilots since the COVID-19 outbreak include ONE Championship fights, as well as business conferences such as Singapore International Energy Week with up to 250 attendees.
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